Brain Post: 8 Facts About Summer Solstice June 20th, 2021, is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, and the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This means that the start of winter is only six months away, December 21st, 2020, and daylight today is 5h28m longer than then. Ski season is even closer as it usually starts in November. Of course, in the […] Brains SnowBrains | June 22, 2021 2 Comments
INFOGRAPH: 8 Interesting Facts About Avalanches After a week with lots of snow -and lots of avalanches- it is good to remind ourselves about the risks that skiing and being at the mountains involve, and more importantly, try to minimize them as much as we can. The following graphs are only a couple of interesting facts about avalanches that are good to know, but won’t save our lives. There is […] Avalanche Matias Ricci | January 12, 2017 1 Comment
Lake Tahoe Rose 6″ in Latest Storm | That’s 17.3 Billion Gallons of Water… Update to yesterday’s fun facts now that we have the storm total data in…Lake Tahoe rose nearly 6 inches over the past 4 days. This is equivalent to 17.3 billion gallons of water and would completely fill Boca Reservoir in addition to half of Prosser Creek Reservoir! – NOAA Reno, NV Blue Canyon ended up getting 12.13″ of precipitation. This […] Weather SnowBrains | February 11, 2014 1 Comment
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