How To Ski & Ride The Eastern Sierra, CA | 1. Ice Cream, 2. Hot Springs, 3. Ski & Ride There’s a plethora of options on an Eastern Sierra ski trip. So, you need to focus. Know the classics and tick them off. To start with, there are 3 mandatory experiences on any Eastern Sierra ski trip: Jolly Cone, Mono Cone, and the Mobile Mart. Don’t mess this up, please. People will laugh at you. The best food is likely at Mobile Mart. Yes, a gas station has the best food in the Eastern Sierras. But this is no ordinary gas station. Mobile Mart is the what’s what of the Eastern Sierra displaying the who’s who. Why? Because it’s excellently located at the junction of 395 (the Eastern Sierra highway) […] Miles Clark | May 8, 2014 9 Comments
Tioga Pass OPENS Tomorrow, May 11th | 4th Earliest Opening in Past 30 Years Legendary 9,943-foot Tioga Pass opens tomorrow, May 11th. Tioga has been open to the pass from the East for a couple weeks. This has been great for access to Tioga from Tahoe or Mammoth or Reno, but if you’re in Sacramento or the Bay, it’s still too far. Recent ski reports from Tioga Pass: April 30th Tioga Report, Wet Avalanche […] SnowBrains | May 11, 2013 2 Comments
The Old Farmer’s Almanac Winter Forecast 2023–2024: Get Ready for a Winter Wonderland Guess what? It will snow this winter, I can promise you that. Yay! But what we all want to know is, how much and where? Well, the Old Farmer’s Almanac (not to be confused with the Farmers’ Almanac) has just released its long-range winter weather forecast for the 2023/24 season. For over 230 years, the Almanac has been helping readers prepare […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 29, 2023 0 Comments
9 Funky ‘Upside Down’ Ski Areas to Put on Your Radar Nope, this is not a list of ski areas in the Upside Down from Stranger Things. An upside-down ski area is when you pull up to the parking lot for a day of skiing and are already at or near the top of the mountain. For mountains on this list, be prepared to have a sick panoramic view as you eat […] Friday Fun Luke Guilford | March 20, 2023 1 Comment
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
Bridgeport Winter Trail System: A Gateway to the Eastern Sierra Brought to you by Mono County Tourism At the base of jagged peaks and alpine forests lies the quaint and historic town of Bridgeport, CA. A peaceful place where the cows graze, hot springs bubble, and winter recreation opportunities abound. Here, you can find over 500 miles of stunning trails — summer and winter alike. As the winter season approaches, […] Featured Article Katy Shipley | November 30, 2022 0 Comments
Indy Pass Adds 4 More Resorts in the Northeast | Now 125 Resorts From $329 New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Maine get new Indy resorts to kick off the 22/23 season The Indy Pass has added Peek’n Peak Resort in Western New York, Tussey Mountain in Pennsylvania, Catamount Outdoor Family Center in Vermont, and Rangeley Lakes Trail Center in Maine. All of these new resorts will offer unrestricted access for Indy Base Pass holders. Related: […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 29, 2022 0 Comments
Indy Pass Adds 2 More Resorts in Colorado | Now 103 Resorts on Skiing’s Best Value Pass Granby Ranch and Echo Mountain are the third and fourth Colorado resorts to join the coalition The Indy Pass has added Colorado resorts Granby Ranch and Echo Mountain to its growing roster for the 22/23 season. They join Colorado’s Sunlight Mountain and Bluebird Backcountry, both added in the past few months. Granby Ranch will blackout the Christmas Holiday, and all […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 15, 2022 0 Comments