SnowBrains Forecast: 1-3 Feet of Snow To Fall in Parts of Western Montana Through Sunday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee  1:25 PM MST, 5/19/2021 Forecast Summary: A strong upper-level low will move into the state tonight and bring 1-3 FEET of snow to the mountains of Western Montana through Sunday. Precipitation will begin later tonight as moisture moves in from the Pacific and interacts with the terrain. Precipitation will continue on and off […] Weather Eric McNamee | May 19, 2021 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT Resumes Work on Fastest 6-Person Chairlift in North America [arve url="https://youtu.be/--xsDOofwNk"] SnowBrains | May 19, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Rangers Rescue Bikers Trapped by Avalanche on Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, MT On Thursday, May 13, at approximately 6:30 pm, Glacier National Park, MT, rangers responded to a report of bikers trapped behind an avalanche near Triple Arches on Going-to-the-Sun Road. Three bikers, a husband and wife, along with a friend, traveling up the road, encountered an avalanche across the road, turned around, and started back down. Soon after, they encountered a […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 15, 2021 0 Comments
Ultra-Exclusive Yellowstone Club, MT, Wants to Turn Sewage into Snow The ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club in Montana has applied for a permit to use sewage as snow. The private ski resort, frequented by many of the world’s richest and most famous people, wants to use treated wastewater for snowmaking to help them start their season earlier. They are the first resort in Montana to apply for such a permit. “It’s an outside-the-box […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 13, 2021 7 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT Patrollers Vote 69-21 to Unionize Ski patrollers at Big Sky Resort, MT, voted 69-21 in favor of unionizing last month, following the growing trend of ski patrols across the industry forming unions. Just over 100 patrollers were eligible to take part in the vote, which had been the culmination of seven years work. “We love ski patrolling, we love Lone Mountain, we love the community at […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 12, 2021 0 Comments
Jamaican Nationals Receive $1-Million Payout in Racial Discrimination Case Against Ultra-Exclusive Yellowstone Club, MT A group of Jamaican nationals hired to work at the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club, MT, who sued the resort claiming that they had been cheated out of tips and other compensation, have reached a $1 million class action settlement, court documents show. About ninety Jamaican workers will receive checks ranging from less than $1,000 to more than $14,000 under the settlement. Related: […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 27, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Rapid Black Bear in Hot Pursuit of Downhill Biker in Whitefish, MT A quick reminder that Montana is not Disney Land… Related: VIDEO: Runner Followed For Half-Mile by Bear in Grand Teton National Park, WY A black bear chasing a downhill mountain biker in Whitefish, MT. CycleBrains | April 21, 2021 2 Comments
Area Near Yellowstone National Park, MT Closed Following Bear Mauling Near Campground The Custer Gallatin National Forest implemented an emergency public safety closure yesterday following a bear mauling near Bakers Hole Campground, north of West Yellowstone, Montana. EMERGENCY CLOSURE – Bear Mauling near Baker’s Hole Campground – Effective immediately all Custer Gallatin National Forest System lands from the boundary of the town of West Yellowstone heading north to the Transfer Station Road […] SnowBrains | April 16, 2021 1 Comment