Vail Resorts’ Heavenly, Kirkwood, and Northstar Are ALL Postponing Opening | Blaming Warm Weather Vail Resorts’ Heavenly Mountain, Kirkwood, and Northstar California announced yesterday that opening days will be postponed, due to unusually warm November weather that limited snowmaking production. Related: NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory for Sierra Nevada | California Ski Resorts Could See 6-12″ SNOW Heavenly will now target Wednesday, Nov. 27 and Northstar will target Friday, Nov. 29 to open for skiing […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 20, 2019 1 Comment
Kirkwood Ca, Report: All-time Springtime Report from March 29th, 2019 Fresh snow, spring weather on a bluebird day, and exceptional snow coverage made for a perfect combination. The day began with fast fresh powder over a compact snowpack. On my second run I tried an alternate entrance into the classic chute, Once is Enough. I found out that certain areas of the mountain featured very different […] Conditions Report Adrian Dolatschko | April 2, 2019 1 Comment
Kirkwood, CA Report: Fast Fun Powder Report from March 8th, 2019 With fresh snow throughout the week, Kirkwood was again covered in a blanket of powder. The snow year has been phenomenal with over 530″ for the season. Throughout the first week of March, several inches fell each day resulting in great conditions for the weekend! Due to spring-like conditions the week before, a dense snow base developed. […] Conditions Report Adrian Dolatschko | March 15, 2019 1 Comment
Californian Resorts Kirkwood, Heavenly, and Northstar Just Announced Season Extensions Californian Epic resorts Kirkwood, Heavenly Mountain, and Northstar just announced that they are extending their seasons. Conditions are all-time right now, resorts are smashing snowfall records left, right, and center, and the snow shows no sign of letting up. All three resorts are extending their seasons by a full week. 🚨SEASON EXTENSION ALERT🚨 Thanks to incredible snowfall totals and […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 28, 2019 0 Comments
Kirkwood, CA Report: 7.2 ft in 7 Days Big Snow Big Drops Report from February 18th, 2019 With the Februburied theme continuing in the Sierras, I headed to Kirkwood to catch the tail end of another storm system.  Due to a storm every week, the February snowfall has been historic with almost 20ft this month alone. Every time I drive into Kirkwood the snow walls bordering the road get higher and the street […] Conditions Report Adrian Dolatschko | February 22, 2019 0 Comments
Sierra Storm Chase, FebruBURIED in 2019 [arve url="https://youtu.be/efHlFNFUGYI"] Adrian Dolatschko | February 15, 2019 91 Likes 0 Tweets 1 Comment
Kirkwood, CA Report: 7.5 ft in 7 Days a Powder Dream Report From February 6th, 2019 With over 7ft of snow in the last 7 days and unusually cold temperatures, Kirkwood was incredible yesterday. When Lift #10 The Wall opened for the first time since the storm, the fresh snow was so good that I couldn’t resist straight-lining the Chute “Once is Enough” for my first run. The run was a […] Conditions Report Adrian Dolatschko | February 8, 2019 0 Comments
Kirkwood, CA Report: Searching for Powder ** Report From 1/25 ** After an 18″ storm hit Kirkwood last weekend, the plan for the day was to find any scraps of fresh snow that might be remaining. We scoured the terrain with mixed luck until we decided to go beyond the ski area boundary. A first run down the Cornice Express Lift #6 featured wind affected slopes […] Conditions Report Adrian Dolatschko | January 28, 2019 0 Comments