Still Thinking About; Soda Springs Mountain Resort, CA A Pre-COVID-19 Closure Report brought to you by Ski California Thanks to diligent, on-going media coverage the world is aware that threat of a human-transmitted, novel virus, COVID-19 has created a new and sadly necessary social barrier among society. It has seized global economies, put the clamps on industry, and generally raised pulses. But however weird the wind may blow […] Trip Report Paulie | March 26, 2020 0 Comments
Sugar Bowl Resort, CA Launches $8 Million Snowmaking Initiative Sugar Bowl Resort, CA sits nestled in the peaks of Donner Summit. Known for its heavy snowfall and exciting terrain, this Sierra Nevada gem belongs on the bucket list. Even though this resort sees record breaking winters, investments in snowmaking are still on the priority list. According to a recent Sugar Bowl Resort press release, the resort has announced an […] Industry News Katy Shipley | August 7, 2018 0 Comments
Helicopter Crash on Donner Summit, CA Yesterday: A helicopter crashed on Donner Summit, CA yesterday. Miraculously, no major injuries were reported. This helicopter was not working on the nearby Farad fire that had Donner Summit’s Interstate 80 closed yesterday. “Just incase we weren’t busy enough. Currently we are on scene with a helicopter crash up on top of Donner Summit. Luckily only minor injuries as this could […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 12, 2017 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA Surpassed Average Annual Precipitation on Jan. 18th | Tahoe Has Seen As Much Rain as Snow This Year… Lake Tahoe, CA reached its average annual precipitation of 60.94″ on January 18th. Wow! A ‘Water Year’ in California begins on October 1st and ends on September 31st. Of all the precipiation that has fallen at UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Lab at 6,900′ on Donner Summit, CA, 47% of it has fallen as rain and 53% has fallen as snow. […] SnowBrains | February 10, 2017 1 Comment
Squaw Valley Weekend Report: Great Skiing Returns to Tahoe First of all, I want to send a big Thank You out to the Squaw Valley Sk Patrol. They made this weekend awesome by opening up tons of terrain and giving skiers and riders exactly what they want. They gave us Mainline Pocket, Reverse Traverse (Headwall Face), the Funnel, Solitude, and Granite Chief making this weekend the best skiing I’ve had at Squaw since 2011. On Friday, Squaw opened up with 16″ of new snow. They had Gold Coast, Big Blue, Solitude, and Shirley Lake open […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 15, 2014 5 Comments
Sugar Bowl OPENS Saturday with 1,500-Vertical-Feet for 75th Season Sugar Bowl ski resort in Lake Tahoe, CA will be opening on December 6th, 2014 with 1,500-vertical-feet of skiing. That’s a heck of a lot more than the 500-vertical-feet we’ve been lapping at Squaw all week. Sugar Bowl will be opening the Mt. Lincoln Express, Christmas Tree, and Nob Hill chairlifts on opening day. SUGAR BOWL OPENING DAY PRESS RELEASE: DONNER SUMMIT, Calif. (Dec. 3, 2014) — Sugar Bowl Resort will open for top-to-bottom skiing and snowboarding this Saturday, […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 3, 2014 0 Comments
Could Tahoe Have 3 Bad Winters in a Row? | Interview with Sierra Snow Scientist After two dry winters in a row in Tahoe, I think we all have one question in the back of our minds: “Could Tahoe have 3 bad winters in a row?” The short answer is yes. Yes, because anything is possible, and yes because our historical snowfall graph from Donner Summit, CA shows us that the answer is yes. 7 times […] Miles Clark | May 10, 2013 12 Comments
Racing Over the Sierras by Car After the Record Winter of 1911 Our friends at the Sierra Sun has just published a terrific two part article entitled: Conquering Donner Pass by Car. The article highlights a “race” over Donner Summit, CA in 1911 during extremely high snow depths. In the early 1900s, automobiles were new and taking them to the limit was all the rage. A cross-country car race craze had […] Featured Article SnowBrains | May 9, 2013 4 Comments
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