Jay Peak, VT, and Other East Coast Ski Areas Closed Today Due to Extreme Cold and Wind Sometimes New England is just cold. The 0 degree day is a fact of life, and you have to learn to just appreciate it for the lack of crowds. This is different than that. The National Weather service has put out several Wind Chill Warnings across the Northeast. They all warn of wind chill temperatures of -30 to -50 degrees […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | February 3, 2023 0 Comments
Hollywood Actor Missing Over a Week in ‘Extremely Dangerous’ California Mountains Hollywood and TV actor Julian Sands has gone missing in ‘extremely dangerous territory’ while hiking in California’s San Gabriel Mountains. Search and rescue teams are searching for the British star on the Baldy Bowl Trail, which climbs 3,900 feet over 4.5 miles to the highest summit in the San Gabriel Mountains, Mount San Antonio. Related: Could You Survive An Unplanned […] SnowBrains | January 20, 2023 0 Comments
Avalanche Threat and Extreme Weather Alert Leads to Evacuation Orders for June Lake and Long Valley, CA The Mono County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has issued an EXTREME weather alert for Mono County, CA. Heavy, wet snow has increased the threat of avalanches. As such, the OEM has issued evacuation orders for June Lake and Long Valley. Related: [PHOTOS] Mammoth Mountain, CA, Closed Today Due to Too Much Snow | With Over 400″ Now Officially Snowiest […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 11, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] The T-Bars Are Spinning and the Extremes Open at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, CO The day we’ve been waiting for all season has arrived at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, CO―the T-Bars are spinning, and the extremes are open. Related: The Top 9 Ski Runs at Crested Butte, CO The North Face and High Lift T-Bars opened to guests at 9 am today (Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023), offering access to much of the double-black diamond […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 5, 2023 0 Comments
NASA: Weather Whiplash – What Caused the Recent Flip From Extreme Cold to Unseasonably Warm In late December, many Americans reached for cold-weather gear as a blast of unusually cold Arctic air poured south and fueled a travel nightmare around Christmas. In Michigan and other parts of the Midwest, a “bomb cyclone” formed along the cold front bearing powerful winds and whiteout conditions. In certain parts of upstate New York and Canada, lake effect snow […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 5, 2023 0 Comments
Snowpack Extremely Healthy Across Most of the West | California 2nd Best Snowpack in 20 Years Except for one or two areas, the entire westwide snowpack is above average for this time of year and in many cases double normal. Considerable storms in California and Utah have significantly boosted the snowpack, with the Tahoe basin sitting at 229% normal and the Wasatch at 171% normal. According to the East Bay Times, California is closing in on […] SnowBrains | January 4, 2023 0 Comments
[GEAR REVIEW] The Grassroots ‘Flying Carpet’ Powsurfer—Wickedly Smooth, Extremely Fun This level of fun should be illegal. In order to challenge myself and try something new this year, I decided to take on powdersurfing (“powdersurfing:” not “powder surfing.” It’s one word!). I did my homework, researched various brands, talked to local shredders I know, and resolved that Grassroots Powdersurfing was the best brand for me, if not one of the […] Gear Review Martin Kuprianowicz | December 23, 2022 0 Comments
Montana Ski Area to Close Wednesday and Thursday Due to Extreme Cold Showdown Montana ski area said in a social media post that it would be closed on Wednesday, December 21, and Thursday, December 22, due to extreme cold weather. High temperatures on those days will be in the negative teens, and negative 20s, and with wind chill could drop to between -30ºF and -45ºF, and even as low as -60ºF. We […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 20, 2022 1 Comment