NOAA: “Avalanche Watch” for Colorado NOAA has issued an Avalanche Watch for Colorado. As far as we’re concerned, just this warning is a good enough warning to stay out of the backcountry and get some great resort turns in this weekend. Avalanche danger is high in many places in Colorado right now and travel in avalanche terrain is NOT recommended. Please read NOAA’s avalanche warning below: THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER HAS EXTENDED AN AVALANCHE WATCH FOR ALL MOUNTAIN RANGES IN THE ASPEN…GUNNISON…[…] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 31, 2014 0 Comments
NOAA Video: “What Are Avalanche Warnings?” NOAA knows that these Avalanche Warnings are new for us and they’ve created a video to explain just why they are issuing them. NOAA is working with local avalanche centers to save lives. If this information can reach more people, there’s a better chance that people will be informed and can avoid avalanche terrain during high danger. This video was created to clarify why the National Weather Service issues Avalanche Warnings and […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 31, 2014 0 Comments
NOAA: “Avalanche Warning” for Lake Tahoe, CA Today & Tomorrow NOAA has issued an avalanche warning for the greater Lake Tahoe area today. We’ve never seen this happen in Tahoe. Avalanche warnings are only issued when the avalanche danger is so high that the local avalanche center calls up NOAA and […] Weather SnowBrains | January 30, 2014 1 Comment
Special Public Avalanche Warning for British Columbia: January 16, 2014, Revelstoke, BC: The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a special public avalanche warning for most regions of British Columbia including the North Coast Inland, South Coast Inland, Sea to Sky, North Rockies, Cariboos, North Columbia, South Columbia, Purcells, Kootenay-Boundary, Lizard Range, and South Rockies. This warning applies to recreational backcountry users and is in effect from […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 17, 2014 1 Comment