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
Kirkwood, CA Report: From Rain Crust to Afternoon Crud Blasting ** Report From 1/19 ** The day began at Kirkwood with high hopes of fresh powder… a supposed 3.5 feet of fresh. Our only concern was weekend lift lines. While traveling up the Cornice Express Lift #6 we first heard edges scraping. As soon as we exited the lift, a frozen cat track greeted us. It had rained, and that rain from […] Conditions Report Adrian Dolatschko | January 24, 2019 0 Comments
Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA Postpones Opening Due to Warm Temperatures and Zero Natural Snow Despite a couple of snow storms in the short-term forecast, Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA is postponing its opening date to Saturday, Nov. 24, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. The resort had initially planned to open tomorrow, Nov. 21, in time for the Thanksgiving holiday but warm temperatures and zero snowfall have scuppered those plans and delayed the opening day party. […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 20, 2018 0 Comments
Who’s Ready? Trio of California Resorts Announce Opening Dates and Begin Snowmaking With plans to open in mid-November, recent drops in overnight temperatures mean snowmaking is underway at resorts across California. The teams at Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar California sent out photos of their snowmaking efforts Wednesday. You might also like: Squaw Valley, CA Fire Up Snow Guns for First Time this Fall | 2 Weeks Earlier than Last Year They are working […] Conditions Report 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
Kirkwood, CA Closed Due to Heavy Rain & Mini River Running Through Resort Kirkwood ski resort in California is closed this morning due to heavy rain and a mini river running through the ski resort. Many CA ski resorts are closed today due to an warm atmospheric river that is hammering the region with heavy rain and snow levels above 10,000′. Kirkwood update from today: Good Morning to you all, Wow, #MotherNature has set the […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | April 7, 2018 6 Comments
Kirkwood FWQ 4* Wrap Up: Hucking the Cirque, Photo Tour, & Results Today marked the end of the FWQ competition season with the second day of 4* competition and the competitors did not disappoint. Highlights were Ross Tester with one of the biggest 360’s we’ve ever seen, Tyler Curle spinning where few dared to ski, and Ryan Faye flipping where we’re going to say no one has ever flipped before. Due to […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 30, 2018 1 Comment
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