The Devastating Way Climate Change is Affecting California’s Sierra Nevada Water Ecosystems LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 8, 2021) — The impacts of climate change in California are becoming increasingly obvious. Turn on the news, and you will hear about extreme heatwaves, droughts, and frequent wildfires plaguing the state. “Climate change is one of the grand challenges facing society. California, our most populous state and one of the largest economies globally faces major threats from hot, […] SnowBrains | September 9, 2021 0 Comments
NASA: California and Nevada Are Missing 0.5 to 1 Years’ Worth of Precipitation Since October 2019 Mountain snow is like a bank account for water across the western United States. Snow that falls on the Sierra Nevada in California, the Rocky Mountains, and other ranges becomes a natural reservoir that slowly melts each spring and summer and flows down into the river valleys. The resource managers of western states count on this allowance from nature to […] SnowBrains | July 15, 2021 0 Comments
Skiing California’s 14ers Want to ski California 14ers? Here is a checklist with route descriptions. Before you start, read a few tips from the pros about steep skiing: “On truly steep terrain, stand on your uphill ski without leaning into the hill. Put pressure on that ski to begin your turn. Unlike the jumping turns you see in the movies, this type of […] Claire Weiss | May 24, 2021 5 Comments
To Heck With Ski Mags & Their Resort Guides… Here Are Our Favorite Backcountry Ski Areas on Earth Brought to you by SCARPA Resort skiing has its place, but nothing compares to untracked snow as far as the eye can see, no crowds, no punters, no lift lines, and no manic insanity on a pow day. Backcountry skiing will always trump skiing in the resort. Not to mention that working for your turns is something especially sweet. Something […] Backcountry D’Arcy McLeish | February 8, 2021 1 Comment
Where Will the Snow Go? We Analyze All the Winter Forecasts So You Don’t Have To… With just about a month until most lifts start spinning, the biggest question of all still looms. Where will the snow go? SnowBrains is here to help with a composite North American forecast. Drawing from NOAA, the Old Farmers Almanac, AccuWeather, and more take a deep dive into the season’s data. What We Know: The season got off to a quick start […] Weather Adrian Dolatschko | October 24, 2019 1 Comment
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, CA Report: Snow Depths & Coverage Remain Excellent | Snow Removal Continuing on Tioga Road April 17, 2019 Report from Laura and Rob Pilewski – Tuolumne Winter Rangers New snow: 8 inches Total settled snow depth: 76 inches (at 8,600 feet) High temperature: 53°F (April 13) Low temperature: 15°F (April 12) Ski Conditions and Weather The weather and ski conditions this week were nearly a carbon copy of last week. We still have not had an extended period of high-pressure […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | April 19, 2019 0 Comments
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, CA Report: Welcome Spring! It’s Going to Be a Long Ski Season this Year April 4, 2019 Report from Laura and Rob Pilewski – Tuolumne Winter Rangers New snow: 21 inches Total settled snow depth: 90 inches (at 8,600 feet) High temperature: 49°F (April 1) Low temperature: 4°F (March 29) Per NPS: Our Tuolumne Meadows winter rangers enjoyed some blue skies this week while trekking to the tallest peak in Yosemite, Mt. Lyell (13,114 feet). Mount Lyell divides the […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | April 12, 2019 0 Comments
Yosemite National Park Tuolumne Meadows Winter Conditions Update | Snowpack Is At Least 150% Of Average Yosemite National Park Tuolumne Meadows Winter Conditions Update: By: NPS New snow: 21 inches Total settled snow depth: 90 inches (at 8,600 feet) High temperature: 49°F (April 1) Low temperature: 4°F (March 29) Our Tuolumne Meadows winter rangers enjoyed some blue skies this week while trekking to the tallest peak in Yosemite, Mt. Lyell (13,114 feet). Mount Lyell divides the park’s two main watersheds, […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 4, 2019 0 Comments