First Snowman of the Season at Big Sky Resort, MT Under the cover of clouds, Big Sky Resort‘s Lone Peak saw its first snowfall of the season on September 16. Related: Big Sky Resort, MT, Has Detonated Thousands of Pounds of Explosives While Building New Tram Teams working on the 11,166-foot summit captured the snowfall as they make progress in building Big Sky Resort’s new tram. Big Sky Resort opens […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 18, 2022 0 Comments
Here is the Median Date for the First Measurable Snowfall of the Year in North America You know the saying “Winter is coming.” Perhaps there’s no better measure of this than the first snowfall of the year. Or maybe that means winter is already here. Either way, the first snowfall makes us start dreaming of powder days to come. The infographic above is from Brian Brettschneider (@Climatologist49 on Twitter). It shows the median date for the […] Weather Brent Thomas | September 14, 2022 0 Comments
First Snow of the Season Falls on Summit of Grand Teton, WY It won’t be long now! A light dusting of snow fell on the summit of the Grand Teton in Wyoming yesterday. The dusting comes after snow fell last week on Pikes Peak, Berthoud Pass, and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado. Meteorological fall starts in only 5-days on September 1. Astronomical fall starts in only 26-days on September 22! Winter is coming… […] SnowBrains | August 26, 2022 6 Comments
First Snow of the Season Falls in Colorado It’s happening! Colorado mountains received a dusting of snow yesterday for the first time this season. The snow fell on the peaks near Alma in the Mosquito Range. It might only be a dusting, which melted by the afternoon, but it snowed. And that’s what matters. The snow comes three days earlier than last year, when widespread snow fell on much […] SnowBrains | August 18, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Direct Weather Shares Forecast Outlining When You Can Expect Your First Snowfall For Winter 2022-23 [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rao0CMaDo8s"] WeatherBrains | August 15, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
First Snowflakes of the Year Allow Snowmaking to Begin in New Zealand Last Monday marked an exciting milestone in the countdown to Winter 2022 at Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, with the first snowflake falling on Happy Valley a month earlier than in previous years. Related: Top 5 Terrain Parks In Australia And New Zealand The Snow Factory, used exclusively to support snowmaking efforts in Whakapapa’s Happy Valley, is one of its kind […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | April 4, 2022 0 Comments
First Snow in Denver, CO After A Record-Breaking 232 Days After 232 days since Denver last saw snow, flakes finally began falling last Friday, December 10. While Denver and the Metro area have seen a few flurries, there hasn’t been a measurable amount that has stuck around long enough to count. Snowfall for the city is measured at Denver National Airport (DIA). Last Friday 0.8 of an inch was recorded at […] Aunika Skogen | December 15, 2021 0 Comments
Following First Significant Snow, Sierra Avalanche Center Check Out Backcountry Snowpack In case you missed it, quite a lot of snow fell on the higher elevations of California’s Sierra Nevada yesterday. As a result, the Sierra Avalanche Center ventured into the Mount Rose backcountry to look at the snowpack. As the first significant snow on the ground, this storm will dictate how avalanche conditions shape up for the rest of the […] Avalanche AvyBrains | October 26, 2021 0 Comments
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