It’s Snowing in California Right Now It’s snowing above mid-mountain at Mammoth ski resort, CA right now. And NOAA in Hanford, California just published this report: “Hikers and Backpackers: A Ranger in Yosemite National Park just reported snow falling above 10,000 feet on Mount Dana. These weather conditions are forecast to continue through Tuesday night. Maintain weather awareness and plan […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 14, 2015 12 Comments
Mammoth, CA Conditions Report: An Adaquate 1″ Powder Day Mammoth ski resort in California experienced a vicious 1″ powder storm last night. When we awoke, we saw that there was only 1″ of new snow and we decided to wait and show up at 11am once things had softened up a bit. When we got to the hill, we could see fresh tracks coming down from Chair 23 and we began to ponder: “could this be a horribly good 1″ powder day?” In fact, it was. Once up on 23, we found the skiing buttery with blown in snow and a chalky base. As of 11:30am, the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 18, 2015 1 Comment
Mammoth Report: Nuking Snow Storm Day A storm has been forecast to hit Mammoth all week and today, it came forth with fury. The day started off with light snow in town about 8am with no wind. By the time we got up onto the mountain around noon, the snow had already piled up somewhere around 1-3″ deep and the intensity of the snow kept ratcheting up. By the time we left the mountain today at 1:30pm, it was full-on nuking on the mountain and felt a helluva lot more like mi-February than May 14th. The wind was ripping across Chair 3 at 40mph the temperature at the base of the mountain at 1:30pm was 25ยบF… […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 14, 2015 0 Comments
Mammoth Extends Season After 12-18″ of New Snow Mammoth is honestly thinking about staying open until Memorial Day after receiving 12-18″ of new snow last night. It’s still snowing right now. “The news youโve been waiting for: Erase that May 10 closing date from your calendar โ Mammoth will stay open for skiing and riding. Closing is for quitters. Help spread the news and share with your friends.” – Mammoth […] SnowBrains | May 8, 2015 0 Comments
Mammoth Conditions Report: Windy Corn Harvest We awoke today in Mammoth in a ripping wind. Mammoth was reporting 50-70mph winds at the top of the mountain. When we arrived, we found that it was actually much windier at the bottom of the mountain than at the top. The park is at the bottom of the mountain and was sacraficed to the wind. The park was empty today. The upper mountain, however, wasn’t as windy. The groomers off the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 18, 2014 1 Comment
Mammoth Mammoth, CA Winter Weather Forecast 2013/14 Mammoth Mountain Weather Guy/MammothSnowman.com Senior Meteorologist has just released his 2013/14 winter weather forecast for Mammoth Mountain ski resort in California. He has some great infographics along with some powerful technical descriptions of why his forecast is what it is. Here is his forecast summary. March is lookinโ good… “The winter forecast favors near average snowfall for Mammoth Mountain Ski Area with a total snowfall forecast of 375 inches (average is ~350โ) from November through April. The forecast shows […] Weather SnowBrains | October 21, 2013 2 Comments
โThe Town,โ the Rise, Fall, & Redevelopment of Mammoth Lakes, CA | Part IV โThe Reckoning” โScheezus Christ. ย Fuck. ย Somebody should get their asses kicked. ย Some should get beat up. ย Somebody should get shot for what theyโve done to our community.โย โ Steve Searles, Mammoth Lakes Wildlife Officer โ โThe Bear Whispererโ Part IV of Powder Magazineโs โThe Townโ shows just how badly Mammoth Lakes gets screwed in the end. ย They owe $48 million plus interest to […] SnowBrains | September 6, 2013 1 Comment
โThe Town,โ the Rise, Fall, & Redevelopment of Mammoth Lakes, CA | Part II, โThe Mistakes” | by Powder Magazine (to navigate to Part II, simply click on the โdown arrowโ in the upper right corner after you click โplayโ) Part II, โThe Mistakes […] SnowBrains | September 3, 2013 1 Comment