History with SnowBrains: How a Snowboarding Injury Nearly Cost an NBA Player His Lakers Career Playing for the Los Angeles Lakers is a dream that millions of young basketball players have. That became a reality for Serbian hooper Vladimir Radmanović. Radmanović began his NBA career in 2001 after being drafted 12th overall by the Seattle Supersonics. He spent four years with Seattle before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2005-06 season. After a […] Brains Quinn Brophy | May 28, 2026 0 Comments
Is Mt. Baldy, CA, as Deadly as Mt. Everest? While comparing the death rates of the world’s tallest peak and a mountain located right next to the second largest city in the U.S. may seem like a stretch, the comparison might not be as ridiculous as one might think. Mt. Baldy, at an elevation of 10,064 feet, is about 20,000 feet smaller than Mt. Everest. While that elevation difference […] Brains Joseph Kaufmann | February 27, 2026 2 Comments
Mt. Waterman, Closest Mountain Resort to Los Angeles, CA, Finds New Buyer & Continues the Family-Owned Tradition A New Era for Southern California’s Year-Round Adventure Hub LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17, 2024 — Angeles Mountain Partners LLC (“AMP”) is proud to announce its acquisition of Mt. Waterman Ski Lifts LLC, assuming full management and operations of Southern California’s closest and most iconic mountain resort, Mt. Waterman. Located just 60 minutes from downtown Los Angeles, this historic mountain offers […] Industry News Press Release | October 18, 2024 0 Comments
Tropical Storm Hilary Brings Historic Rain and Flash Flooding to Southern California View this post on Instagram A post shared by National Weather Service (@nws) California is currently in the grip of severe flash flooding, especially impacting the region of Los Angeles. According to the National Weather Service, the situation is evolving into a “DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING SITUATION” stretching from Point Mugu, through Thousand Oaks, to the Woodland […] SnowBrains | August 21, 2023 0 Comments
Mt. Baldy, CA, is Expecting Potentially Record-Breaking 100+ Inches of Snowfall This Weekend In case you haven’t heard, the weather has been crazy this week and will only get crazier. Mt. Baldy is no exception. About an hour East of Los Angeles, Mt. Baldy is SoCal’s most popular ski area. Winter storm Olive is rolling into town, and Mt. Baldy is first on its list, projecting 100+ inches at the mountain before it […] Weather Luke Guilford | February 23, 2023 0 Comments
Los Angeles Receives 1st Ever Blizzard Warning As Unprecedented Winter Storm Sweeps SoCal Los Angeles, CA, has been hit with a blizzard warning as one of the worst winter storms of the 21st century is sweeping across Southern California. According to the Iowa Mesonet dataset, this appears to be the first-ever Blizzard warning Los Angeles has ever seen. Related: SnowBrains Forecast: 2-4+ FEET for California This Weekend Most of the U.S. is experiencing a […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 23, 2023 3 Comments
Is Los Angeles, CA, a Ski Town? First off, let us say this: There are a lot of “die-hard” skiers that live a lot further away from skiing than the folks that live in Los Angeles, CA. Does hearing that scare you? Put your nerves on edge, perhaps a few hairs standing on the back of your neck? “LA, more of a ski town than […] Miles Clark | June 30, 2022 6 Comments
VIDEO: Ski Mountaineering in Los Angeles, CA? [arve url="https://youtu.be/5VplhJDZ_Ds"] SnowBrains | March 4, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
4th of July Fireworks Helped Produce Worst SoCal Air Quality in Over a Decade Even though it was illegal to set off fireworks in many parts of California during the 4th of July, it did not stop many in Southern California this year. The use of both legal and illegal fireworks produced some of the worst air quality in over a decade for the region. Related: Lake Tahoe Trashed by July 4th Revellers The […] Ryan Flynn | July 15, 2020 2 Comments
Los Angeles County, CA ‘Stay-at-Home’ Order Could be Extended into August Los Angeles County will extend its stay-at-home order to residents for a further three months to combat the spread of coronavirus, according to the county’s health director. Speaking on Tuesday, county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said that “with all certainty” the county would need to extend the order through at least July due to the continued spread of the virus. “We know, with […] SnowBrains | May 14, 2020 0 Comments
Los Angeles County, CA Will Reopen Beaches on Wednesday Officials in Los Angeles County revealed they may begin to reopen beaches as early as Wednesday morning this week, albeit with strict restrictions in place. Beaches were ordered closed on May 1st following a weekend in which tens of thousands of people descended on Newport Beach in Orange County, south of Los Angeles, and beaches in Ventura County, north of LA. […] Surf SwellBrains | May 11, 2020 0 Comments
Ex-California FBI Agent Arrested for Taking Bribes, Used Money for $1.3M Lake Tahoe Vacation Home On Friday, April 24, a retired FBI agent from northern California was arrested for allegedly taking over $200,000 in bribes in exchange for sharing confidential law enforcement information with a lawyer who has ties to organized crime, according to prosecutors in Los Angeles. RELATED: Lake Tahoe, CA Estate Which Appeared in ‘Godfather II’ Lists for $5.5M The 53-year-old-man is Babak […] SnowBrains | April 29, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: 2 Climbers in California Caught in Avalanches Triggered by ‘Extreme Heat’ Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit and STAR-9 conducted a rescue over the weekend of 2 subjects on the north face of San Jacinto mountain, east of Los Angeles, CA. The extreme heat has been setting off avalanches from the large storm the previous week. The subjects got caught in one and called for a rescue. There are videos below of one of […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 28, 2020 1 Comment
Sporting Events or Music Concerts May Not Return to Los Angeles, CA Until 2021, Mayor Says Large gatherings such as music concerts or sporting events may not return to Los Angeles, CA until 2021 Mayor Eric Garcetti told CNN. Mayor Garcetti said that from the information he has received from public health officials, “…it’s difficult to imagine us getting together in the thousands any time soon” in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Related: Air […] SnowBrains | April 18, 2020 0 Comments
Air Quality in Los Angeles, CA Best It’s Been in Decades | Traffic Down 80% Due to Lockdown Lockdowns enforced to help prevent the spread of coronavirus seem to be having unforeseen positive consequences. Yesterday we wrote about how the Himalayas can be seen from India for the first time in thirty-years due to reduced pollution, and this week analysts announced that the air quality in Los Angeles, CA is the best it’s been in decades. Related: India […] SnowBrains | April 9, 2020 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Mount Baldy, CA Mount Baldy Ski Lifts in Southern California is getting hammered right now. With the Ski Area closed today (December 26th), they are set to open with all time conditions tomorrow, the 27th. Baldy received 15+ inches on the 23rd allowing the opening of new terrain that day and on Christmas Eve. Christmas certainly came early for this Southern Californian ski […] Brains Robert Hansen | December 26, 2019 0 Comments
Russian Snowboarding Champion Killed in California Drive-By Shooting 31-year old Russian snowboarding champion Dmitry Koltsov was shot and killed in a random drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday. According to the newspaper, charges were brought against Rhett McKenzie Nelson, 30, who reportedly shot at Koltsov from his car on June 10. The athlete died at the scene. Nelson also shot at […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 17, 2019 1 Comment
VIDEO: LA Rams Running Back John Kelly Says Skateboarding is Harder than Football [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsMxg-hrdyw"] Jon Roubik | April 19, 2019 0 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
‘Free Solo’ Picked Up the Oscar for ‘Best Documentary’ at the Academy Awards Last Night “Free Solo” won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the 91st Acadamy Awards ceremony last night in Los Angeles, CA. The documentary, directed by husband and wife team Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, gives a unique insight into rock climber Alex Honnold’s mindblowing quest to perform a free solo (no harness or safety ropes) ascent of El Capitan […] Climbing CragBrains | February 25, 2019 0 Comments
Warner Bros. Proposes Aerial Tram Up To the Hollywood Sign to Reduce Traffic Warner Bros. studios has offered to fund a $100 million aerial tramway that would take tourists to and from the Hollywood sign in an effort to combat traffic, reports Snow Industry News. “The Hollywood sign is an important historic and globally recognized landmark for the city of Los Angeles. The sign’s fame, however, has created unintended negative effects such as heavy traffic […] SnowBrains | July 25, 2018 0 Comments
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