Mount Washington Alpine Resort, BC, Asking Guests to Bring Own Drinking Water and Use Outdoor Porta Potties Due to Drought Vancouver Island, BC, is currently experiencing the worst drought in 15 years and it’s having a significant effect on a local ski area. Related: Ski Resort Ownership: Who Owns Which Mountain Resorts? The lack of snow at Mount Washington Alpine Resort means that not only is snow coverage low for today’s opening day, but lack of water in local reservoirs […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 9, 2022 0 Comments
Man Killed After Jumping Off 40-Foot Cliff at Popular Devil’s Punchbowl Swimming Area in Washington On August 23 at 11:30 am, Olympic National Park dispatch was notified of a possible drowning at Lake Crescent, WA. Forty-three-year-old Tou Yang, visiting from Robbinsdale, Minnesota, jumped from a 40-foot cliff at the popular swimming area known as “Devil’s Punchbowl,” resurfaced but then was unable to climb out on the rocky shoreline. He went under the water and never resurfaced. […] Cliff Jumping CliffBrains | August 26, 2022 0 Comments
Satellite Captures Rare Image of Colorful Phytoplankton Blooms Off the Coast of Oregon and Washington The article originally appeared on earthobservatory.nasa.gov In early summer 2022, a high-pressure system brought warm, clear weather to the Pacific Northwest. The unusually cloud-free skies on June 26 allowed satellites to observe a colorful phenomenon taking shape in the ocean nearby: the proliferation of countless phytoplankton. Phytoplankton blooms are common in the northeast Pacific Ocean during summer as offshore winds […] SnowBrains | July 8, 2022 1 Comment
Hiker Dies of Hypothermia After Getting Overcome by Severe Weather Conditions Near Mount Washington, NH A high-risk rescue effort was conducted for a severely hypothermic hiker on the Gulfside Trail in the vicinity of Mount Clay Saturday night and into Sunday morning by members of NH Fish and Game’s Advanced Search and Rescue Team and the North Conway–based Mountain Rescue Services (MRS). Fish and Game was initially alerted to this situation by the spouse of […] SnowBrains | July 5, 2022 0 Comments
[Photo Tour] Fresh Snow on Mt. Washington, NH Today, June 19, 2022 Fresh snow fell on the summit of 6,288′ Mt. Washington, NH today, June 19, 2022. “Views of the freshly fallen snow on the summit of Mt Washington, NH at sunset Sunday. Winter weather will be departing the summits overnight with more spring-like conditions returning in the days ahead. ” – Mt. Washington Observatory, June 19, 2022 There was snow on […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 20, 2022 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] June-uary! Winter Returns to Mount Washington, NH Winter returned to Mount Washington, NH, over the weekend with a couple of inches of snow, below-freezing temperatures, and icing affecting the peak. Related: Mount Washington, NH: Home Of The World’s Worst Weather Check out these beautiful pictures shared by the Mount Washington Observatory. A view of our June-uary weather this morning. The higher terrain of NH and ME will […] SnowBrains | June 20, 2022 0 Comments
Mount Washington Auto Road, NH, to Open May 14 The Mount Washington Auto Road is a 7.6 miles toll road in southern Coos County, New Hampshire that extends from New Hampshire Route 16 in Green’s Grant, just north of Pinkham Notch, westward to the summit of Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast. The road was completed and opened to the public in 1861. Related: Washington’s North Cascade Highway […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 11, 2022 0 Comments
Washington’s North Cascade Highway Now Open for the Season View this post on Instagram A post shared by WSDOT (@wsdot) State Route 20, aka the North Cascade Highway in Washington, is now open to vehicle traffic for the 2022 season. For the past six weeks, workers have been clearing the highway of snow between winter closure points near Diablo and Mazama, according to the Department of Transportation. The highway has […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 11, 2022 0 Comments