Recap of the 2022/23 North American Ski Season’s Epic Snowfall in Photos and Videos This past winter produced epic amounts of snowpack throughout parts of the Western U.S. and with it brought a season that few skiers will forget. From Montana to Utah and California, skiers and riders were living a ski season that seemed to never end. Mammoth Mountain, California, accumulated almost 900 inches of snow, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, saw almost 600 inches […] Featured Video Gregg Frantz | September 1, 2023 0 Comments
Ultra Runner Smashes Pacific Crest Trail FKT Record by 5-Days Belgian ultrarunner Karel Sabbe jogged into the record books on Saturday, completing the Pacific Crest Trail in an unofficial 46 days, 12 hours, and 50 minutes, according to his GPS tracking data. His extraordinary effort breaks the previous record by five days and four hours and reclaims his title, Gregory Thomas reports for the SF Chronicle. Pacific Crest Trail, you […] SnowBrains | August 27, 2023 0 Comments
Hurricane Hilary to Bring High Winds, Flooding, and… Snow To California Note: this is NOT an official forecast. Refer to the National Hurricane Center or local National Weather Service offices for the latest information. Hurricane Hilary is projected to make landfall in southern California this weekend, making this the first time in over 80 years that a tropical storm has impacted California. Hilary is expected to bring high winds, flood risk, and […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 19, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 13,494′ Mt. Thompson, CA – “Trident Couloirs” Report from June 20, 2023 13,494′ Mt. Thompson, CA’s “Trident Couloirs” scared the crap out of me yesterday! I thought about turning around at breakfast at 4 am, on the drive down, immediately upon hitting South Lake, near Treasure Lake, at the bench below Thompson, and even halfway up the Couloir, where I considered down climbing. Anxiety shadowed my every […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 21, 2023 0 Comments
California Snowpack Over 600% Average Right Now According to California Department of Water Resources survey stations, the California snowpack is over 600% of the average for this time of year. Related: North Lake Tahoe Snowpack Almost 5,000% ABOVE NORMAL | Current California Snowpack Among Heaviest for June Since 2001 The reading is an average of the department’s 131 stations at various locations and elevations across the mountains […] WeatherBrains | June 12, 2023 0 Comments
California Statewide Snowpack is Over 300% of Average It is no secret that the winter of 2022/23 will go down in history as one of the best ever. 18 resorts throughout the western United States set snowfall records, many of them in California. Related: A Photo Tour of the Buried Houses of Mammoth Lakes, CA | Spring 2023 The banner year continues to leave a lasting impression as […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 9, 2023 0 Comments
DWR Conducts May 1 Snow Survey to Continue to Collect Data on Spring Runoff The Department of Water Resources (DWR) yesterday conducted the fifth snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 59 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 30 inches, which is 241 percent of the average for this location on May 1. The snow water equivalent measures the amount of water still contained in […] SnowBrains | May 2, 2023 0 Comments
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
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