Understanding Climate Change vs. Global Warming Climate change and global warming are different physical phenomenons, not just phrases. A common misconception is that there has been a large push to replace the term โglobal warmingโ with โclimate change.โ Many people think that because several places on Earth have experienced more cold and wet weather, that the Earth stopped warming as much and thus โglobal warmingโ has [โฆ] Weather Sydney Stephens | August 7, 2019 0 Comments
Old Farmerโs Almanac 2018/19 Prediction for Canada โ Itโs Good! Using their โSecret Formulaโ, which dates back to 1792 and boasts 80% accuracy, the Old Farmerโs Almanac just published their predictions for the upcoming winter in Canada, and itโs good. Mirroring what the Farmerโs Almanac (yeah I know right, confusing!) predicted, we can expect north of the border to be super cold, and super snowy. Yay! Mostly cold: Thanks to [โฆ] Weather WeatherBrains | September 1, 2018 0 Comments
Farmerโs Almanac Canadian 2018/19 Prediction โ Super Cold and Unusually Snowy The Farmerโs Almanac (not to be confused with the Old Farmerโs Almanac) just released their prediction for Canada for the upcoming winter. So, what should we expectโฆ? Based on their time-tested formula, the winter of 2018-2019 will be a teeth-chattering cold one, with below-normal temperatures forecast for much of the country. Canadians are used to the cold though, so just [โฆ] Weather WeatherBrains | August 29, 2018 0 Comments
Going to the River or Lake this Weekend? Cold Water Kills โ Know the Dangers Know the dangers of cold river or lake waters this weekend. It could save your life! SnowBrains | June 29, 2018 0 Comments
Winter Park, CO Conditions Report: 10-inches Fresh and Super Cold Yesterday at Winter Park, CO was yet another good day (isnโt any day on the mountain a good day?). Having avoided the resort since Friday, not wishing to contend with the holiday crowds, we were rewarded with 10-inches of fresh powder. The snow was deep, way deeper on the Mary Jane side, but a little heavy, surprising given the below [โฆ] Conditions Report Steven Agar | February 21, 2018 0 Comments
Swedish Brand CHPO Releases New Watch Collection in Charity Collaboration with โProtect Our Wintersโ Each season, Swedish sunglasses brand CHPO creates a new collection where they donate 100% of the profits to a non-profit organization. The proceeds from this seasonโs FW17 range will go to Protect Our Winters, the group of professional athletes and industry brands that are committed to leading the way for positive climate change. From the official press release: Every season [โฆ] Gear Steven Agar | October 11, 2017 0 Comments
Cold and Wet Front to Continue Through August for Colorado and Central America The first ten days of August have been an unwanted anomaly for Colorado and Central America, with cold temperatures 10-25 degrees below average and precipitation above average. Only a few areas of the country are below average annual precipitation, while nearly all are above. All river basins in Colorado are at or above average, which is good news. During July, 20 out [โฆ] Weather Steven Agar | August 10, 2017 1 Comment
Copper Mountain, CO Conditions Report: Cold, Blower, Only Getting Better Copper reported 7โณ of fresh this morning, and 9โณ by the end of the day. In places it skied like a lot more than that. It dumped early, easing up in the afternoon, and light was flat. Temps started around 10ยบF and fell towards a bitter 1ยบF. The cold storm meant blower conditions. Resolution skied great early and was bumped out quickly. Mountain [โฆ] Conditions Report Alex Hamilton | January 5, 2017 0 Comments
Crystal Mountain, WA Conditions Report: Cold Groomers then Back to โNormalโ With little new snow over the week and persistent cold temps, not much changed here at Crystal Mountain. That is, not much changed until today when temps went up slightly and we got some of that good old โPNW Hot Pow!โ Crystal got the Sasquatch jib park features put into the Mr. Magoo run, but Iโd skied my fill of that [โฆ] Reid Pitman | December 20, 2016 0 Comments
The Polar Vortex: A Treatise The most prevalent stereotype of small talk is โSo, how about that weather, eh?โ and from my relatively brief experience in this world, this stereotype is absolutely true. When it dips, the polar vortex is often the biggest talking point at parties. A sure way to make friend, I tell you. Itโs amazing how much community and conversation can be created when we are [โฆ] Sergei Poljak | December 16, 2016 0 Comments
Alyeska Conditions Report: 20 Days of High Pressure Not much has changed at Alyeska in the last two weeks. A massive high pressure system has taken over Alaska, blocking any major storm headed its way. The temperatures have been in the single digits in the valley floors and the mid twenties above 1,000 feet. Its been nice to escape the cold and take hot laps on the groomers on the upper mountain.These cold temperatures on the valley floor have been wonderful for the snowmakers. They have now filled in most of the lower mountain and are blasting huge mounds of snow on runs that are not open such as Tanaka and water fall. This will be great for the race team to finally [โฆ] Conditions Report Scott Rich | February 6, 2015 0 Comments
NASA Video: How Cold Was it This Winter in North America? Even out on the West Coast we all heard about how cold it was this winter? For West Coasters suffering a lackluster early season that was hard. Alabama was getting snow, but the mountains of the West werenโt?! The video pulls hourly surface temperatures from across North America. What is especially interesting about this video is that you can watch weather patterns, storms spinning down towards the lower 48 and, how warm it was on the West Coast. Even with all the media hype and coverage of snowstorms in the East this winter ranks as the 34th coldest in the past 119 years (since record keeping began.) The winter [โฆ] Weather SnowBrains | March 13, 2014 0 Comments
Brain Post: โHow to Keep Batteries From Dying in the Cold?โ Batteries are notorious for dying in the cold. They get cold, their life decreases dramatically and the device theyโre powering dies and youโre screwed. Some of the things batteries power are crucial to mountain survival: avalanche beacons and headlamps come to mind. With this in mind, we need to do what we can to make batteries last as long as possible, especially when in the backcountry. Outside Magazine has some great tips that weโve borrowed here: [โฆ] Featured Article SnowBrains | February 14, 2014 1 Comment
Survival Skills Keep Missing Family of 6 Alive in Nevada in -21ยบ Temps A couple and their 4 children survived 2 nights in the recent sub-zero temperatures in Nevada after their Jeep flipped over on a family excursion on Sunday. The family of 6 used intelligent tactics to survive 2 bitterly cold nights in the Nevada desert before being rescued on Tuesday in [โฆ] SnowBrains | December 12, 2013 0 Comments
Why Does San Francisco, CA Rarely See Snow? Interestingly enough, the San Francisco Ballet recently asked this question to the California Academy of Arts and Science in San Francisco: โWhy does San Francisco rarely see snow?โ Whatโs cool is that San Francisco does get snow occasionally and there is great photographic evidence. We nearly saw snow last week with temperatures dipping below freezing in San Francisco. So, why does San Francisco so rarely see snow? The answer, says the California Academy of Scienceโs Curator of [โฆ] Brains SnowBrains | December 10, 2013 3 Comments
Massive Storm Hitting Northern Rockies NOW: 1-3 Feet of Snow Forecasted A major winter storm will be hitting the Northern Rockies today through Wednesday. This storm will bring arctic air down into the Northern Rockies from Canada. That cold will inflate snow totals and make skiers & riders very happy. 1-2 feet is forecasted in the Northern Rockies in the next 3 days. Whatโs most impressive about this storm is the amount of Winter Storm Warnings. Just have a look at this map. You donโt see this many [โฆ] Weather SnowBrains | December 2, 2013 0 Comments
NOAA: Heavy Snow & Single-Digit Temps for Wyoming/Idaho Monday & Tuesday NOAA announced today that they are expecting a cold front to pass through Wyoming on Monday and Tuesday. They are forecasting heavy snowfall with this system along with single digit temperatures. The main reason for the early warning is that this week is going to be very mild in Wyoming and Idaho with temperatures in the 50s, which is balmy for this [โฆ] Weather SnowBrains | October 23, 2013 2 Comments