How Good is the Canadian Weather Service? Why is it important for Canada to have a good reliable weather forecast? Canada is home to the world’s northernmost settlement, Canadian Forces Station Alert, on the northern tip of Ellesmere Island – latitude 82.5°N – which lies 817 kilometres (508 mi) from the North Pole. Much of the Canadian Arctic is covered by ice and permafrost. Canada has the longest coastline in the world, […] Weather Claire Weiss | February 25, 2017 1 Comment
Updated: NOAA’s Official November Outlook For The USA NOAA’s November outlook is forecasting above average precipitation in northern and southern Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana, & northern California. Below average precipitation if forecast for western Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Southeast Montana and the southeast tier of the country. Some parts of Texas and New Mexico will also have above average precipitation. November is an exciting month in the USA.  Fall is […] Weather Sergei Poljak | November 3, 2016 0 Comments
38” Of Snow Forecast for Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina Next Week There is no doubt that Cerro Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina is the place you’ll want to be next week. The conditions right now are fun, and more than 38 inches of snow are forecasted within the next 8 days. Â So… what are you waiting for? Â It’s game time. Cerro Catedral is a bit low tide right now […] Weather Matias Ricci | August 10, 2016 0 Comments
Treble Cone, NZ Conditions Report & Photo Tour: Phenominal Skiing + Big Snow on the Way Treble Cone has been fully open for a few days now and the skiing has been phenomenal. A big storm a week ago left about 70 centimetres on the upper mountain and about 30 centimetres on the lower mountain. A second storm on Wednesday topped things up nicely with another 15cm. The Home Basin and the Saddle Basin opened initially […] Conditions Report Marian Krogh | July 21, 2016 0 Comments
REAL Snow Conditions in South America 25 days till the beginning of the season. Most ski areas in Argentina and Chile are still brown. The little snow which had fallen has already melt, except for some higher peaks. But delicately, temperatures start to decrease. That’s good news. Winter approaches slowly. Snow is just around the corner. Forecast is encouraging for the Central Andes, specially for Chile. Some […] Conditions Report Matias Ricci | May 27, 2016 2 Comments
Up to 40″ of Snow Forecast for South America this Weekend Winter is just around the corner in South America. Last week, Cerro Castor (Ushuaia, Argentina), Catedral (Bariloche, Argentina), Valle Nevado (Santiago, Chile), and more were hit by the first snowfall of the year. A few days ago, Cerro Catedral, in Bariloche, turned white for a while. Now it is the turn for Las Leñas, in Mendoza, and Portillo and Valle […] Weather Matias Ricci | April 13, 2016 0 Comments
NOAA: 4-12″ of Snow for Tahoe This Weekend NOAA is forecasting 6-12″ of snow in Tahoe this weekend. They’re saying 4-8″ above 5,500-feet and up to 12″ of snow on the highest peaks in Tahoe. NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Lake Tahoe Basin. This very well could be a fun weekend in Lake Tahoe, CA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON […] Weather SnowBrains | February 27, 2015 3 Comments
Crystal Mountain Weekly Report: Epic Re-Opening + 118″ of Snow Earlier this month, Crystal Mountain opened for a few days and closed soon after due to a deteriorating snowpack. A week ago, on December 22nd, Crystal was able to reopen the upper portion of the mountain, allowing hungry weekday skiers to enjoy deep, dry, bluebird powder turns. At 7am that Monday morning some evo coworkers and I left Seattle in search of hot laps and heavy snow. Conditions Report Rachel Delacour | December 29, 2014 0 Comments