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What is Graupel? And Why Do Skiers Love It?

Graupel: those soft, little hail-looking snowballs that fall from the sky during storms and make the ski conditions awesome. They’re not quite snowflakes and not quite hail pellets—so what are they? The World Atlas defines graupel as such:  “Graupel, also referred to as snow pellets or soft hail, is a form of precipitation which forms when super-cooled droplets of water […]

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WeatherBrains | May 24, 2021
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Brain Post: What Are Snow Ghosts?

You have probably seen them at the top of mountains while skiing. Snow ghosts can be trees, buildings, or any other structure that is completely covered in snow. They look like they have been frozen in time by the blistering cold, and when you are up in the mountains by yourself, they will make you feel like you are in […]

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Liam Abbott | March 25, 2021
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Mammoth, CA Conditions Report: 3rd Mini-Powder Day of the Week

Patrol tracks and our tracks on Friday morning.

Mammoth experienced its 2nd mini-powder day in a row yesterday – 3rd of the week. 2-3 inches of new snow covered the mountain and the layer underneath the snow was soft. You could ski nearly as fast as you wanted. There were a few more people out than the day before, but it was still mostly vacant. I skied solo and was able to ski 4 of the chute/gullies off the top first. I arrived at 8:30am and by 9:30 the mountain became socked in by cloud and was never released. Once […]

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Miles Clark | May 23, 2015
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Alta Conditions Report – 100% Open

If you have skied Alta, you know how sweet the terrain is! However, due to the high level of awesomeness of said terrain, often avalanche danger or low snow may not allow Alta to open everything for our skiing pleasure. Recently we have been graced with high pressure that has lasted for well over a month. We have had a few nice quick hitting refresher storms, but avvy danger has remained low. With low danger and prolonged high […]

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Aaron Rice | February 12, 2015
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