Tahoe Backcountry Report: Sunrise, Spines, Big Wind, & Gorgeous Views Report from December 19, 2021 Sunrise in the Sierra is a special experience. We went out into a zone we love and walked all around harvesting 3,600-vertical-feet in the process. The snow was good. It shouldn’t have been because it got warm yesterday – but it was… We managed to keep our skis on north and northeast aspects and it […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 20, 2021 0 Comments
Sugar Bowl Resort, CA to Pause 2020/21 Season Pass Sales Sugar Bowl Resort announced this morning its decision to suspend season pass sales for the 2020-21 winter season. The northern California ski resort shared a press release outlining the decision which is attached below. SUGAR BOWL RESORT TO PAUSE 2020/21 SEASON PASS SALES Decision to suspend sales will allow the resort to offer the safest possible ski and snowboard experience when operating […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 12, 2020 3 Comments
1ºF High Temperature Tomorrow on Mt. Shasta, CA at 12,000′ We were thinking of skiing Mt. Shasta on Tuesday and Wednesday. So I checked the forecast and saw that Shata is forecast to see a high temperature of 1ºF at 12,000′ on Sunday… Things don’t warm up much more than that the rest of the week so it looks like we won’t be headed to Shasta since that thing is […] Weather SnowBrains | June 6, 2020 1 Comment
3 Photos of Squaw Valley, CA Looking Raw, Gorgeous, & Snowy Today Lake Tahoe saw it’s 1st real snow of the 2019/20 season yesterday. Today, Squaw Valley woke up to some stunning scenes. We love the above image of the Palisades. We’ve never seen them look so absolutely raw. 2018/19 was a banger season at Squaw and we’ve got our fingers crossed for another great season in 2019/20. Lake Tahoe saw it’s […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 17, 2019 0 Comments
Increased Gray Wolf Activity in California Since a gray wolf named OR7 graced California’s northern territories in 2011, wolf activity has become a hot topic in the state. In the 1920’s the gray wolf had been eradicated from California and by the 1930’s was almost extinct across the entire US. OR7’s presence was the first real wolf activity in the state in almost 100 years and sparked a movement to […] Dylan Cautela | November 28, 2016 0 Comments
Strongest Storm Since 2008 to Hit NorCal | Blizzard Warning for Tahoe This storm is looking ferocious with 1-3 of snow forecast above 7,500-feet, 1-foot forecast at lake level, and up to 140mph winds on the ridge tops. Snow levels will most likely start around 8,000-feet on Thursday morning before dropping to lake level by Thursday evening when the heaviest precipitation is forecast to come through. Snow levels will drop as low as 4,500-feet by […] SnowBrains | December 10, 2014 0 Comments
NOAA Video: El Nino ≠ Above Average Precipitation for NorCal | We Call B.S. We’ll admit it. We’ve been hyping up El Nino for California. 1982/83 was the wettest year on record in California and it was a strong El Nino year. 1997/98 was a our last strong El Nino and it was a huge year in Tahoe. NOAA wants us to understand that just because it’s El Nino, doesn’t mean that we’ll get above average precipitation in Northern California. They go to great lengths to display this knowledge. But, we know they’re wrong. They claim to have 64 El Nino cycles on record and from that data set, they’ve created this downer video for you to get depressed about.[…] Weather SnowBrains | June 9, 2014 3 Comments
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