New Pack of Gray Wolves Emerges in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California 100 years ago, gray wolves roamed most of North America. However, back in the 1920s, despite being native to the area gray wolves were hunted and trapped to extinction. Now the wolves have slowly been making a comeback to several western states. In California specifically, it has only been in the past decade or so that a few gray wolves […] Industry News Brent Thomas | August 15, 2023 0 Comments
Current Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, CA, is 1,000% Normal After absolutely massive snowfall during the 2022-2023 winter and spring seasons, the Central and Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains still hold 1,000% of normal snow water equivalents to date, as of July 21, 2023. This staggering statistic may come as no surprise after more than half-a-dozen ski resorts in California reported record-breaking, or close-to, snow totals for the 22/23 season. It […] Industry News John Cunningham | July 30, 2023 0 Comments
Sierra Nevada, CA Surf Report: Shredding The Lazy River At High Flow Report from May 24, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism Yesterday morning, we skied through a lava tube cave. Yesterday afternoon, we surfed killer river wave. It’s been an amazing week so far in only the first three days of the week: Monday: Mammoth, CA Report: D-Spin 720ºs, Backflips, 360ºs, Wall-Rides, Box Spins, & A Vicious Crash Tuesday: Trip […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 25, 2023 0 Comments
Sierra Nevada, CA Report: Skiing Through A Lava Tube Cave Report from May 24, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism Yesterday, we went for a classic. A lava tube cave on a mountainside. On good snow years, you can ski right through it. We dropped in around 10am and the snow was just about perfect. No one had skied it yesterday before we arrived and it appeared no one […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 25, 2023 0 Comments
Sierra Nevada, CA, Report: Earthquake Dome’s “Wiggle Butt” Chute | Round 2 = Faster This Time Report from May 7, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism Yesterday we skied a powder day at Mammoth Mountain, CA, and it was a blast. Chutes, mandatory air, pure powder, & wind-buff. We came home at about 2 pm and ate lunch. Trevor and I then went to get some cardio and ran up Earthquake Dome here in […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 8, 2023 0 Comments
Sierra Nevada, CA Report: Earthquake Dome’s “Wiggle-Bottom” Chute Report from Cinco de Mayo, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism While skiing at Mammoth Mountain, CA this morning we noticed some cool, short, spicy-looking chutes across the valley. Mammoth, CA Report: Winter Persists With Cinco De Mayo Fun All Over The Mountain in Sun, Cloud, Cold, & Wind We joked about skiing them but weren’t sure there […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 5, 2023 1 Comment
NASA: What a Difference – A Boom Year for Sierra Nevada Snowpack Today’s story compares the 2022 and 2023 snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. To see changes in the snowpack since 2006, visit our World of Change series. After three years of busts, 2023 was a boom year for snow in the Sierra Nevada. Precipitation from a deluge of atmospheric rivers blanketed the California mountain range with a historic amount of snow. […] SnowBrains | April 20, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Weekend Dump for the Sierra Nevada | 2 Feet Possible in Spots Forecast Summary After an insane December and first half of January, the Sierras are buried under one of the fatter snowpacks in recent memory. A bit of drier weather has settled in since. Fortunately, another decent storm will impact the range from Saturday night into Sunday. Accumulations should be pretty deep, and skiing on Sunday and Monday should be money. […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 3, 2023 0 Comments