[PHOTOS] Late-Spring ‘Winter Storm Warning’ Brings 2 Feet of Snow to Palisades Tahoe, CA As of yesterday, Palisades Tahoe, California, had over two feet (26 inches) of May snow, prompting the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a rare Winter Storm Warning in May. This late-season snowfall has pushed the resort’s total snowfall to 423 inches, surpassing its average yearly snowfall of 400 inches. The unexpected powder has allowed Palisades Tahoe to extend […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 5, 2024 0 Comments
Australia Experiences Coldest May on Record More than 100 weather stations across Australia, new and old, registered the coldest minimum temperatures for May on record. Minimum temperatures across eastern and central Australia during May rivaled temps usually seen in mid-winter for the region, dropping 5°C (9°F) below historical averages and occasionally seeing temps as cold as 10°C (18°F) lower than normal. The freezing temps have ushered […] Tyler Hatch | June 7, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA, Report: Full on Winter Snow & Good Times on May 6th Report from May 6, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain “I’m leaving for the mountain at 8:30am.” – Dwanis at 8am today “Looks like you’re going solo.” – Me at 8am today It looked rough out there this morning. 16ºF Foggy White out 2-3″ of new now Windy We ended up negotiating a 9 am departure. It did […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 6, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA Report: Full-Throttle Epic Mini-Powder Day After 7″ of New Snow Report from May 3, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain Yesterday, we experienced a full-throttle epic mini-powder day at Mammoth Mountain, CA. It’s difficult to express how much fun we had here yesterday… We skied scary lines off Huevos Grande (proper Spanish would be “Huevos Grandes”) that we hadn’t skied since 2006. We skied bizarre knife-edge ridge runs down the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 4, 2023 1 Comment
NOAA: May 2021 Outlook: Warmth Favored for Southern Half of Contiguous US, Wetter Conditions for the East This post first appeared on climate.gov and was written by Tom Di Liberto Temperatures are warming up across the country as the calendar shifts into May. So who is most likely to be observing an early summer? The May 2021 outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center favors a much warmer-than-average month for the southern half of the contiguous U.S. and […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 4, 2021 0 Comments
NOAA May Outlook: Above Normal Temps Expected For Most of US Most ski resorts will be closed come May, but a small few will remain open for your shredding pleasure. Here’s the weather that will accompany your spring skiing… Related: 11 Resorts in North America That’ll Be Open in May Above normal temperatures are favored for the southern two-thirds of the CONUS and for much of the Northeast and generally weaker above […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 16, 2021 0 Comments
16 Resorts in North America That’ll Be Open in May What a season it has been. Six months ago, we weren’t even sure if we’d have one in North America; Europe certainly hasn’t had one. Now, as most resorts start closing, we’re looking around for those few resorts that remain open as long as conditions allow. Below are the resorts that will be open in May and their expected closing dates […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 13, 2021 0 Comments
NOAA April, May, June 2021 Outlook: Most of Country Warmer Than Normal and West Drier Than Normal The NOAA just released their outlook for the next three months, April, May, and June (AMJ). Discussion below: The AMJ 2021 temperature outlook favors above-normal seasonal mean temperatures for nearly all the contiguous U.S. and for portions of western and northern Alaska. The greatest odds for above-normal temperatures are located from the Four Corners region in the Southwest to southern […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 29, 2021 0 Comments
2020-2021 Season Closing Days at Colorado Ski Resorts Spring has sprung and that means the 2020-2021 resort ski season, unfortunately, has to come to an end. Most Colorado ski areas are closing on various Sundays throughout April, starting the 4th through April 25th. This year’s May resort skiing will likely only be at Breckenridge (Closing May 31st) and Arapahoe Basin (TBA). It is common for Winter Park to extend […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | March 24, 2021 0 Comments
NOAA Mar-Apr-May Outlook: Above Normal Temps and Lower Than Normal Precipitation For Most of CONUS The NOAA just released their outlook for the next three months, let’s take a look at how the ski season is going to end. La Nina conditions are present across the equatorial Pacific Ocean, as represented in current oceanic and atmospheric observations. The official CPC ENSO forecast indicates that La Nina conditions are favored to persist through March-April-May, followed by […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 1, 2021 0 Comments
US Had a Mild May and Unusually Warm Spring 2020 – Heavy Rainfall Led to Record Flooding in Parts of the Nation May 2020 was near average temperature-wise for the contiguous US, but the month capped off a warm spring and even warmer year to date, according to scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. Related: NOAA June 2020 Outlook: June Set to Be Warmer than Average for Most of the Country Last month was also slightly wetter than average, as severe […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 12, 2020 0 Comments
May 2020 Was the Hottest May in Recorded History May 2020 was the hottest May in recorded history. Global temperatures were 1.13℉ hotter than average, with Siberia experiencing temperatures 18℉ higher than normal. 2020 could be even hotter than 2016 which was the hottest year on record. The first five months of 2020 were the second warmest January-May period since 1979. Additionally, this past 12 month period, from June […] Weather Lynn Barlow | June 11, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA Outlook for May: Warmer than Average for the Southwest, Cooler for Great Lakes Region The Climate Prediction Center just released their monthly weather outlook for May. According to the CPC, May sees the best chances for a warmer than average month across the Southwest, while odds tilt cooler across the Great Lakes. The weather outlook summary for May 2020 by the CPC is attached below: 30-DAY OUTLOOK DISCUSSION FOR MAY 2020 The updated monthly […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 2, 2020 1 Comment
Denver, CO Hit with Record Low Temperature and Most Snow this Late In May for Almost 50-Years It might be the end of May, with Memorial Day weekend marking the ‘unofficial’ start to summer, but Denver woke to a blanket of wet, heavy snow yesterday morning. In fact, they received the most snow, this late on, for almost 50-years. The average date of the last snow in Denver is April 27. Denver International Airport officially received 3.4″ of […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 22, 2019 0 Comments
May Powder Summary: Miracle May at Squaw Valley, CA Was A-MAY-zing! Miracle May at Squaw Valley, CA was a-MAY-zing! Thursday, May 16, 2019, we arrived just after 8 am but lifts were being held for avalanche mitigation and rime ice. There were reports of at least seven inches of fresh powder on the upper mountain and we could see operation teams scurrying. Before long they got us up the hill and […] Conditions Report Rochelle Swanson | March 4, 2019 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Report: Memorial Day Was One of the Best Days of the Year [arve url="https://youtu.be/TiixijvalOM"] Rochelle Swanson | March 3, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Alpine Meadows, CA Report: Saying Goodbye to Alpine Meadows 2019 [arve url="https://youtu.be/fjsQGah-x3c"] Rochelle Swanson | March 2, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Breckenridge, CO Announces Lifts Will Continue to Spin Through Memorial Day Breckenridge announced Friday that they will continue spinning lifts until Memorial Day! This is the fist time this has occurred since the mid-90s. This plan is not intended as a one-off either. The mountain intends to keep the resort open through Memorial Day in successive years, weather permitting. However, final approval of plans to continue for following years will be […] Industry News Jon Roubik | January 20, 2019 0 Comments
May Powder At Mount Bachelor | 6-14″ of Snow Through Saturday | More To Follow Mount Bachelor has had one heck of a season and more snow is on the way. It is May, but winter is still in full swing at Bachelor. Cold temperatures and precipitation is expected to impact the area through early next week. This combination will make for some epic spring skiing conditions and it will prolong the ski area’s snowpack. […] Weather Chris Wallner | May 11, 2017 1 Comment
May 2016 Shatters Global Temperature Records For The Eighth Month In A Row According to NASA, May 2016 is the hottest May on record, making it the eighth month in a row to break the monthly temperature record. Despite one of the strongest El Niños ever recorded finally on the decline, the planet continues to warm at an alarming rate. The latest figures that were released by NASA now make it even more certain that […] Weather Chris Wallner | June 24, 2016 1 Comment
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