The Magic of the Cottonwood Canyons: Part 2 | Why Is Utah Weather So Good for Powder? This is the second article in a two-part series discussing what makes great powder and the reasons why it is found in the Cottonwood Canyons near Salt Lake City, Utah. Part 1 sets the stage and presents the facts for why Utah has some of the best powder skiing in the world. Part 2 is for the weather enthusiasts and explains why […] Weather John Solder | July 19, 2025 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Cazenovia Ski Club, NY — If You Can Ski Here, You Can Ski Anywhere Those who grew up skiing at the Cazenovia Ski Club, New York, know that all it takes is a T-bar, a rope tow, 100 acres, and 500 feet of vertical drop to be able to ski anywhere. The motto among members of this small private ski area near Cazenovia, New York, just 30 minutes from Syracuse is, “If […] Max Brownback | June 14, 2024 2 Comments
[VIDEO] “Lafe Effect,” A Michigan Ski Film Jackson, Wyo. (Dec. 21, 2023) — Teton Gravity Research (TGR), the global leader in action and adventure lifestyle media, announced today the release of Mike King’s new project, Lake Effect, A Michigan Ski Film. The film, which debuts on TGR’s YouTube channel and TGRtv, follows pro skier King as he explores the untapped and underrated—but no less epic—ski opportunities that abound […] Backcountry SnowBrains | December 21, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Up to 8″ of Snow for Parts of the Northeast Through Friday Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 9:45 PM MST, 11/18/2021 Forecast Summary: A deep upper-level low will bring up to 8″ of snow across portions of the northeast through Friday. Cold air moving over the Great Lakes will initiate lake-effect snow across the region Thursday night through Friday. The highest totals will be found in the Tug Hill Plateau […] Weather Eric McNamee | November 18, 2021 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Boston Mills Brandywine in Cleveland, OH Ohio is not the first place that comes to mind when planning for an upcoming ski trip. However, at Boston Mills Brandywine (BMBW), there is (almost) always fantastic skiing to be had. With 16 lifts, 18 unique runs, and 300 feet of vertical elevation, the neighboring resorts of Boston Mills and Brandywine have proven that they are all-time local ski […] Industry News Jesse | June 23, 2021 0 Comments
Brain Post: What is Lake Effect Snow, and How Does it Happen? Lake effect snow occurs when cold air moves across warmer water. Warmth & moisture rise into the air, condensing into clouds that can produce 2-3 inches of snow per hour or more. Brains SnowBrains | November 6, 2020 0 Comments
Wasatch Dispatch: Dawn Patrolling | Fresh Snow & the Fast Crew After an endless dry spell (ok… like 10 days) a quick hitting cold front moved through dropping 20 to 25 cm of dry Utah powder. Great Salt Lake even got in on the action firing off a few convective showers of the fabled “lake effect”. Reason enough to get out early; time for a dawn patrol. Upper Little Cottonwood came […] Trip Report John Solder | December 14, 2018 0 Comments
Heavy Lake Effect Snow On The Way In The East | Snow Totals Are Expect To Be 4-6 FEET Through Wednesday Evening The National Weather Service has issued Lake Effect Snow Warnings for New York, Ohio, & Pennsylvania. They are in effect through early Wednesday evening. Heavy snow, high winds, and cold temperatures are expected to make travel very difficult to impossible. 4-6 FEET of Snow In Total Through Wednesday Evening. NOAA Has Issued A Lake Effect Snow Warning For: New York Ohio Pennsylvania Very cold […] Weather Chris Wallner | December 26, 2017 0 Comments
Top 10 Photos of New York’s 88-Inches of Lake-Effect Snow As you most likely saw on the news, Buffalo and surrounding areas got rocked by as much as 7 feet of snow last week. Snow was coming down so fast and so heavy, over 140 motorists became stuck in their cars on I-90, stranded for over 30 hours on 132 miles of closed highway. Tragically, there have been 13 fatalities associated with the storm. Lake effect snow is a result of three combined factors: cold air; a large, warm lake; and heavy winds. Research has shown that November lake-effect events produce the highest amount of precipitation, due to the warm atmosphere holding more [..] ameliatraynor | November 25, 2014 1 Comment
Buffalo Bills Hiring Shovelers | 220,000 Tons of Lake Effect Snow Do you live near the Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson stadium? Are you done shoveling your own driveway and are bored with nothing else to do? If you answered YES to both questions we recommend that you give the Buffalo Bills a call at 716-636-4840. The stadium is also willing to compensate you for your efforts as well! They […] Weather Kyler Roush | November 20, 2014 0 Comments
Stowe, VT Conditions Report: Lake-Effect Snow Rocks Vermont The skiing at Stowe this morning was deep! About 8 inches of fresh on a few inches from the past few days. The snow was light and fluffy. In honesty there was a bit of crust underneath the new snow, but it was still the best turns on the East coast of the season. We fell asleep on Tuesday night with the plan to do a quick dawn patrol at Stowe. The forecast was for 1-3 inches and our hopes were pretty low, but we wanted to get out and see the sunrise and move our legs. We woke up this morning at 5:30 am to 3 inches at the house. We got excited and pulled into the dark and unplowed Stowe parking lot 15 minutes later. […] Conditions Report Aaron Rice | November 20, 2014 0 Comments
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