NOAA ENSO May 2024 Update: 69% Chance Weakening El Niño Will Transition to La Niña by Fall El Niño weakened substantially over the past month, and we think a transition to neutral conditions is imminent. There’s a 69% chance that La Niña will develop by July–September (and nearly 50-50 odds by June-August). Let’s kick off the ENSO Blog’s tin anniversary with our 121st ENSO outlook update! Attention! First things first: our beloved editor, Rebecca Lindsey, has trained […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 9, 2024 0 Comments
Seven Springs Mountain Resort, PA, Opens for Summer Activities on May 24 As the season changes, so do the fun events and adventurous offerings at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania. “We love winter, but Seven Springs is a special place in the summer as well. The resort is an amazing venue for festivals and events. Families and friends gather at the base of the mountain for the Laurel Highlands’ biggest […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 8, 2024 0 Comments
[GEAR REVIEW] The Peak 98 All-Mountain Ski from Peak Skis There are a lot of different skis to choose from in the industry and finding the ski that is best suited for you can be a challenge. Before the beginning of the season, I was looking to find one ski that I could use for the whole year. The goal was to find one pair of skis that I would be able to use on all different terrain […] Gear Review Gregg Frantz | April 30, 2024 0 Comments
Seven Springs Mountain Resort, PA, Announces Festival and Events Schedule Plus Opening Date for Summer Activities As the season changes, so do the fun events and adventurous offerings at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania. We love winter, but Seven Springs is a special place in the summer as well. The resort is an amazing venue for festivals and events. Families and friends gather at the base of the mountain for the Laurel Highlands’ biggest backyard […] SnowBrains | April 29, 2024 0 Comments
NOAA May 2024 Outlook: Expect Warmth With a Side of Unpredictable Rain Yesterday, the NOAA released its outlook for May 2024. The outlook predicts above-normal temperatures for the Northwest, the eastern half of the country, and southeastern Alaska, with mixed signals for precipitation but a general tilt towards above-normal rainfall in the central and southern regions and below-normal precipitation in the Southwest and Northwest. Temperature Outlook for May 2024 Northwest & Southeastern Alaska: […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 19, 2024 0 Comments
March 2024 Was the Warmest March Ever Recorded As reported by Copernicus Services, March 2024 was warmer globally than any previous March in the data record, with an average ERA5 surface air temperature of 14.14°C (57.92°F), 0.73°C (1.31°F) above the 1991-2020 average for March, and 0.10°C (0.18°F) above the previous high set in March 2016. This is the tenth month in a row that is the warmest on […] Weather Brent Thomas | April 14, 2024 0 Comments
NOAA ENSO Update April 2024: 85% Chance La Niña Develops Next Winter The El Niño of 2023–24 is weakening. Forecasters estimate an 85% chance that El Niño will end and the tropical Pacific will transition to neutral conditions by the April–June period. There’s a 60% chance that La Niña will develop by June–August. Overall, the forecast this month is very similar to last month, and we continue to expect La Niña for […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 12, 2024 0 Comments
Why Do Ski Resorts Close When Their Snowpack Is Still So Deep? At the beginning of the ski season, it is a race to see what resort will open first. Pent-up demand from not skiing during the summer and fall drives skiers to clamor for their first tracks of the season. Sometimes this is only on one lift and a measly 12-inch base, most of which might be man-made snow. Then, at […] Brains Brent Thomas | April 8, 2024 11 Comments