NOAA: “Avalanche Warning” for Utah Today After 16″ of Snow NOAA has issued an Avalanche Warning in Utah today after 12″+ of snow has fallen in the Wasatch mountains of Utah. The Alta-Collins weather station was showing 15″ of new snow as of this morning at 8am. This new snow is dense and heavy creating the potential for dangerous avalanche conditions. The Utah Avalanche Center closed down a month earlier than normal this year on March 31st due to low snowfall this winter. This is ironic […] Weather SnowBrains | May 17, 2015 0 Comments
2-4 FEET of Snow for Colorado | Blizzard & Avalanche Warnings: The San Juan mountain range of Colorado (Telluride, Silverton) is currently under a Blizzard Warning, a Winter Storm Warning, and an Avalanche Warning. 2-4 feet of new snow is expected from the current storm that is expected to finally blow through on Tuesday evening. As of March 2nd, Telluride has already gotten 21″ of snow out of this storm. Silverton has already gotten 22″ of snow out of this storm and 8-12 more inches are expected tonight and tomorrow. Blizzard Warnings have been issued above 10,000 feet for the San Juans and also a portion of the southern central mountains (the red in the first graphic) […] Weather SnowBrains | March 3, 2015 0 Comments
6-9 FEET of Snow Forecast for Mt. Shasta, CA | “Avalanche Watch” in Effect 14,162-foot Mt. Shasta in California is forecast to receive 6-9 feet of snow from this weekend’s storms. Yes, 6-8 feet of snow. NOAA has just issued an avalanche watch for Mt. Shasta. The storm that is rolling in right now is forecast to create many avalanche on the above tree-line slopes of Mt. Shasta. These avalanches will be strong enough to power down into the below tree-line area of Mt. Shasta. Please stay away from Mt. Shasta this weekend. Mt. Shasta own the USA’s single storm snowfall record at 189-inches of snow that occurred from February 13th – 19th, 1959. […] Weather Miles Clark | February 6, 2015 6 Comments
Avalanche Warning Issued for Australia Today: Just yesterday, the New South Wales National Parks and WIldlife Service in Australia issued an avalanche warning for the Kosciuszko National Park (which holds Australia’s highest peak, Mt. Kosciuszko, at 7,310 ft). Avalanches are more rare in Australia than in Europe and North America, but not unheard of. Two snowboarders lost their lives in an avalanche in Australia earlier this month. We’ve never seen an avalanche warning issued, so things must […] Avalanche SnowBrains | July 23, 2014 0 Comments
NOAA: “Avalanche Warning” for Washington’s Cascades & Mount Hood, OR FURTHER HEAVY SNOW AND THEN POTENTIAL RAIN SHOULD BE SEEN IN THE MT RAINIER TO MT HOOD AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THIS IS VERY LIKELY TO CAUSE WET LOOSE…STORM SLAB AND WIND SLAB AVALANCHE CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA. AN AVALANCHE WARNING IS ISSUED […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 23, 2014 1 Comment
NOAA: “Avalanche Warning” for Teton Mountains, WY NOAA is issuing Avalanche Warnings this year per the request of local avalanche centers. The Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center tells us that “HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS HAVE CREATED VERY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS.” Please avoid travel in these zones. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 13, 2014 0 Comments
NOAA: “Avalanche Warning” for Wasatch Mountains in Utah The Utah Avalanche Center ranked avalanche danger in Utah at “High” above, near, and below tree line yesterday. It’s down from “Extreme” from two days ago. A girl was killed in an avalanche near Salt Lake City on Saturday. Please read this warning and we’d recommend staying out of the backcountry for a while. THIS AVALANCHE WARNING IS FOR ALL MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH. THE LARGEST SNOWSTORM OF THE […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 11, 2014 0 Comments
NOAA: Avalanche Warning for Lake Tahoe …AN AVALANCHE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7AM PST MONDAY… THE CURRENT AVALANCHE DANGER IS HIGH. NEAR TREELINE AND ABOVE TREELINE, AVALANCHE DANGER IS HIGH ON NW- N-NE-E-SE ASPECTS ON SLOPES 32 DEGREES AND STEEPER. FOR ALL OTHER AREAS, AVALANCHE DANGER IS CONSIDERABLE ON SLOPES 32 DEGREES AND STEEPER. WIND SLAB, STORM SLAB, AND DEEP PERSISTENT SLAB AVALANCHES ARE ALL POSSIBLE TODAY.[…] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 10, 2014 0 Comments