[PHOTOS] More Early-Season Snowfall in the European Alps as More Areas Open for Skiing & Snowboarding Snowfall across the European Alps has brought some early-season delight to ski areas in Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland. While it has been great news for ski resorts, some motorists got caught out by the early snowfall. The Flüela Pass in Switzerland, which connects Davos to the Engadin Valley, has seen almost half a meter (20 inches) of snowfall in […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 5, 2024 0 Comments
CAIC: Why Early Season Snow is Dangerous in Colorado The Colorado Avalanche Information Center released an early-season snow update on its blog a few years ago, which still holds true today. The message is one of warning; big early-season snowfall will affect the layers of snow that will fall on top of this one for the rest of this coming winter season. Related: The Dangers of Early Season Backcountry […] Avalanche SnowBrains | November 1, 2023 0 Comments
SNOW in 9 U.S. States & 2 Canadian Provinces Last Week | Photo Tour: North America got all kinds of snow all over last week. Ski patrollers were getting faceshots at Silverton, CO yesterday. Spots in Utah got up to 10″ of snow last week. Yes people were doing backflips while drinking beer at Alta yesterday… Photo proof below. Snow closed 9,624′ Sonora Pass, CA (hwy 108) on Thursday, September 22nd, 2016. Snow […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 26, 2016 0 Comments
First SNOW of the Year for Utah Today! | VIDEO + Photo Tour: Wow, we didn’t see this coming and we don’t think anyone else did either… Thunderstorms were forecast today in Utah but there was no mention of snow then…. VOILA! First snow of the year for Utah Today! “It’s starting to look a bit like…fall? The first snow of the season fell on the northern mountains overnight into this morning. We put […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 14, 2016 0 Comments
It’s Snowed in 7 US States & 2 Canadian Provinces This Week | PHOTO TOUR: It’s been snowing all over North America this week. We saw snow in 7 US States and 2 Canadian Provinces. People are even skiing powder this week… (see video below in the Montana section) We got snow in: CA, NV, ID, MT, WY, CO, UT, Alberta, and B.C and we’ve got photos and videos of it all below. Red Mountain Lodge, MT […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 14, 2016 3 Comments
NOAA Issues “Winter Weather Advisory” for Montana & Idaho This Weekend | Up to 5″ of Snow Forecast NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the mountains of Montana & Idaho this weekend… They’re calling for up to 5″ of snow Sunday – Monday. “1 TO 2 INCHES AROUND 6000 FEET WITH 2 TO 5INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.” – NOAA, today A Winter Weather Advisory issued and it’s only the 2nd day of September! NOAA is calling […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 2, 2016 2 Comments
NOAA: Snow Forecast All Week in Montana’s Mountains Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer. “Accumulating snow is possible in the mountains. And that is for elevations above 7,000 feet (in Montana, this weekend).” NOAA, today “Are you headed to Glacier National Park for the Labor Day holiday weekend? Raw and potentially dangerous conditions are expected on Sunday & Monday with snow possible down to around 6000 […] WeatherBrains | September 1, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Ripping DEEP Powder at Jay Peak, VT Yesterday https://vimeo.com/142830116 As deep as it gets for this time of year at Jay Peak yesterday. A crew headed up to the summit and ripped down in deep pow and fallen fall leaves and obviously had a blast. This is a quintessentially East Coast experience. It appears that the runs are just pure grass and soft dirt out there, no rocks, […] SnowBrains | October 19, 2015 0 Comments
Up to 5″ of New Snow in Vermont & New York Today! 6 Resort Photo Tour: https://vimeo.com/142744159#at=15 video of Jay Peak’s first snowfall of the season and their incredible fall colors. Vermont and New York got some healthy doses of snow yesterday and last night. Whiteface ski resort in New York got 5″ of snow. The combination of the new snow and the fall colors is absolutely stunning. Killington ski area in Vermont is open for […] SnowBrains | October 18, 2015 0 Comments
SNOWING Hard at Mammoth, CA Right Now | Photo Tour: Mammoth ski resort in California is getting hit hard by snowfall right this second (8:30am). The forecast is for the snow to stick around today and tonight. The low temperatures are forecast to hit right around freezing all week. Maybe Mammoth can start doing some snow gun testing this week? PHOTO TOUR: SnowBrains | October 18, 2015 0 Comments
Snow All Over Colorado Today | 9 Ski Resort Photo Tour: Colorado got a strong dusting of snow overnight last night. Some places got a lot more than a dusting, like Silverton. They were ripping turns and getting faceshot in Silverton yesterday…. Telluride also got more than a dusting up high and they even had a spectacular video of the snow yesterday. In all, we have images of 9 ski resorts […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 7, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO & Photo Tour: Fresh SNOW at Mammoth, CA Today Who’s ready? This morning we celebrated 20 degree weather and an inch of fresh snow at the top. Who’s ready? November 11 will be here before you know it. Posted by Mammoth Mountain on Monday, October 5, 2015 Mammoth ski resort in California got a couple of inches of snow the past two days. They open on November 11th, 2015 […] SnowBrains | October 5, 2015 2 Comments
More New Snow for Las Lenas, Argentina | Photo Tour: Las Lenas ski resort in Argentina got it’s first major storm of the season on May 5th. Since then, most of that snow has melted away. Today, Lenas is looking at some more new snow. We just got some inside information that they’re hoping to open for the season on June 20th. That’s soon. When do we recommend to head to Argentina/Chile? August 7th to September 7th is the money spot. However, if you have time to head down for the entire […] Weather SnowBrains | May 29, 2014 1 Comment
Significant Snow Forecasted for European Alps This Week Last week, the Alps got a bit of early season snow. This week, they’ll get a decent dousing of new snow. Snow is forecasted from Monday September 16th until Friday, September 21st in the Alps with some spots getting up to 30cms (1ft). The jetstream will come form the Northwest brining colder air on Monday dropping snow levels […] Weather SnowBrains | September 16, 2013 1 Comment