Winter Fun in June at Big SNOW, NJ: North America’s Only Indoor-Ski Center It is June and the 23/24 season is close to being truly over in North America, with only two ski resorts still open. With America’s singular summer-only ski resort Beartooth Basin, Montana, not operating this summer, the options are quickly thinning out but fret not, there is a year round option available: Big SNOW, New Jersey. Big SNOW is an […] Conditions Report Julia Schneemann | June 12, 2024 0 Comments
New Indoor Snow Center with Rooftop Water Park Now Open in China When I think about going skiing, I picture iconic mountain ranges like the Grand Tetons in Wyoming or the Wasatch Range in Utah. I’ve been lucky enough to experience places like these, but I’ve also realized that not everywhere in the world has mountains, let alone natural snow within their region they can access. Related: First American Indoor Ski Resort […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | July 17, 2020 2 Comments
Big SNOW American Dream Opened Yesterday! The long-awaited first indoor ski resort in North America has opened its trails for the public in New Jersey. It’s just a half an hour drive from Manhattan. Now you don’t need to drive for 6+ hours anymore to fulfill your passion for skiing and snowboarding! Related: First American Indoor Ski Resort Coming to New Jersey Here is the video of the opening […] Industry News Claire Weiss | December 6, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Warning for Jackson Hole, WY | 1-2 FEET of Snow Forecast Next 3 Days NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming that begins tonight and lasts until Tuesday. 1-2 feet of snow is expected. * WHAT…Heavy snow expected. Accumulations of 3 to 6 inches possible through Saturday night, with most of the accumulation at night. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 2 feet expected. – NOAA Riverton, […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 23, 2019 0 Comments
Wolf Creek Ski Area, CO Will OPEN This Weekend! The Durango Herald reports that Wolf Creek Ski Area in Pagosa Springs, Colorado will open this weekend. As of this morning, they had received 12″ of snow at the summit and 8″ at mid-mountain. Along with that, they received 5″ of snow on Monday. If Loveland and/or Arapahoe Basin don’t also open this week or this weekend, Wolf Creek will be the […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 10, 2018 0 Comments
NOAA: 122-181″ of Snow Forecast on 10,781′ Mt. Baker, WA Next 4-Days NOAA is currently forecasting 122-181″ of snow to fall at 10,000-feet on Mt. Baker, WA in the next 4 days (see NOAA forecast below). Those are some amazing numbers. This snow will come to Mt. Baker via a 5,000-mile-long atmospheric river that stretches from China to British Columbia right now (see satellite image below). Snow levels are forecast to be […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 16, 2017 0 Comments
New Zealand Just Got Buried In Snow | Up to 1.2-Meters (47″) of New Snow! New Zealand just got smashed with big snow the past 2 days. Mt. Hutt is claiming 1.2m (47″ of new snow). “1.2 metres of new snow along with delayed opening of 10 etc…” – Mt. Hutt, today Many ski resorts in NZ have been closed that past day or two including Mt. Dobson who has been closed everyday since August […] Conditions Report Kiwi Brains | August 14, 2017 1 Comment
VIDEO: Large Snowstorm Deposits 26-Foot-Deep Snowdrifts in New Zealand Over Weekend Helicopter footage of the big dig out in snowdrifts as deep as 26′ at Mt. Hutt, NZ on July 22nd, 2017. “At 5am we have 2.9km of road left to clear. The going is very tough in the Bluffs – compacted snow and deep drifts up to 8m [26-Feet] in height!” – Mt. Hutt, July 22nd, 2017 New Zealand ski […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | July 24, 2017 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: A Spectacular Day… 48″ of Snow in 48 Hours video of throwing backflips and hucking drops at Squaw today Yesterday, I drove 13-hours across the barren deserts of Nevada just to throw a backflip off one cliff at Squaw today: My Air. It didn’t go great, so I did it again. Didn’t go great again. But I was fortunate enough to run into professional freeskier Connery Lundin and he […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 7, 2017 0 Comments
NOAA: 3-8+ FEET of Snow Forecast for California Next 3-Days NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for California that is calling for 3-6 feet of snow in the next 3-days: * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 2 TO 4 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL. – NOAA Reno, NV today NOAA is forecasting 80-100″ of snow for Mt. Lassen, CA. […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 19, 2017 0 Comments
21 FEET of Snow in Jackson Hole, WY This Winter | “Sorry For Partying…” Jackson Hole ski resort in Wyoming has seen 21-feet of snow this winter already. They’re “sorry for partying”… It’s so good in Jackson right now that SnowBrains is moving our HQ from Tahoe to Jackson, WY for the month of January. Expect many reports and more from Jackson Hole this January. “With last night’s storm dropping another foot of Jackson’s finest […] SnowBrains | December 30, 2016 4 Comments
Atmospheric River To Bring 1-6 FEET of Snow to California on Thursday Weather WeatherBrains | December 14, 2016 0 Comments
Big Snow for the Western USA This Week | Up to 36″ of Snow Forecast NOAA has issued Winter Storm Watches and Winter Weather Advisories all over the Western USA Thursday – Saturday. Up to 36+” of snow is forecast in Utah… It’s not all good news, though… Many of these advisories are calling for Freezing Rain… We’ve outlined it all state by state below. NOAA has issued Winter Storm Watches today for: California Nevada Oregon […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 7, 2016 0 Comments
Western USA About To Get Hammered by Series of Snow Storms | Up To 30+” of Snow Forecast The Western USA is about to get slammed with snow today/tomorrow and all week. Oregon, Washington, and Utah are forecast to get the most with all 3 states forecast to see up to 24+ inches of snow. Squaw Valley, CA has already seen 15″ of snow from these storms as of this morning. These storms are cold with low snow levels and […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 27, 2016 0 Comments
“Once-In-A-Decade Storm” Buries Australia in Up to 70cms on New Snow | Photo Tour: Australia just got buried in up to 70cms (28″) of new snow this week. Australia doesn’t generally get big dumps like this, so it’s a big deal. MountainWatch.com is calling it a “Once-In-A-Decade Storm”. Cool! Aussie ski resorts currently own 6 of the 10 deepest snowpacks on Earth right now. Top 10 Deepest Snowpacks in the Southern Hemisphere: Lets look […] Conditions Report Oz Brains | July 15, 2016 2 Comments
Alyeska Resort, AK = Only Ski Resort to Break 500-Inches of Snowfall This Season! Holy Schnoogles! Alyeska ski resort in Girdwood, AK has already gotten over 500″ of snowfall this season. They broke 500″ yesterday when they received their 502nd inch. Today, they are sitting at 509 inches of snowfall this season. 509″, and it’s only February 8th… They’re also sitting on the 4th deepest snowpack in North America at 146″. They broke […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | February 8, 2016 1 Comment
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
75-Inches of Snow Forecast for Mount Baker, WA Next 4 Days NOAA is currently forecasting up to 75″ of snow for 10,781-foot Mount Baker in Washington by Friday. Snow-forecast.com is forecasting up to 200″ of snow for Mount Baker in the next 5 days (see forecast graphic at bottom of article)… THE LAST THREE RUNS OF THE GFS [forecast model] HAVE BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN TO THE OLYMPICS AND CASCADES WITH BULLSEYES […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 10, 2015 2 Comments
Up to 67″ of SNOW Forecast for Whistler, B.C. in the Next Week Whistler ski resort in British Columbia, Canada currently has 170cms (67″) of snow forecast in the next 9 days according to snow-forecast.com. Wow. Whistler is scheduled to open on November 26th. If this forecast is anywhere near true, we suspect they’ll open earlier… Weather WeatherBrains | November 6, 2015 1 Comment
La Parva, Chile Conditions Report: After 51″ of New Snow No new snow since the light snowfall yesterday, but the high clouds broke early, the sun finally came out, and the low clouds hovered menacingly at about the altitude of Farellones. All lifts opened except Nevada (broke motor), with Las Aguilas being the last to open due to avalanche control. The packed base is between 70cm and 120cm, and is fairly evenly distributed. Seems there were high winds and a couple of warm spells during the last couple days. The runs are now being […] Conditions Report Guest Author | August 9, 2015 0 Comments