Ambitious Opening Plans for Heavenly in Tahoe, CA In a recent press release, Heavenly announced that they would be opening the California Lodge on opening day — something they haven’t done in over a decade. Come November 20, Heavenly plans to not only have lifts running, but also allow access to much of the California side of the resort. This is, of course, snow-permitting. Related: Heavenly Ski Patroller […] Industry News Spencer Cox | October 2, 2020 0 Comments
Anchorage, AK Gets Snow After Warm November | Storm Breaks 3 Records. Last Saturday Anchorage saw its first major snowfall of November. Throughout the day, snow showers were reported along the city, leaving several inches of snow on what is its first measurable snow accumulation of the season. Intermittent showers produced a total of 5 to 9 inches of snow in the Anchorage Bowl, with the hillsides seeing even a higher amount […] Weather Micho | November 18, 2019 1 Comment
Mammoth Mountain’s 2019-2020 Season Is About To Pop Off Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain For all of us regular people, the end of October means carving pumpkins, picking apples, and crafting the spookiest costume. But in the midst of all of the PSL drinking and Oktoberfest parties, the friendly folks at Mammoth Mountain, CA were hard at work preparing for yet another epic winter. There has been no […] Featured Article Lindsay Hayden | November 8, 2019 0 Comments
Fridays in November are ‘Happy Hour’ at Arapahoe Basin, CO | Ski 2-4pm for $20, $5 Beer & Appetizers Starting Friday and continuing every Friday through Nov. 22, A-Basin, CO will be selling $20 lift tickets for skiing and riding between 2 and 4 pm. If that wasn’t enough, there will also be $5 beers and appetizers. Staff at “The Legend,” a local nickname for the mountain, are calling it “a new kind of happy hour.” Related: PHOTOS: Arapahoe Basin, […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 25, 2019 0 Comments
The Best Places For Early Season Lift-Access Powder in North America: Today is Sunday, October the 13th, and let’s face it, us powder hounds are absolutely itching for the goods. Although your average skier would be ecstatic to have good conditions as early as the December holidays, Powderhounds are much too spoiled, one could even say entitled, to be content with such mediocrity, with true bliss reserved for those deep mid-winter days. This may seem like an imminent […] Industry News Sergei Poljak | October 12, 2019 0 Comments
Updated: NOAA’s Official November Outlook For The USA NOAA’s November outlook is forecasting above average precipitation in northern and southern Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana, & northern California. Below average precipitation if forecast for western Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Southeast Montana and the southeast tier of the country. Some parts of Texas and New Mexico will also have above average precipitation. November is an exciting month in the USA. Fall is […] Weather Sergei Poljak | November 3, 2016 0 Comments
November 2013 = Warmest November on Record for Land & Sea November, 2013 was the warmest November on record for both air temperatures as well as sea temperatures since records began in 1880. We’ll let NOAA display the facts supporting all this. It very well may be true the sports of skiing and snowboarding have a limited future as global temperatures continue to rise. Learn much much more about this topic from NOAA here: […] Weather SnowBrains | December 17, 2013 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO Conditions Report: Sun, Snow, & New Terrain It was a crisp cold start to the morning at A-basin, but there was a bit of new snow overnight and the sky was clear and waiting for the sun to come up over the mountains. We aimed straight for the top, taking Black Mountain Express, to Lenawee. At the summit, the sun was in full force and the snow was great packed powder. We spent the better part of the morning lapping the fast and edgeable […] Conditions Report Aaron Rice | November 23, 2013 0 Comments