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The Great Salt Lake is Shrinking, Fast.

Utah’s Great Salt Lake is shrinking, and fast. A lake that was once the size of Delaware is shrinking at an alarming rate and is in jeopardy of reaching its lowest water level ever recorded. The lake, which is approximately 35 feet deep, is being affected by a historic drought that is devastating much of the Western United States. Increasing […]

Jacob Chapin | July 15, 2021
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Crested Butte, CO Backcountry Report: Deep, Dry, and Perfect Powder

Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from January 25, 2021 Crested Butte, CO – We skied some of the best powder of our lives today. After a long dry spell, conditions have significantly improved and we went to be the first to get the goods. We set our objective high—skiing the north face of Carbon Peak. Carbon Peak […]

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Dominic Gawel | January 26, 2021
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9 Winter Camping Tips and Tricks to Stay Warm and Dry

Winter camping is rewarding and lets you access the backcountry in a whole new way. If you don’t plan ahead and prepare accordingly, you may have a cold and miserable experience. Use these tips to help you plan accordingly and make your first winter camping trip a good one! 9. Change your socks (a lot).  The socks you wear for […]

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Dominic Gawel | January 7, 2021
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NOAA: Sierra Nevada Mts, CA Have Only 16% Chance of Having “Normal” Snowpack by April

It’s been dry in California lately. But how dry? California’s statewide snowpack is currently sitting at only 53% of average to date. NOAA puts it into context for us below. The most shocking statistic is this: The Sierra Nevada mountains of California have only a 1 in 6 (16%) chance of generating a “normal” snowpack by April 2020. “Current odds […]

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WeatherBrains | February 18, 2020
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Western Weather Group & NOAA: California’s Dry Spell May Last 2-3 MORE Weeks…

“There is high confidence that storms will continue to dodge us [California] to the east leaving us relatively clear, cool and dry with periodic north winds for the next 2-3 weeks.” – Western Weather Group, Inc on 2/4/2020 We read this weather forecast from Weather West Group today and our hearts sank. The last time Lake Tahoe saw a significant […]

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WeatherBrains | February 5, 2020
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Climate Change Largely to Blame as Study Shows Mountain Snow is on the Decline Across Western US

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Mountain snow is on the decline across the western US, and climate change is largely to blame, according to a new study, reports Buzzfeed. Scientists measured snowpack at nearly 700 sites spread across western mountain ranges over six decades, 1955 to 2016, and carried out many computer simulations of snowpack levels over time. Both the observations and modeling showed widespread […]

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WeatherBrains | March 12, 2018
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Yosemite National Park – “We’re Having Another Very Dry Year”

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Yosemite National Park yesterday declared: We’re having another very dry year. The February 1 snow survey results are in, and the Merced River drainage snowpack is 16% of average and the Tuolumne River drainage is 25% of average (this is similar to February 2014 and 2015). So warm and dry in fact, that the bears are awake and hungry! Nevertheless, the winter […]

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Steven Agar | February 8, 2018
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NOAA: Warm & Dry Conditions To Return to West Coast & Possibly Stay Into Mid-February

NOAA is forecasting high pressure to build onto the West Coast next week and stay there for the foreseeable future. NOAA is forecasting the possibility of drier and warmer than average conditions in CA, UT, NV, AZ, NM through February 16th, 2018 along with wetter and colder conditions in WA, OR, MT, ID, WY during the same time frame. High Pressure […]

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WeatherBrains | January 24, 2018
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