Hurley Pro @ Lower Trestles, CA Video Highlights & Results Hurley Pro Day 1 highlights from September 15th, 2013. Watch Hurley’s highlight reel from Day 1 here: Hurley Day 1 Video. It was quite the day down at Lowers, with top seeds advancing in, at times, epic Lowers. The heat of the day undeniably went to Heat 11 of Round 1 which saw Julian Wilson, Miguel Pupo and John John […] Surf SnowBrains | September 17, 2013 1 Comment
Snow for Tahoe This Weekend above 8,000 Feet It’s starting to look more and more convincing that Tahoe will see snow this weekend. Of all the weather models the Canadian is showing the most snow for Tahoe with several inches falling over the weekend above 8,000 feet. This storm will be the result of a tropical storm that originated near Japan and will […] Weather SnowBrains | September 16, 2013 1 Comment
“The Town,” the Rise, Fall, & Redevelopment of Mammoth Lakes, CA | Part IV “The Reckoning” “Scheezus Christ. Fuck. Somebody should get their asses kicked. Some should get beat up. Somebody should get shot for what they’ve done to our community.” – Steve Searles, Mammoth Lakes Wildlife Officer – “The Bear Whisperer” Part IV of Powder Magazine’s “The Town” shows just how badly Mammoth Lakes gets screwed in the end. They owe $48 million plus interest to […] SnowBrains | September 6, 2013 1 Comment
2013 Fall Weather Forecast for Lake Tahoe, CA Fall can be very important for Lake Tahoe. Remember 2011 when we got 5 feet of snow the day before opening day at Squaw? If we have a good Fall in Tahoe, it’s nothing but laughs and smiles. Fall is when we expect low snow, the white ribbon of death, and monotonous laps on made made snow. If Fall is […] Weather SnowBrains | August 14, 2013 6 Comments
Tahoe Turns on July 4th…possible? During my skiing lifetime around Northern California, there have been two massive years with top to bottom lift-served skiing on July 4th. Those years were the Summer of 1995 and 2011. But what about a normal year or worse yet, a below normal year? Bottom line for the Summer of 2013 – Head South on Hwy 88 near Carson Pass. […] Casey Cane | July 3, 2013 4 Comments
“Summering in the Sultry Sierra” | Carson Pass, CA Conditions Report June 15th It’s that time of year again in Northern California…hiking, snow skiing, boating & jet skiing! Unknown to what we would find on a back to back low snow year, the objective was clear…to climb and ski around the Carson Pass area off of Round Top Peak (Moon Crescent zone @ 10,381 ft), and to climb and ski as many lines as possible around the Sisters Peaks (10,153 ft).[…] Casey Cane | June 21, 2013 4 Comments
Boreal, CA ReOpens Tomorrow, June 15th | 4th Annual “Summer Shred” Boreal ski resort on Donner Summit, CA will reopen for one day this Saturday, June 15th. They’ll be open to the public from 10am – 2pm. SnowBrains will have a reporter on the hill to bring you a full report of the fun on Monday. This is our last chance for skiing and riding from a chairlift in California this […] SnowBrains | June 14, 2013 5 Comments
Fake Shark Attack Warnings Posted in Santa Cruz, CA Yesterday This is genius, really. A rare south summer swell is coming. It’s gonna be a sunny week. Santa Cruz is going to be facing just the right direction to plentifully harvest the swell. This winds are down. Everything is lining up perfect for a killer surf week in Santa Cruz, CA… except for the crowds. School is out, summer is […] Surf Miles Clark | June 7, 2013 4 Comments
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