Bend, Oregon = Highest Brewery per Capita in USA + 463” of Snowfall per Year “Among cities in beer-crazy Oregon, Bend now has the most craft breweries per capita. Some locals have started calling this ‘Beer City USA.’ More breweries are opening soon.” – Seattle Times Bend, Oregon has 17 breweries, one great ski resort (Mt. Bachelor), & a population of 80,000. That’s a brewery for every 4,205 humans in Bend. According the the Seattle Times quote above, this gives bend the highest micro-brewery per capita in the nation and the title of ‘Beer City USA.’ This makes Bend an extremely attractive place to visit for all of us snow/beer freaks out there. It doesn’t hurt that Mt. Bachelor averages 463” of snow each winter, either… […] Featured Article SnowBrains | December 12, 2017 17 Comments
How To Forecast Mountain Weather: Being able to forecast mountain weather is a crucial skill when traveling or living in mountainous terrain. Wether you’re deep in the backcountry, at a ski resort, completely lost, driving over a mountain pass, or chillin’ in a backcountry cabin, it’s important to understand what the skies are telling you about the coming weather. If you are deep in the backcountry, being able to forecast mountain weather could save your life. Below are a few tips that will help us all forecast mountain weather when in the mountains. Weather is always very unpredictable and these tips aren’t 100% fool-proof, but these are good tools to keep in you […] Weather SnowBrains | August 10, 2017 4 Comments
“What Rescue Gear Do You Take Into the Backcountry?” Many of us spend a lot of time in the backcountry without thinking of self rescue. If something does go wrong it can go exponentially wrong and your partner’s life can end up resting square in your hands. If your partner gets hurt, you’re certainly going to ask yourself these 3 important questions below. I asked these three questions to my ski partners today and below are their answers. There is some great insight into what rescue gear we should all be carrying when we venture into the backcountry. Q1. What rescue gear do you have with you in the backcountry? Q2. Can you […] Featured Article Miles Clark | June 20, 2016 6 Comments
Why Does the Pacific Northwest Get SO Much Snow? It’s no secret that the Pacific Northwest of the United States of America receives copious amounts of snow. Oregon and Washington get hammered every winter with constant snowstorms all season long. There’s really no such thing as a bad winter in the Pacific Northwest… Mt. Baker in Washington has the world record for annual snowfall at 1,140 inches in a single year and they average 655” […] Weather SnowBrains | February 4, 2016 11 Comments
Great Star Wars Parody: Snow Wars… Mt. Bachelor Strikes Back “It’s a dark time for the local ski bum. Between global warming, corporate powder, and taking selfies, fresh tracks and face shots seem more elusive than ever. But, a new hope sits on the horizon. A forecast for an epic dump overnight brings the local ski bums to gather at the local ski shop/ bike shop/ coffee house/ hipster bar to bask in the stoke of the impending schralpage…” So begins Snow Wars: Mt. Bachelor Strikes Back, the killer Star Wars parody brought to you by 88 […] SnowBrains | May 4, 2015 0 Comments
18 Ski Resorts OPEN in North America This Weekend A lot of ski areas on this list were dormant during the week but will be erupting to life this weekend with no holding back. Nearly every ski resort on this list will have live music, food, beer, bikinis, and good times this weekend. If you’re not completely over winter, and you’re a near one of these ski resorts, we strongly recommend getting a fun spring skiing costume together, an assortment of grill-able meats, and your favorite beverages of choice and getting yourself up to the hill. Park, pipe, shorts, bikinis, hot tubs, hot springs, ice cream, beer, beer guts, sunglasses, stinky sunscreen, hot dogs, ball caps, sunburns, and costumes. […] SnowBrains | May 1, 2015 0 Comments
Top 10 Deepest Snowpacks in the USA: There are still 11 ski resorts open in the USA right now. A few of them still have some hefty snowpacks. April was good to many ski resorts in the West including the biggest storm of the season for Utah. Tahoe also saw its largest storm of the year in April, but no one remains open in Tahoe. Mammoth is still rockin’ though and should stay open into mid-May. The East Coast continues to dominate the season with recent snowfalls boosting their snowpack numbers. […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 29, 2015 0 Comments
18 Ski Resorts STILL OPEN in North America: Ski season just ratcheted down another notch today with another tier of ski resorts closing for the season. Luckily, 17 ski resorts are still open and rockin’. Oregon, California, Colorado, Maine, Utah, Vermont, and Canada are still in the game. For many of us, spring skiing is the best time of year and this year is no exception. Park, pipe, shorts, bikinis, hot tubs, hot springs, ice cream, beer, beer guts, sunglasses, stinky sunscreen, hot dogs, ball caps, sunburns, and costumes. Lets do this. […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 27, 2015 2 Comments
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