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[MAP] Every Ski Area on U.S. Forest Service Land

You might have to do some squinting, but above is a graphic of every ski area operating on U.S. Forest Service Land.  Is your home mountain on USFS land? Related: Topographic Ski Maps: A New Way of Tracking Resort Days

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SnowBrains | August 9, 2022
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Map of Average Annual Snowfall in Contiguous U.S.

A map of average annual snowfall in the contiguous U.S. visually explained.  Dark red zones on this map are where we want to be! The Dark Red Zones: Sierra Nevada Range, CA/NV Teton Range, WY Wasatch Range, UT Front Range, CO Cascade Range, OR & WA Related: NOAA April 2021 Outlook: Warmer and Drier Than Normal For Majority of Country

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SnowBrains | March 25, 2021
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Top 5 Backcountry Runs Around South Lake Tahoe

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This is a guest post written by Eddy van der Kloot, mapmaker and owner of Backcountry Ski Maps Brought to you by SCARPA Backcountry Week Lake Tahoe is home to some of finest backcountry terrain in the world, and while locals might argue over whether Truckee or South Lake has the best touring, the truth is that you can’t go […]

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Guest Author | February 11, 2021
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New Interactive Map and Dashboard Lets You Find Out How Bad Your County’s Coronavirus Outbreak Is

How bad is the coronavirus outbreak in your county, really? With this new interactive map and dashboard, you can track community spread county by county and see if you’re in a green, yellow, orange, or red threat level area. Currently, there are two states with a ‘red’ danger level: Arizona and Florida.  And one state in the ‘green:’ Hawaii.  To […]

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SnowBrains | July 7, 2020
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Comparing the True Size of Every Country

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Most representations of the world do not accurately project their true size, this visualization does. The Mercator projection is a cylindrical projection of the world that was created for nautical navigation. This projection, while the most common projection, has a large flaw–it distorts the size of most countries. Related: Map Created Overlaying Modern Countries on Pangea The largest problem with projecting […]

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Alex Camerino | July 3, 2020
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VIDEO: Eric Hjorleifson’s Biggest Ski Crashes… Ever!

SnowBrains | May 29, 2020
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Visualization of America’s Biggest Snowfall Totals Winter 2019-20

This graphic provided by the NOAA visualizes the largest snowfall totals in the United States during the 2019-20 winter season. RELATED: Weather Outlook for May: Warmer than Average for the Southwest, Cooler for Great Lakes Region Looks like the purple is where you want to be… RELATED: Summer 2020 Weather Outlook

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WeatherBrains | May 1, 2020
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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO Releases New, Detailed Map of the East Wall

The East Wall at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area is arguably one of the best — if not the best — parts of the mountain to ski. With dozens of break-neck lines and seemingly endless expert terrain, this zone is legendary. A-basin just released a brand-spankin’-new map of the East Wall that can be found on their website for all you […]

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SnowBrains | February 28, 2020
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