NOAA: Wettest Year in History Comes to End in Northern California NOAA Press Release: It may not have seemed like the year was ending when September turned into October recently. After all, no ball was dropped, and there were no parties to attend. But a “year” did in fact end on September 30: the water year for California. Due to the high amounts of fall and winter precipitation across California, the […] Weather Guest Author | October 11, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Mammoth Mountain, CA Opens In 1 Month | Highlights From Their 2016/17 Opening Day Has Us STOKED Mammoth Mountain, CA opens on November 9th, 2017, which is only a month away. They recently shared a video of the highlights from opening day 2016/17. This video has us stoked and we are ready for another epic season at Mammoth. Chris Wallner | October 9, 2017 1 Comment
The 7 Best Bets For Early-Season Skiing In North America Early season snow conditions are always a guessing game, but there are some places that are better than others. This can be thanks to elevation, early season snowfall averages, temperatures, and snowmaking technology. If you’re looking to get out skiing in November/Early December, these 7 resorts are your safest bets. 7 Best Bets For Early Season Skiing In North America: Sunday […] Industry News Chris Wallner | September 26, 2017 0 Comments
3 Mountain Passes CLOSED Due To Snow in California Today | Tioga, Sonora, Ebbetts Passes Overnight snowfall and a forecast including a Winter Weather Advisory today closed 3 mountain passes in California at 11:30pm last night. California Mountain Passes Currently Closed: 9,945′ Tioga Pass (hwy 120) SR 120 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA] IS CLOSED FROM CRANE FLAT TO 5 MI WEST OF THE JCT OF US 395 /TIOGA PASS/ (TUOLUMNE, MONO […] Industry News WeatherBrains | September 21, 2017 0 Comments
NOAA: First Snow of the Season Forecast for Lake Tahoe & Mammoth, CA Today & Tomorrow NOAA is forecasting a dusting of snow in Lake Tahoe & Mammoth’s higher elevations today and tomorrow. Snow levels will be high tonight (8,500′ in Tahoe and 9,500′ in Mammoth) before dropping as low as 6,000 in Tahoe on Thursday. For the majority of tonight, snow levels will remain rather high, limiting any possible light snow accumulations in the Sierra […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 20, 2017 0 Comments
September Snow For CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, & WY This Week | Multiple Cold Fronts Are Moving In Snow will be plentiful throughout the western half of the country this week as multiple cold fronts are expected to roll through. Crystal Mountain Ski Area, WA is expected to see 8-18″ of snow Today – Wednesday. NOAA Has Issued A Winter Storm Warning For: Washington NOAA Has Issued A Winter Weather Advisory For: Wyoming Idaho Montana Snow levels will generally start around 6,000ft […] Weather Chris Wallner | September 19, 2017 1 Comment
What the Hell is up with HAPE? Mammoth Mountain. January 14th. I was sitting in a gondola being carried to heaven: I was going to the best bluebird day of my snowboarding career after a week of storms dropped around 20 feet of snow. After I landed, I skated to an untouched spot, arriving breathless and exhausted. I powered through and dropped in. The snow was magical, […] Helena Guglielmino | September 16, 2017 0 Comments
Avalanche Advisory For New Zealand | Backcountry Travel Is Not Advised Heavy snowfall in New Zealand has been a blessing at local ski fields, but it has left the backcountry prone to avalanches. The New Zealand Avalanche Center has expressed that backcountry travel in the area is not advised. The snow isn’t done yet either, the 7 day forecast shows that snow is expected to fall 4 of the next 7 days. […] Avalanche Chris Wallner | September 11, 2017 0 Comments
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