Blue Skies Today in the Sierras with Up To FOUR Feet Coming the Second Half of the Week Enjoy blue skies and warm sunshine today, before the next system moves through the Sierras on Tuesday. This will bring Valley rain and heavy mountain snow for the second half of the week. The strong winter storm is likely to bring impacts to the Sierras with strong winds, heavy rain, and snow. The storm is looking warmer than the last storm […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 19, 2018 0 Comments
Colorado Back in the Mix | Storm Last Night Dumped up to 10-Inches and Over a Foot More to Come After temps in the 40s and bright blue sunny skies the majority of the week, winter returned across Colorado last night with the majority of resorts receiving decent amounts of snow. The most intense snow started Thursday afternoon and continued through early Friday morning. Friday morning should be a fun powder day across the state, with most snow falling after the […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 16, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: NOAA’s Official Outlook for Spring 2018 in the USA NOAA just released their outlook today for Spring 2018 – ie the rest of the ski season 2017/18. This outlook doesn’t look great for the vast majority of the West… THE GOOD: As far as ski country goes, NOAA is only forecasting above average precipitation in the Northeast. As far as ski country goes, NOAA is only forecasting below average […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 15, 2018 1 Comment
Alyeska AK, Conditions Report: Fresh Fun & Occasional Sun The cream of today’s snow crop at Alyeska Resort was found up high. Recent bouts of high and fluctuating precip. have, in turns, raked and pillowed Mount Alyeska steeps, creating diverse zones of zipper corduroy capped by blaster pow. Outer area, High Traverse is open and beckoning as a jump point to runs marked by deep-spray carves turned tree-pin hot […] Conditions Report Paulie | January 18, 2018 0 Comments
Snowpack Stacks Up At Alyeska, AK [sponsored by Alyeska] As winter nears seasonal stride, snow enthusiasts fix their attentions upon current snowpack figures and future forecasts. Compared against below average ‘13/’14 and ‘14/’15 seasons, Alyeska slopes have roller-coastered of late. According to its website, Alyeska Resort reported a bumper 2015/’16 ski season (874 inches of total snowfall, an extra 200 inches atop season totals for the previous […] Featured Article Paulie | January 3, 2018 0 Comments
Alyeska, AK Conditions Report: Cold, Fast, and Fresh A very snow-friendly forecast has got AK crews amping. The first of several expected fronts have brought long-awaited fresh fall to Mount Alyeska slopes, a celebrated conditions improvement upon day&night ski operations. The holiday dates have seen season-premier openings at outer areas, High Traverse as well as North Face (to Spoonline cutoff) but, in fairness, the mainstay trails claim today’s […] Conditions Report Paulie | December 31, 2017 1 Comment
NOAA: Total Solar Eclipse Day Cloud Cover Forecast – August 21st 2017 NOAA has released its cloud cover forecast for Total Solar Eclipse Day – August 21st, 2017 – for the USA. It’s looking a little iffy for Jackson Hole, WY… Good luck Eclipse hunter! Weather WeatherBrains | August 17, 2017 0 Comments
How To Forecast Mountain Weather: Being able to forecast mountain weather is a crucial skill when traveling or living in mountainous terrain. Wether you’re deep in the backcountry, at a ski resort, completely lost, driving over a mountain pass, or chillin’ in a backcountry cabin, it’s important to understand what the skies are telling you about the coming weather. If you are deep in the backcountry, being able to forecast mountain weather could save your life. Below are a few tips that will help us all forecast mountain weather when in the mountains. Weather is always very unpredictable and these tips aren’t 100% fool-proof, but these are good tools to keep in you […] Weather SnowBrains | August 10, 2017 4 Comments
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