12,095′ Independence Pass, CO, Closed For the Season After Snow Buries the Road There’s now only one way for motorists to get in and out of Aspen until late May. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced yesterday it had closed the Independence Pass winter gates on Highway 82 between Aspen and Twin Lakes for the season after a foot of snow blanketed the scenic bypass over the weekend. Related: 12,183′ Trail Ridge Road in […] SnowBrains | October 31, 2023 0 Comments
Trail Ridge Road Through Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, Closed Due to Incoming Snowstorm Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, is closed due to an incoming winter storm. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the park starting tonight through early Friday morning. Trail Ridge Road is not designed to be an all-season road, with 11 miles above 11,500 feet, few guard rails, and no shoulders. Winter conditions include drifting snow, […] SnowBrains | October 12, 2023 0 Comments
Beartooth Pass (US 212), MT/WY, Closed Through at Least Monday Due to 5-Foot High Snow Drifts View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yellowstone National Park (@yellowstonenps) Beartooth Pass (US-212) on the Montana and Wyoming border completely closed Friday due to 4″ of snow, high winds, and ice. An update yesterday (Saturday) from the Wyoming Department of Transport advised that the pass will be closed through at least Monday while crews clear […] SnowBrains | September 24, 2023 1 Comment
12,183′ Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, Closed Last Night Due to Incoming Weather Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, closed last night, Thursday 14th September 2023, due to incoming weather. Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved road in the United States, cresting at an elevation of 12,183 feet (3,713.38 m) above sea level. According to a National Park Service Tweet, the road will close at 7:30 pm. Closures […] SnowBrains | September 15, 2023 0 Comments
Lake Louise in Banff National Park, AB, Was Closed Yesterday Due to Overcrowding Lake Louise, one of Alberta’s premier tourist destinations, was briefly closed on Sunday afternoon due to concerns about overcrowding, according to Parks Canada. Related: Tahoe Transportation District Experimenting with Expensive Parking Fees to Reduce Overcrowding at Lake Tahoe The temporary closure prevented visitors from accessing the lake unless they were residents or had a nearby hotel reservation. “Until further notice, […] SnowBrains | August 7, 2023 1 Comment
Wisconsin’s Little Switzerland Bike Park Closes Indefinitely With spring in full effect, you might be brushing the dust off your mountain bike as a new season is upon us. The downhill mountain biking trails poke through as the snow melts at many mountains. Unfortunately, this transition will not happen at Little Switzerland, a ski area and bike park in Slinger, Wisconsin. Little Switzerland’s bike park has been […] Industry News Luke Guilford | April 12, 2023 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA Will Be Closed Tuesday, March 14th Due to Severe Weather & Rain Operations Update: Palisades Tahoe Will Be Closed Tuesday, March 14th By Palisades Tahoe Mar 13, 2023 4:19 pm Tonight, another wet storm moves into the Tahoe area. Winds are projected to be over 100 miles per hour on our ridgelines. Normally, this would not be cause for a full closure, but the compounded effect of the incessant wet or snowy […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 13, 2023 0 Comments
Montana Ski Area to Close Wednesday and Thursday Due to Extreme Cold Showdown Montana ski area said in a social media post that it would be closed on Wednesday, December 21, and Thursday, December 22, due to extreme cold weather. High temperatures on those days will be in the negative teens, and negative 20s, and with wind chill could drop to between -30ºF and -45ºF, and even as low as -60ºF. We […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 20, 2022 1 Comment
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