[PHOTOS] Main Lodge at Mammoth Mountain, CA, Surpasses 600″ of Snowfall This Season Another big storm ripped through the Eastern Sierra last week, bringing with it 54 inches of new snow to Mammoth Mountain. Snow totals this big at Mammoth seem like the norm this season and it’s become easy to forget that that is still a massive storm total. What a winter! Mammoth Mountain has since hit 600 inches of snow at […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | March 14, 2023 3 Comments
[PHOTOS] Updated California Storm Totals—Resorts Get Upwards of 5-Feet of Snow This Week and Counting The season-saving storm arrived in California on Sunday and dropped 5-FEET of fresh snow on most resorts in the Sierra Nevada this week. These are the storm totals so far… and snow is forecast to continue falling. Boreal – 57″ Dodge Ridge – 66″ Heavenly – 57″ (not updated yet) Homewood – 47″ Kirkwood – 70″ Mammoth – 62″ Northstar […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 15, 2021 0 Comments
[PHOTO ROUND UP] Record-Breaking Weather Event Slams Multiple California Ski Areas With Feet of Snow View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) California just recorded its strongest storm in modern history. The barometric pressure of the current storm system impacting California is 943 hPa—the equivalent to the central pressure of a strong hurricane. Local news authorities reported that the storm is so powerful that it blew over a semi-truck […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 25, 2021 1 Comment
SnowBrains Forecast: Massive Snow Totals Forecasted for California This Weekend, 30-40″ of Snow Likely in Lake Tahoe Area Forecast Summary: A moisture-rich atmospheric river event associated with a powerful mid-latitude cyclone is forecasted to bring significant precipitation to California this weekend. Most of Northern California will see rainfall totals between 3-12″ with the possibility of upwards of 60-70″ of snow in the High Sierra. Friday-Saturday: A preliminary band of moisture pushed through Northern California Thursday evening and Friday morning, dropping […] Weather Clay Malott | October 22, 2021 8 Comments
State Route 108/Sonora Pass, CA Closed Due to Heavy Snowfall State Route 108/Sonora Pass has been closed at Kennedy Meadows due to snow. State Route 4/Ebbetts Pass also has been closed due to snow, from the east end of Lake Alpine to Wolf Creek Road. Travelers are advised to seek alternate routes. “[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]IS CLOSED FROM 7.2 MI EAST OF STRAWBERRY TO 5.3 MI […] SnowBrains | October 11, 2021 1 Comment
SnowBrains Northern California Forecast: Hold on Winter is Coming, Just Not This Weekend Forecast by SnowBrains Meteorologist Andrew Park 10/7/2021 8:00 PM MST Forecast Summary Tonight into Friday: A deep trough will move onshore tonight through Saturday, bringing rainfall and some snow to higher terrain surrounding Lake Tahoe. The majority of precipitation will occur this evening and into tomorrow, diminishing by Friday evening as the trough ejects east. Weekend: Cool, northerly flow will […] Weather Andrew Park | October 7, 2021 0 Comments
NOAA: “Winter in June” for Lake Tahoe CA/NV This Weekend | Snow Down To Lake Level… NOAA is talking about snow down to 5,500′ in Tahoe this weekend on Sunday. A few inches of snow are forecast at higher elevations. Squaw Valley will be open on Saturday and Sunday. Heads up for closures due to high winds and snow. Hard to believe this is the forecast in mid-June! It’s already snowing in Tahoe now: “Dress accordingly […] Weather SnowBrains | June 9, 2017 0 Comments
Squaw Conditions Update + Photo Tour After an unreal day on Friday followed by rain to the top over weekend, Squaw came alive again for the MLK holiday with a solid 8-10″ of new snow on the upper mountain. Most of the upper mountain was closed Saturday and Sunday due to high winds, leaving things buffed smooth and ready to rip. The Squaw game continues to […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | January 18, 2016 3 Comments
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