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Blizzard Slamming New Zealand Right Now | 36″ of Snow Already

40cm has fallen at the top of the Home Basin (1760m) and 20cm at the car park (1260m). It started snowing up top in the early hours of the morning, and at the Base Building around 8.30am. It is still snowing steadily now at TC, and has started snowing in Lake Wanaka.MetService of New Zealand has been warning of severe weather and heavy snow for the South Island in New Zealand this week. Up to 100cms (40″) “This is shaping up to be the biggest single dump we’ve had since 2010. At peak intensity 5cm per hour was dumping on us this morning. Conditions on the […]
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Vermont Breaks Record with 4.7 Million Skier Visits:

Gathering at Jay Peak Resort for the Vermont Ski Areas Association’s 46th Annual Meeting, the Vermont ski industry celebrated a record breaking 2014-15 season with 4,670,903 skier and rider visits. Vermont topped the previous record from 2001 due to another record early opening with ideal conditions for the state’s enhanced snowmaking, the epic parade of snow storms that gave Vermont the most snow of any state in the continental US, and the national story of the season that Vermont was the place to be for powder. Nationally, preliminary numbers show Vermont among just a few states in the country – and […]
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57″ of Snow Possible at Mt. Baker Ski Area by Monday!

NOAA is forecasting up to 57″ of new snow at Mt. Baker Ski Resort by Monday evening. That’s a lot of snow in a short time. This is exactly what Mt. Baker ski area needs to get open. Depending on how difficult it is to manage all that snow, we’d expect Mt. Baker ski area to open before Thanksgiving. Winter in Washington starts with a bang! SnowBrains will have weekly conditions report from Mt. Baker this winter. Get ready to hear about more big snow from Baker. …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET… […]
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NOAA: Up to 22″ of Snow for Teton Range, Wyoming This Weekend

NOAA is has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Tetons in Wyoming this weekend. They’re saying that up to 22″ of new snow could fall by Saturday night. Game on in the Tetons. Grand Targhee opened today and Jackson Hole opens next week. Another winter storm is expected to move through this weekend. Starting on Saturday, snow will begin in the western mountains and it will continue off and on through potentially mid week as we possibly transition to active northwest flow […]
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3-Feet of New Snow in the Alps Today | Photo Tour:

Former World Champion Reine Barkered hucking

A snowstorm came down hard on the European Alps yesterday. Today, they awoke to up to 3-feet of new snow in parts of Autsria and beyond. This early season storm is the result of the remains of hurricane Gonzalo. It pounded the alps yesterday with winds up to 90mph and snow levels as low as 2,500-feet. As you can see from these photos, certain parts of the alps got dumped on – mainly Austria. Some ski resorts are already open and it looks like Hintertux and Panai in Austria will open tomorrow to a powder day. Winter starts with a bang in the Alps this year. Last year, Italy had record snowfall – the biggest in 15 years – […]
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Huge Snowstorm Leaves 6-Feet of New Snow in Australia Last Week | Video & Photo Tour:

Two weeks ago, there was no snow in Australia. Last week, it snowed over 6 feet. This week, another 30cms of new snow is forecasted. Australia didn’t get 6 feet of snow in the entiretly of their 2013 winter season. This year, they’ve already gotten more than than got all last season. Things are looking good for Australia right now and we couldn’t be happier for ’em. We’d love to see some high quality stoked from Oz and New Zealand […]
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