Skiing the PNW – The Best Months to Ski Oregon and Washington Skiing in Oregon and Washington can be incredible – volcanoes and glaciers allow for skiing year-round, moisture-filled snow sticks to steeper faces, 10,000′ to 14,000′ mountains rise up from sea level making for some seriously long descents, and the area receives hundreds of inches of snow annually. So when is the best time to ski in this area of the […] Conditions Report Jenah MacGrain | October 3, 2023 0 Comments
Mount Washington, NH, Sees 1st Snowflakes of the Season This morning, the temperature at the summit of Mount Washington, NH, briefly dipped below freezing, resulting in the first ice since early June and the first snowflakes of the season. “This morning, the summit is seeing temperatures dip below freezing for the first time since early June and we have also observed the first glaze ice & snowflakes of the […] SnowBrains | August 31, 2023 0 Comments
Mount Washington, NH, Sees Snowiest June on Record With More Snow on the Forecast June 2023 has shattered snowfall records for New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Observatory, becoming the snowiest June in the mountain’s history. With a total of 8.4 inches of snowfall so far, this month has surpassed all previous data recorded from 1932 to the present. This exceptional weather pattern can be attributed to a quasi-stationary low-pressure system that has lingered over our […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 12, 2023 0 Comments
Leavenworth Adventure Park Boasts Washington State’s First Alpine Coaster Boasting Washington State’s first Alpine Coaster, the Leavenworth Adventure Park is set to celebrate its Grand Opening on June 1, 2023. The park is set on a gorgeous mountain at the entrance to the Tumwater Canyon, just a short walk from Leavenworth’s downtown. Related: Longest Zip Line in USA Launches in Mammoth, CA | The 2,100-Vertical-Foot Mammoth Mega Zip Dave […] SnowBrains | May 17, 2023 0 Comments
Mount Washington Avalanche Center Releases Report on Snowboarder That Fell into Tuckerman Ravine Waterfall Hole Overview On Saturday, April 15, 2023, a snowboarder attempting to descend the Tuckerman Ravine Headwall lost control resulting in a fall into one of the deep, open waterfall holes that form each year from water runoff and melting. After about ten minutes, the person ultimately was uninjured and able to extract themselves from the hole. This incident and near-miss highlight […] SnowBrains | April 26, 2023 3 Comments
3 Killed in Washington in North America’s Deadliest Avalanche of the Season Three climbers were killed in an avalanche in Washington on Sunday in the nation’s deadliest avalanche of the season. The avalanche occurred on Colchuck Peak at the South end of Colchuck Lake, approximately eight miles South of Leavenworth, WA, reports the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). The reporting party, a 53-year-old Maryland man, reported the group he was with had attempted to […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 22, 2023 4 Comments
[VIDEO] Record US Wind Chill of -108ºF Recorded on Mount Washington, NH The summit of Mt. Washington, New Hampshire, fell to a frigid -47° on Friday night, the coldest temperature at the Mount Washington Observatory since official records began in 1933. The wind chill dropped as low as -108°, an all-time record for the United States, with 127mph gusts. At those temperatures, frostbite can develop in less than a minute. The […] SnowBrains | February 6, 2023 0 Comments
Mount Washington, NH: Home Of The World’s Worst Weather Mount Washington, in the heart of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, is notorious for having the “worst weather in the world.” Many people may wonder how its weather could rival that of places like Antarctica, Mount Everest, or the Sahara Desert. Mount Washington has the second-fastest wind speed ever recorded on Earth, and the fastest wind speed ever recorded by […] Brains Alex Camerino | February 3, 2023 3 Comments