Caltrans Announces Ebbetts and Sonora Passes to Close Indefinitely Due to Incoming Snowstorm An approaching winter storm has forced Caltrans District 9 to close Highway 108/Sonora Pass in Tuolumne County and Highway 4/Ebbetts Pass in Calaveras County from noon Thursday, May 20th. Related: SnowBrains Forecast: 2-6″ of Snow To Fall Across the Sierra Through Saturday There is no estimated time for reopening. However, highway 89/Monitor Pass will remain open unless the severity of the […] SnowBrains | May 20, 2021 0 Comments
Former Powder Editor Says Powder Magazine To Shut Down After 48-Years https://twitter.com/skiingrogge/status/1312494526724931584 Former Powder Magazine Editor, Mike Rogge, stated yesterday that he believes Powder Magazine will be closing down in the end of November 2020. Other industry insiders are stating the same as Rogge: Powder Magazine is going to close its doors. On the spine of the latest issue of the magazine is printed “We’ve still got issues”. https://twitter.com/anniefast/status/1312484576451719169 Powder Magazine […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 4, 2020 4 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO: “A Re-Opening Will Not Be Happening Soon” Arapahoe Basin ski area, CO’s chief operating officer, Alan Henceroth, just announced that Arapahoe Basin will not be opening any time soon. “A re-opening will not be happening soon. As a community, we have more work to do battling COVID-19. Hospitalization and fatality rates need to continue to fall. We still need to follow all the social distancing recommendations. Culturally, […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 25, 2020 0 Comments
Colorado Governor Orders CLOSURE of ALL Colorado Ski Resorts ***UPDATED at 8:28pm PT “By this Executive Oder, I direct downhill ski areas to suspend operations for one week to slow the spread of COVID-19 and conserve medical resources in our mountain communities. We will continue to monitor the course of the COVID-19 outbreak in the State and may amend the Executive Order accordingly.” – Coloroado Governor Polis, March 14th, […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 14, 2020 0 Comments
Avalanches & Severe Winter Conditions Close Road To Mt. Rose **The road has since been reopened for skiing today at Mt. Rose. The Nevada Department of Transportation had to close Route 878 due to white-out conditions and severe avalanche danger. These conditions are a threat to the public’s safety, so the road had to be closed. Two avalanches were reported in the area today, with one of them running out […] Avalanche Chris Wallner | January 5, 2017 1 Comment
Las Leñas, Argentina to CLOSE This Saturday | Early Closing Due to Lack of Snow Las Leñas ski resort in Argentina has had a brutal year. All of July was dry and warm. So warm in fact, that they were going to close the mountain due to lack of snow on August 9th. A storm rolled in on August 7th, dropped 60 inches on the upper mountain, and saved Las Leñas from […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 10, 2013 3 Comments
Beartooth Basin, MT to Close This Weekend “We’re still holding snow in the Basin. However the warm temps and rain are starting to deplete our supply…. This will be our LAST weekend in operation of 2013. We still have one park jump and rail up, and the steeps are skiing great! Come get some while the snow lasts!” – Beartooth Basin Beartooth generally stays open into early/mid-July. […] SnowBrains | June 19, 2013 1 Comment
Snow Park NZ Will Not Open This Year | The Southern Hemisphere’s Best Park Snow Park NZ has announced that they will not be opening in this Southern Winter. This is big news as Snow Park NZ is the best park in the Southern Hemisphere and is where all of the best park skiing edits come from in the summer. This place is the premier park and pipe venue in the South the biggest […] SnowBrains | May 9, 2013 3 Comments
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