Two Fires Near Flagstaff, AZ, Have Burned Over 24,000 Acres Arizona’s Pipeline Fire and the smaller Haywire Fire are currently burning north of Flagstaff, AZ. As of Tuesday afternoon, they were at 0% containment. Hot, windy, and dry conditions have made fighting the fire challenging. Evacuation orders in Coconino County are in place, including Arizona Snowbowl ski area. Officials have closed almost the entire northern part of the forest. A […] Fire Brent Thomas | June 15, 2022 0 Comments
Arsonist Causes $30,000 Worth of Damage to Independent Canadian Ski Area Sunridge Ski Area in Alberta, Canada was the victim of an arson attack over the weekend that caused $30,000 worth of damage. Related: Fire at Kimberley Hill Resort, BC Deemed Arson by Officials The fire completely destroyed the resort’s new outdoor deck. The deck was built to provide guests with a safe outdoor space to congregate during the covid pandemic. […] Fire Firebrains | June 8, 2022 0 Comments
Brush Fire Near Los Angeles Injures 1, Scorches Dozens of Acres On Monday afternoon a brush fire was started in Hesperia, California, just outside of Los Angeles. The blaze burned one victim and up to 50 acres of land while record-breaking temperatures were recorded in the Southwest, MSN reports. The condition of the victim has not yet been released. The Hesperia area is under an excessive heat watch starting Thursday through […] Fire Firebrains | June 7, 2022 2 Comments
New Mexico Wildfire, Now Largest in State History and Visible from Space, Prompts Mandatory Evacuation for 2 Ski Areas Wildfire season is here and New Mexico’s already got it BAD. Like biggest-fire-in-state-history, seen-from-outer-space, and so-big-that-it’s-creating-its-own-weather-patterns, bad. The wildfire burning in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains east of Santa Fe has been ongoing for over 40 days and is now the largest in the state’s recorded history. So far, it’s burned an area roughly the size of Los Angeles […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 18, 2022 1 Comment
Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA, Looks to Reopen Next Winter After Devastating Caldor Fire The 2021/22 ski season would have been the 75th season for Sierra-at-Tahoe resort. Instead, the resort stayed closed due to the Caldor Fire that devastated the resort late last summer. Over 70% of the resort’s 2,000 acres suffered burn damage. Along with the vegetation devastation, the fire damaged the maintenance facility, five of the nine lifts, and the magic carpet. […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 17, 2022 0 Comments
NASA: Wildfires Continue to Burn Across New Mexico Early season wildfires continued to rage in the first week of May 2022 in northern New Mexico. The blazes have been driven by high winds, low humidity, and exceptionally dry tinder—grass, brush, and timber—that are providing ample fuel for burning. The fires have destroyed hundreds of structures and prompted the evacuation of thousands of homes. On May 3, 2022, seven […] Fire Firebrains | May 4, 2022 0 Comments
Colorado Wildlife Department Planning to Invest $20 Million Into Fire Prevention Tactics The Colorado Wildlife Department is gearing up for another wildfire season by investing $20 million into an updated Wildlife Preparedness Plan. The CWD believes that Colorado’s mountains and plains are at risk for more wildfires than ever before. The department estimated there will be about 5,507 fires. According to the 2022 Wildlife Preparedness Plan, the fires will burn about 221,661 […] Fire Haleigh Hafner | May 3, 2022 0 Comments
NASA: Wildfires Scorch Northern New Mexico Fire season in New Mexico arrived early and aggressively in 2022, fueled by strong, gusty winds, extremely low humidity, and an exceedingly dry landscape. As of April 19, nearly 99 percent of the state was dealing with some level of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, with 63 percent rated at extreme to exceptional levels of dryness. Amid those […] Fire Firebrains | April 26, 2022 0 Comments
4 Intuitive Ways to Construct and Prepare for Wildfires Article by Rachel Perez Wildfires are some of the most destructive forces of nature. Over the past few decades, unfortunately, wildfires have become more common and more consuming. In the past 15 years alone, nearly 90,000 structures were burned by wildfires. When building in wildfire-prone areas, preparation and foresight will help prevent even more structures from succumbing to the flames. […] Fire Guest Author | April 25, 2022 1 Comment
Ruidoso, NM – Home of Ski Apache – On the Verge Of Destruction By Wildfire Around noon on April 12th, all hell broke loose in the quiet ski town of Ruidoso, NM – home to Ski Apache. A combination of high winds and low snowpack has consistently contributed to the ongoing megadrought much of the west is facing, creating the perfect storm for a raging wildfire to take hold of the community. Almost a week […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | April 16, 2022 1 Comment
[PHOTOS] Friday’s Structure Fire at Donner Ski Ranch, CA, is 2nd in Recent Years CAL FIRE responded with Truckee Fire District to the burning Lytton Lake Lodge at Donner Ski Ranch Resort, CA, on Friday night. The resort will be closed today due to utility losses required to safely disconnect the burned-down lodge. Related: Homewood Mountain Resort, CA, Offers Free Skiing to Firefighters on January 30, 2022 The fire was well established prior to the arrival […] Fire Firebrains | January 24, 2022 1 Comment
Dog Missing After Caldor Fire Found Alive Months Later Almost four months since the Caldor Fire ripped through Northern California, many people evacuated their homes leaving many of their belongings, for some that included pets. One lucky dog, Russ was able to survive for months after separation from his owners. Amid the chaos of the evacuation, a dog named Russ got separated from his owners. Along with many other […] Fire Aunika Skogen | January 11, 2022 0 Comments
Resorts Sell $99 Lift Tickets to Support Marshall Fire Victims After less than average precipitation this winter, front range Colorado suffered a massive wildfire fueled by dry grass and high winds. On December 30th, Boulder County was devastated by the Marshall Fire, which started as a grass fire and was fueled by high-speed winds of up to 100mph. It tore through 6,026 acres of land, destroying over 900 structures, most of […] Fire Aunika Skogen | January 7, 2022 1 Comment
NASA: Boulder County, CO, Wildfire is Most Destructive in State’s History | 1,100 House Burned, 2 People Missing On December 30, 2021, high winds roared out of the west and down the front slope of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Northwest of Denver, peak gusts reached 115 miles (185 kilometers) per hour—the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane. Those winds whipped up intense grass and brush fires in south Boulder and blew them east toward the towns of […] Fire Firebrains | January 5, 2022 0 Comments
Caldor Fire – That Blazed Through Sierra-at-Tahoe – Suspects Arrested It’s been three months since the Caldor Fire began, which blazed across three counties, El Dorado, Amador, and Alpine, and covered over 200,000 acres. The fire destroyed thousands of homes and structures, damaged ski areas like Sierra-at-Tahoe, and injured multiple people. After a joint investigation from The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office, USDA Forest Service, Cal Fire, the California Department […] Fire Aunika Skogen | December 9, 2021 0 Comments
Wildfire Season Will be Impacted By Lack of Snow Due to Climate Change All across the country, mountainous regions usually covered in snow this time of year are dry as a bone. This could have consequential effects when the end of summer and wildfire season arrive. According to a study done by the University of Nevada in Reno, where scientists studied seasonal snow zones two years pre-fire and four years post-fire, there is […] Fire Aunika Skogen | November 30, 2021 1 Comment
Before and After Photos Reveal Just How Badly the Caldor Fire Burned Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA Sierra-at-Tahoe announced last week that it wouldn’t open for the winter season until at least 2022 because of damage sustained from the devastating Caldor Fire earlier this year. But just how bad was the damage from the blaze? Related: Fire Damaged Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA, Will Not Open Until 2022 New drone imagery shows what Sierra-at-Tahoe’s ski runs look like after the […] Fire Firebrains | November 8, 2021 1 Comment
Big SNOW American Dream, NJ, Will Not Open Until 2022 Following Fire at Ski Area The Big SNOW American Dream indoor ski area in New Jersey will remain closed until 2022 after a fire broke out in the ski area in the early hours of Saturday, September 25th, before spreading to the rest of the mall. Firefighters from multiple departments quickly extinguished the blaze, and the mall reopened the same day. We know you are all as […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 1, 2021 0 Comments
California’s Caldor Fire is Now 100% Contained Thanks to the brave efforts of firefighters and first responders, the Caldor Fire is now 100% contained. Related: Desolation Hotel, South Lake Tahoe, CA, to Host Fundraising Event & Halloween Spookytacular for Wildland Firefighter Foundation & El Dorado Community Foundation’s Caldor Fire Fund On October 21, the Caldor Fire reached 100 percent containment. Great Basin Incident Management Team 7 took […] Fire Firebrains | October 22, 2021 1 Comment
Updated National Forest Closure No Longer Includes Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA | Opening Day to Go Ahead as Planned It was touch and go for a while, but Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA, confirmed over the weekend that the season will proceed as planned after survivng the Caldor Fire that burned south of Lake Tahoe in September. Related: Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA Confirms “No Direct Fire Damage” From Caldor Fire | Will Open December 3rd as Planned After burning through […] Fire Firebrains | October 18, 2021 0 Comments
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