Crystal Mountain Conditions Report | Corn, Chalk and Chowda Though the northwest is still hungry for more snow, the spring-like conditions at Crystal are surprisingly rad! Near the top of the resort, north-facing slopes still have some protected, chalky snow, allowing for smeary, fast turns. Once the sun heats up the steeper south-facing runs, the slush is easy to mash through and there are plenty of shrubs and rocks to jump over if that’s your thing. As always, the groomers are speedy and consistent with plenty of small rollers to pop off. Rachel Delacour | March 8, 2015 0 Comments
Mt. Shasta, CA Report: When in Doubt, Head North It goes without saying that this season has been a rough one for Tahoe skiers and boarders. The extended forecasts have been showing big storms 2+ weeks out for close to 2 months now, but they never come through. We did get a wet pineapple express storm a couple weeks ago that provided some dense and fun pow turns, however. After a few awesome days of pow/slush skiing at Squaw and Alpine we decided it was time to head […] Conditions Report Keegan Kliman | February 24, 2015 1 Comment
Crystal Mountain Weekly Report: Epic Re-Opening + 118″ of Snow Earlier this month, Crystal Mountain opened for a few days and closed soon after due to a deteriorating snowpack. A week ago, on December 22nd, Crystal was able to reopen the upper portion of the mountain, allowing hungry weekday skiers to enjoy deep, dry, bluebird powder turns. At 7am that Monday morning some evo coworkers and I left Seattle in search of hot laps and heavy snow. Conditions Report Rachel Delacour | December 29, 2014 0 Comments
Weather Forecast: April Still Delivering Snow! Winter has continued to make a comeback in April. There are two separate storms currently making their way across the United States.The Tahoe region got upwards of two feet from mother nature’s April Fools joke. Mt. Bachelor also received several feet of snow in the same storm cycle. Colorado and Utah are experiencing the tail end of a storm that moved into the region […] Weather SnowBrains | April 3, 2014 0 Comments
Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Washington Cascades It looks like spring in Washington has a few more surprises in store. The forecasted snow totals have steadily climbed throughout the day, making this weekend in the Cascades look powdery. Heres to hoping the trend continues, slowly edging the rain out of the forecast! Storm totals of around a foot are currently expected, but that is excellent considering this morning the NOAA forecast called for 4-6 inches. SnowBrains | March 13, 2014 0 Comments
Winter Weather Advisory for Washington = 6-12” Forecasted Tonight NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Northern Washington state. 6-12” of snow is forecasted tonight. Snow levels will rise from 3,000’ to 6,000’ during this storm. …SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY… .A VERY MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING […] Weather SnowBrains | November 6, 2013 3 Comments
Face-Shots in Washington Today: Up to a Foot of New Snow in Past 24 Hours Washington’s Cascades came up with the biggest win for the weekend. 6-12” in Washington didn’t sound like much until we saw the above video. That video made it look hideously fun. It appears that the Cascades had a good week in general from Mt. Baker to Mt. Hood who got 7 inches today. Alpental was the winner with a foot […] Weather SnowBrains | April 7, 2013 2 Comments