Mammoth, CA Conditions Report: Bluebird Days, More Terrain Coming! Mammoth Mountain continues to deliver with phenomenal snow conditions and cover for November. I’ve seeing lots of familiar Tahoe faces around here the past 2 days which tells you something about how good it’s skiing out here. We ventured out a bit further today and found great snow under the Paranoids and some firm but chalky snow on Dave’s. Dropout […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | November 18, 2015 3 Comments
Mammoth Conditions Report: Great Coverage, Winter Snow After receiving 8-12″ of cold pow on Sunday/Monday, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area was ripping today. I thought the skiing would be decent, but underestimated the phenomenal conditions. The snow remained cold and chalky off piste most of the day and the groomers were absolutely ripping. It felt like we were skiing on cold, mid-winter snow all day. With so much terrain […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | November 17, 2015 1 Comment
NOAA: Gulf of Alaska Storm on Track for California This Weekend | 6-12″ of Snow, 3,500′ Snow Levels NOAA continues to track a cold Gulf of Alaska storm that will be impacting California this weekend. This storm is forecast to drop 4-12″ of snow in Tahoe with snow levels as low as 3,500-feet. The Mammoth region is now forecast to see 12″ of snow on the Sierra crest. THE STORM SYSTEM IS STILL ON TRACK TO BRING WEATHER […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 13, 2015 0 Comments
18-Inches of New Snow at Kirkwood, Calif. Today | 4-18+” of Snow Forecast for CA Today/Tonight NOAA has been tracking a cold Gulf of Alaska storm as it slides down to California from Alaska all last week. Last night, it hit California dropping 14-18″ on Kirkwood, 6-10″ on Mammoth, and 6-8″ at Sugar bowl. Kirkwood has been dropping lots of hints that they will likely open earlier than scheduled. Most likely this week… Kirkwood has gotten […] Weather SnowBrains | November 9, 2015 1 Comment
Mammoth, CA Conditions Report: 2,100-Vertical Feet, 5 Lifts, 10 Trails Open Mammoth Mountain opened yesterday (November 5th) with fantastic riding conditions all day long and today was more of the same. Today the mountain ran 5 lifts: Panorama Lower and Upper, Chair 1, Chair 3 and Chair 11 and had 10 runs open including two runs off the top! With low crowds today, fast groomers, some really nice chalky off-piste areas and bluebird skies it was truly an awesome day up on the slopes. Conditions Report Michael Moranz | November 6, 2015 0 Comments
Mammoth Opening Day Pow! Mammoth Mountain opened for the season today (November 5th) almost a week ahead of schedule. The original scheduled opening was November 11th, but thanks to a storm that dropped 30 inches on Mammoth earlier in the week, the lovely people at Mammoth Mountain made our powder dreams come true. They had 3 lifts spinning (Chair 1 – Broadway Express, Chair […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | November 5, 2015 1 Comment
Tioga Pass, Sonora Pass, & Monitor Pass in California All CLOSED Due to Snow 9,943-foot Tioga Pass (hwy 120), 9,623-foot Sonora Pass (hwy 108), and 8,314-foot Monitor Pass (hwy 89) are all currently closed in northern California due to snow. The high country of California saw 12-24″ inches of snow in the past 24 hours and that was enough to close these mountain passes. They’ve all been closed since yesterday morning. There is a […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 3, 2015 0 Comments
Up to 30-Inches of SNOW Fell on California Ski Resorts Yesterday! | 10 Ski Resort’s Snow Totals & PHOTO TOUR: Mammoth mountain in California got 30″ of snow at the summit and 12″ of snow at the base yesterday. That’s a lot of snow… “Winter has arrived in Mammoth with 12″ of glorious new snow at Main Lodge and 30″ up top.” – Mammoth today NOAA’s forecasts were calling for 1-2 feet of snow at the highest elevations for this […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 3, 2015 2 Comments