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
onX Backcountry and Sierra Nevada Brewing Raise Funds for Local Avalanche Forecast Centers January app subscriptions support avalanche safety and education across the US onX Backcountry, a navigation and discovery app for outdoor enthusiasts, launches its “Support Your Forecast” program for a second year, supporting avalanche forecast centers across the United States. During January, onX Backcountry is discounting its membership by $10 and donating proceeds to the country’s 24 regional avalanche centers. Sierra […] Backcountry SnowBrains | January 11, 2023 1 Comment
Several Sierra Nevada, CA, Mountain Passes Close Due to Approaching Winter Storm Winter’s beckoning and Sierra Nevada mountain passes are closing in preparation. According to Caltrans: Ebbetts Pass was scheduled to close Tuesday at the junction of California State Routes 4 and 89 and at Lake Alpine. Sonora Pass on California State Route 108 was scheduled to close at 10 a.m. Tuesday Monitor Pass on SR-89 was scheduled to close at 11 […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 2, 2022 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: China Peak – A Local Gem Hidden in the Sierra Nevada When someone mentions skiing in California, most people think of the obvious two options: Lake Tahoe for those in the north and Mammoth for those in the south. There is, however, a haven for us skiers that reside in Central California. Let’s just say we don’t make the trip to the big-names for a reason: we have all we need […] Andrew Tinseth | October 31, 2022 0 Comments