Nothing But Snow in the Forecast for Mt. Bachelor, OR | Opening 3 Days Early on Monday Mt. Bachelor ski resort in Oregon has nothing but snow in its forecast for the next 7 days going right through its opening day on Monday, November 24th, 2014. There’s sure to be some solid skiing and riding at Bachelor during their opening week. Bachelor has gotten 21″ of snow in the past 7 days and 40″ of snow this season so far. They have […] Weather SnowBrains | November 21, 2014 1 Comment
2014/15 Oregon Ski Resort Opening Dates: Oregon is the land of copious snowfalls, seemingly endless ski seasons, and amazing tree skiing. It’s a volcano-land whose peaks inspire as the scrape the sky. Mt. Bachelor is a freeride paradise, Mt. Hood is open 10 months a year, and Mt. Ashland is the steepest ski resort per acerage in the USA. It doesn’t hurt that Bend, Oregon (Mt. Bachelor’s town) has the highest brewery per capita in the USA as well. Beer is good. Locally brewed beer is even better. […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 3, 2014 0 Comments
25 Ski Resorts Still OPEN in North America & When They Close: The Masters Golf Tournament, the Kentucky Derby, playoff hockey, basketball playoffs… all heinous harbingers of the end of ski season. These sporting events can truly disturb the hardcore skier or rider is not properly prepared. How do you properly prepare for this challenging time of year, you ask? By dragging yourself and a few good buddies to one of the ski resorts below. […] SnowBrains | April 30, 2014 6 Comments
Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge @ Mt. Bachelor, OR This Saturday: Mt. Bachelor ski resort in Bend, OR is hosting their 4th annual Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge. Just in case you didn’t know, Gerry Lopez is also known as Mr. Pipeline. Yeah, he’s the guy that first mastered the nastiest, most gorgeous barrel wave in the world. He’s also been a potent innovator in the surf industry as far as surfboard design, style, and attitude is concerned. You can think of him as […] SnowBrains | April 24, 2014 1 Comment
21″ of Snow Forecasted for Mt. Bachelor, OR Mt. Bachelor ski resort is forecasted to receive 21″ of snow between now and Wednesday. Bachelor has had a heckuva year this year. Bachelor is one of the spring skiing capitals of North America and one of the reasons they are is because of their late season dumps. Bachelor has gotten 363″ of snow this year. They have a 145″ base at mid mountain and a 100″ base at the base of the mountain. Put 21″ of fresh snow on top of that and you’re gonna have a good time. Bachelor also has one of the top 5 chairlifts in the Pacific Northwest, […] Weather SnowBrains | April 21, 2014 0 Comments
Top 20 Deepest Snowpacks in North America Spring is powerfully rushing into North America this month. In fact, most ski resorts in North America will be closing this weekend. Resorts with big snow totals and snow depths are still looking great. In a year as lean as this was in most locales, it’s impressive to see how many resorts have over 100″ deep snowpacks. North America is […] SnowBrains | April 16, 2014 15 Comments
Why We Ski the North West| Ode to Rain, and Bottomless Pow, and Spring Skiing North America has endless terrain options. Except for the Mississippi River Valley you can ski coast to coast. From the weathered Southern Rockies to the rugged Northern Rockies, West past Utah all the way to California, East and North to the tip of Maine, the options are endless. After sampling the goods in various […] Chaz Diamond | April 1, 2014 2 Comments
Storm Hitting Western U.S. | Who’s Got the Goods & Who’s Getting More After this most recent storm has handed out the goods ski conditions have gone from spring to pow. The best part? There’s more! The first storm has moved across the region over the past few days and has heavily favored California. As the storm has tracked East the Rockies […] Weather SnowBrains | March 27, 2014 3 Comments
Weather
Industry News
