The Top 5 Chairlifts in the Pacific Northwest The Pacific Northwest of the USA is very likely the snowiest region on Earth. The average annual snowfall in Oregon and Washington is ridiculous and Mt. Baker ski resort still holds the world record for the most snowfall in a single season at 1,140 inches of snow. Knowing this, youโre going to want to optimize your skiing and riding experience in the Pacific Northwest to make sure you ride as much of that snow as you possibly can. To do […] SnowBrains | June 6, 2022 12 Comments
The 6 Best Spring Skiing Resorts in North America: Spring skiing is a sacred activity in North America. The seriousness of winter was gradually worn away as skier’s and rider’s furrowed brows soften due to playful spring snow conditions, the skin of members of the opposite sex, and strong alcoholic beverages. In North American ski towns, spring is about renewal, alternate activities, goofy costumes, snowller blades, hot tubs, and live music. Many ski resort offer some sort of combination of the above mention sacred springtime activities but only a few offer up the whole enchilada. These are the chosen ones: […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 22, 2022 4 Comments
Top Snowiest Ski Resorts in the USA: Itโs no secret that the West gets the most snow. Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented mountain ranges, and orographic lifting does the rest. There are 10 ski resort in the west that average over 500โ of snow. Sometimes, we donโt realize how lucky we are. These snowfall average compete with anywhere in the world…except Japan. The list below displays the largest annual snowfall averages in North America per ski resort. LARGEST SNOWFALL AVERAGES IN NORTH AMERICA: […] SnowBrains | June 7, 2021 8 Comments
Could You Survive An Unplanned Night Out in the Mountains? Last week, eight of my friends spent an unplanned night in the mountains in a rainstorm in Japan. They spent the night out on a deep snowpack at about 1,600 meters (5,250 ft). It was the worst night of the year to spend a night out. There was even lightning and thunder this night. After they got back and had a few days to digest everything I asked them a few questions about their trip. I wanted to know what gear they had with them, what they did that worked, and what gear they wish they had with them. […] Featured Article Miles Clark | February 10, 2021 9 Comments
How to Become a Ski Bum in 5 Easy Steps: First of all, I’d like to say that this is my personal view of how to become a ski bum. Obviously, there a few ways to pull off the ski bum thing. In my experience, the elements listed below are key to making it happen. I’m certainly eager to hear how others have made it work. 1. Get Rid of Your Car Cars are expensive and unnecessary to a real ski bum. If you wanna be a ski bum, you need to get rid of that gas guzzling, money burning, stress inducing, metal nightmare that society […] Featured Article Miles Clark | May 7, 2020 30 Comments
Top 9 Snowiest Ski Resorts in the Pacific Northwest The Pacific Northwest of the United States of America is the snowiest place in North America. It may be the snowiest place in the world. The two states making up the bulk of the Pacific Northwest, Oregon & Washington, have very few ski resorts that receive under 400 inches of snow annually & Mt. Baker has the world record for annual snowfall at 1,100 inches of snow. The Pacific Northwest is the king of snowfall, yet it continues to fly […] SnowBrains | October 5, 2019 16 Comments
The Top 9 Snowiest Ski Resorts in North America: Itโs no secret that the West gets the most snow. Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented mountain ranges, and orographic lifting does the rest. There are 10 ski resort in the west that average over 500โ of snow. Sometimes, we donโt realize how lucky we are. These snowfall average compete with anywhere in the world…except Japan. The list below displays the largest annual snowfall averages in North America per ski resort. Itโs no secret that the West gets the most snow. Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented […] SnowBrains | September 30, 2019 58 Comments
Friday Fun: Top 9 Ski Resort Breweries in the United States of America Having a good brewery in your ski town is key. If you have a good brewery in town, you worship it. If you don’t, you long for one. USA Today put together there list of the best ski resort breweries in the USA and Bend, Oregon’s Dechutes Brewery took top honors. Bend is located adjacent to 9,068-foot Mt. Bachelor ski resort and its 463 inches of average annual snowfall. After a solid powder day, […] Friday Fun SnowBrains | September 20, 2019 10 Comments