Houston, TX Set a SNOWFALL Record Last Week Beating the Previous Record of 0.00″ Set Last Year Temperatures hit highs well over 90ºF in Houston, TX last week, but that didn’t stop the city setting an unlikely record: Houston set a record for snowfall on Friday. Related: Beartooth Pass, MT Finally OPENS After Being CLOSED Past 5-Days For Snow! While it’s not too unusual to hear reports of snow at the highest elevations of western North America […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 1, 2019 0 Comments
Mammoth Mountain, CA Report: Legit Big Mountain Skiing In Late June Report from June 27th, 2019 Another deep freeze made Mammoth terrific today. It was cool and windy today, which kept the snow great all day. The high was only 40ºF at the top of the mountain and only 50ºF at the bottom today. It’s pretty amazing that you can get in legit big mountain skiing at an open ski resort […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 28, 2019 0 Comments
Beartooth Pass, MT Has Been CLOSED For 5-Days Now Due To SNOW! Beartooth Pass on US-212 in Montana is currently closed due to blowing and driving snow and high winds and has been closed for the past 5 days. The Pass closed on Thursday, June 20th, 2019, at 7:30 pm and is currently closed as of this writing (10:30 am PDT). Beartooth Pass is closed at the Stateline due to snow & blowing […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 25, 2019 1 Comment
Mt. Shasta, CA Report: Shasta’s Going Off Right Now – Come and Get It! Report from June 23rd, 2019 Come one, come all, to one of the great centers of California backcountry summer skiing: Mt. Shasta, CA. People certainly got the memo that Shasta has been going off. I rolled up to the usually sleepy and very rural Brewer Creek trailhead (still impassible to cars to the actual trailhead due to snow) on Saturday […] Conditions Report Roger Romani | June 25, 2019 0 Comments
The Last Time it Snowed this Late in Steamboat, CO Was 1928 | This Weekend they Saw Almost 2-FEET! Colorado celebrated the start of summer with almost 2 feet of snow over the weekend, as winter returned briefly to the Centennial State, with Steamboat getting hit the hardest. Related: NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Colorado | Open Resort A-Basin Could See Upto 10″ Fresh Pow! Images of the snow stake at Steamboat Resort went viral on Sunday as […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 24, 2019 1 Comment
Don’t Celebrate Summer Just Yet | It’s Snowing at Steamboat Resort, CO It might be the first day of summer today, but Steamboat Ski Resort, CO just got a fresh blanket of snow, with Copper Mountain and Vail Pass next in line. Related: NOAA: Colorado to See Snow Accumulations Above 10,500-Feet Fri-Sun | Vail Pass and Copper Mountain Affected The cold front that dropped snow on Oregon and Montana is pushing south […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 21, 2019 0 Comments
We’re Into June But 150 Lakes in the Tahoe Basin are Still FROZEN Thanks to some historical and record-breaking snowfall (who will ever forget FebruBURIED?!), that continued well into May, the Sierra Nevada is blanketed in a deep snowpack. So much so that, even though it’s June, many mountain lakes are still frozen solid with the summer tourism season about to begin. In the Tahoe Basin specifically, an estimated 150 lakes are solid or […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 5, 2019 0 Comments
Aspen Mountain, CO to Reopen June 8th for ANOTHER Weekend of Skiing Aspen Skiing Co. announced Monday the mountain would again reopen 130 acres of terrain on a 58-inch base for weekend skiing and snowboarding on Saturday and Sunday. The Silver Queen Gondola and the Ajax Express chairlift will both be open June 8-9, according to the press release sent out by Aspen Skiing Co. Monday. All skiers and snowboarders will be required […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 4, 2019 0 Comments
Photo Tour: We’re Running Out of Ways to Describe the Snow Currently Dumping on Mammoth and June Mountains, CA This storm, on top of an unforgettable January, is insane. In fact, we’re running out of superlatives! Related: The Best Places To Hit During A Mammoth, CA Mega Storm It just Keeps. On. Snowing at Mammoth Mountain and June Mountain, CA. Don’t miss the storm of the season – Click here for 37% off Mammoth Mountain 1 Day Lift Tickets Current […] Weather SnowBrains | February 5, 2019 0 Comments
June Mountain, CA Will Open on December 21st for 2018/19 Winter Season June Mountain, CA announced that it will open for the winter 18/19 season on Friday, December 21. Lift tickets for opening day at June are also now currently on sale for $79. As always, kids 12 and under ski June for free every day, all season long. June Lake, CA, home to June Mountain, neighbor to Mammoth Mountain and now part of Alterra’s […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 2, 2018 0 Comments
California Ski Area Opening Dates For The 2018/2019 Season It’s getting cold outside, snow is falling, and ski season is right around the corner! Time to grab a last minute deal on a pass, hit the ski swap, and make your winter plans. Another El Nino is in the works, which could mean big snow for California, fingers crossed. Projected Opening Dates Mount Rose: 10/28 Mammoth: 11/8 Squaw/Alpine: 11/16 […] Industry News Mike Lavery | September 21, 2018 4 Comments
Ikon Pass + Epic Pass = 90+ Mountains of Fun The Ikon Pass and Epic Pass are both killer values that can get you on the hill just about anywhere in the country. So which one should you get? It’s a tough choice. Why not just get both! For $1898 you could have access to over 90 mountains around the world. That’s incredible considering you can pay upwards of $1500 […] Mike Lavery | September 5, 2018 0 Comments
How to Deal with Squaw not Running Today and The Bike Trails Being Covered in… Snow? I came out to Lake Tahoe to do a little early-season mountain biking, but when I arrived yesterday, I was greeted with a few inches of fluffy stuff. With my snowboard stored somewhere back in Colorado and the bike trails being snow-packed, I’m resorting to a video day to get me stoked for the beautiful weather and tacky trails to […] Biking Spencer Miller | June 12, 2017 0 Comments