VIDEO: Candide is So Good at Skiing, He Doesn’t Even Need Snow… SnowBrains | August 16, 2018 90 Likes 4 Tweets 2 Comments
2022 Beijing Olympic Mountain Venues Average 2″ Snow Depth The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has failed us. They’ve chosen a venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics that lacks the most fundimental element necessary for winter sport: snow. The snow venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics average a wintertime snow depth of 2″. They average 2″ of snow Industry News SnowBrains | February 22, 2018 4 Comments
Squaw Valley 200″ Down on Last Year but Crowds Still Turn up for MLK Weekend Going into Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend last year, Squaw was in the middle of its best January for 35-years, having gotten 15 FEET of snow since the turn of the year. The snow total at 8,000 feet was 281″. This year, at the same elevation, there was just 80″, a huge -200″ difference on last year. But despite […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | January 16, 2018 0 Comments
Very LOW SNOW in Utah Right Now… | Statewide Snowpack at 38% of Average To Date HOW BAD IS IT IN UTAH? Little and Big Cottonwood Canyon currently have a 39% of average to date snowpack Utah currently has a 38% of average snowpack Only 2 ski resorts are currently open in the state of Utah Snowbird opened for 3 days last week, then had to close due to record heat and lack of snow. One […] Industry News WeatherBrains | November 29, 2017 0 Comments
Terrible Start of the Season for Europe | December Was Switzerland’s Driest Month On Record. December was ultra-dry in the mountainous heart of Europe, causing ski sales to drop considerably compared to last years’. Ski resorts in Switzerland have seen a big drop in visitors on the slopes so far this season due to the lack of snow, official figures show. Meanwhile, some French regions were declared drought zones, forcing resorts to switch off their snow cannons. A […] Matias Ricci | January 11, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Steep Spine Skiing in Iran Imagine you’re travelling on your car and you see some big, breathtaking mountains at the horizon. As you get closer, you feel like if you were in Alaska. But you realize something: there is no snow. This happened to Fabian Lentsch and his crew of snowmads while they were on their truck across the Middle East. Steep Spine Skiing is possible […] Matias Ricci | April 29, 2016 2 Comments
Chilean Ski Resorts are Getting “California-ed” Despite the first day of winter arriving yesterday, the majority of Chilean ski resorts are yet to get their first sticking snowfall of the season this year. Northern Chile is doing especially poor this season with ski resort giants such a Portillo & Valle Nevado completely devoid of snow right now. “In all my years here, the snow has never taken so long to arrive or the season so long to start.” – Haydee Pereira, 15-year Valle Nevado employee These ski resorts in Northern Chile planned to open on June 20th. Due to the lack of snow, their opening dates are To Be Determined. Chile has been experiencing a drought for the past 8 years. Chile’s […] SnowBrains | June 22, 2015 3 Comments
Is Tahoe Broken? | Are 4 Bad Winters in a Row Possible? One bad snow season is enough to make any skier or snowboarder lose a significant portion of their sanity. Two bad snow seasons in a row creates widespread, infectious disillusionment. Three bad seasons in a row simply makes one numb. Four bad seasons in a row may very well cause exodus. “It just doesn’t snow here anymore.” – Chris, Tahoe local “I didn’t even get a pass this year. What’s the point? Especially when it’s been so nice here in the Bay.” – Peter in San Francisco Lake Tahoe, California is teetering on the edge of experiencing it’s fourth bad winter in a row. Snow hasn’t hit the ground in Lake Tahoe since December 31st, 2014. […] SnowBrains | January 23, 2015 17 Comments
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