Arizona Snowbowl Marks Earliest Opening Day in Resortโ History, Friday, November 8 Arizona Snowbowl announced in a press release and on social media yesterday that it is bringing forward its opening day by two weeks and will start spinning lifts from 9 a.m. on Friday, November 8. This marks the earliest opening day in the resortโs 86-year history. Thanks to plentiful early-season snowstorms, mountain teams have worked extensively to prepare the mountain […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 7, 2024 0 Comments
BASE Jumper Killed in Illegal Jump at Grand Canyon National Park, AZ A BASE jumper was killed Thursday morning after attempting an illegal jump from Yavapai Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, park officials reported. The incident marks the latest in a series of tragedies at the iconic national park. Related: Top 5 Deadliest National Parks At approximately 7:30 a.m. on August 1, the Grand Canyon Regional […] SnowBrains | August 5, 2024 0 Comments
Todayโs Deepest Resorts โ North Americaโs Top 5 Snowfall Totals for January 24, 2024 Itโs Alaska for the win today, but just one Alaskan ski area received significant snowfall. The same is true across the rest of America with mainly dustings rather than powder stashes across resorts in the USA and Canada. The forecast remains good for the next few days after a slow start to the season. Thank Ullr! Get in the Snow […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 24, 2024 0 Comments
Rare Snowfall Blankets Saguaro National Park Near Tuscon, Arizona ๏ปฟ It’s not every day you see fluffy, white snow sitting atop tall cacti in the desert of Arizona. The extraordinary footage above shows a snowy Saguaro National Park in Arizona on Thursday, March 3, after snowstorms swept across the west last week. The National Weather Service reported that 4.8 inches of snow impacted the Tuscon area last Thursday. This […] SnowBrains | March 9, 2023 0 Comments
Flagstaff, AZ, Just Had Its 3rd Snowiest January Ever January was quite a good month for Northern Arizona’s snowpack.ย With 61.4 inches of snow falling during the first month of 2023, Flagstaff is in the midst of an amazing year that has been among the best since snowfall totals began being recorded in 1898. This total of over 5 feet of snow is good for third overall in the record […] Industry News Matt Scribner | February 7, 2023 0 Comments
5 States You Would Have Never Thought You Could Ski In What states come to mind when you think of skiing in the United States? Many would say Colorado, Utah, California, Montana, and Idaho. However, 37 out of the 50 states in the union have at least 1 ski resort servicing skiers and snowboarders year in and year out. Many of these resorts may not provide the most vertical feet or […] Brains Matt Scribner | November 3, 2022 0 Comments
‘Experienced’ Hiker Rescued Twice in 2-Days Attempting Winter Ascent of Arizona’s Highest Peak An โexperiencedโ hiker from New York City had to be rescued twice in two days while hiking Humphreys Peak in Arizona last week. Related: 2 Michigan Men Illegally Snowmobiling in Wyoming Wilderness Area Rescued Twice in Same Week Phillip Vasto, 28, of Brooklyn, was on a business trip and decided to climb the peak. At 12,637-feet, it is the highest […] Climbing CragBrains | March 11, 2022 9 Comments
The Worst Wildfires in Recent U.S. History The past few summers in the United States can be described by record high temperatures, terrible wildfires, and climate change. Since the age of industrialization, there has been an exponential increase in the burning of fossil fuels and carbon dioxide emissions, which burns through the atmosphere’s ozone layer and allows for consistently warming temperatures and more unpredictable weather patterns. This […] Brains Jesse | August 16, 2021 2 Comments
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