SnowBrains Forecast: 6-8″ of Snow For Most PNW Resorts Through Tuesday, Bigger Totals in Higher Elevations Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 1:50 PM MST, 11/22/2021 Forecast Summary: A shortwave trough will move through the Pacific Northwest Monday/Tuesday and bring 6-8″ of snow to most resorts, with deeper totals higher in elevation. Snow will initially start falling Monday afternoon as colder air moves into the region and continue through Tuesday. Showers will taper off […] Weather Eric McNamee | November 22, 2021 0 Comments
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Criticizes New ‘Fast Tracks’ Program at Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor in Letter Addressed to Parent Company’s Founder Mt. Bachelor is one of POWDR’s four resorts that will implement the new and controversial Fast Tracks pass this winter which allows guests to pay extra to skip lift lines. The pass will let anybody skip the regular lines on all but three of Bachelor’s lifts on the day they purchase it. The program has sparked widespread criticism; first from […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | October 15, 2021 8 Comments
New ‘Fast Tracks’ Passes for Upcoming Season Spark Criticism, Petition at Mt. Bachelor, OR Mt. Bachelor is one of Powdr’s four resorts that will implement the new and controversial Fast Tracks pass this winter, which allows guests to pay extra to skip lift lines. The pass will let anybody skip the regular lines on all but three of Bachelor’s lifts on the day they purchase it. It’s a guest experience that’s new for the […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | October 12, 2021 4 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Early Season Snow Across The West, Biggest Totals In High Elevations Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 8:30 PM MST, 9/27/2021 Forecast Summary: A couple of systems across the west will bring some early season snow this week. A trough digging into the northwest will bring snow to the higher elevations of the Cascades and Northern Rockies. Related: VIDEO: Direct Weather’s Official Winter 2021-22 Snow Forecast A closed low […] Weather Eric McNamee | September 27, 2021 0 Comments
Trip Report: September Turns on Mt. Hood, Oregon It’s that time of year again when the skiing is often about as inaccessible and bad as it gets. Yet still, the allure of Turns All Year is a powerful force, powerful enough to overcome the dread of skiing dirty, 5-month-old snow in September. Related: Turns All Year: A Guide to How to Ski Every Month of the Year in North […] Trip Report Clay Malott | September 27, 2021 3 Comments
Timberline Lodge, OR Completes Acquisition of Ski Area to Create New Resort With Longest Vertical in US Back in 2018, J.S.K. and Company, the operators of Timberline Lodge & Ski Area, OR, acquired their neighbor just six miles down the mountain, Summit Ski Area. Summit Ski Area was built in 1927 and is the oldest ski resort in the Pacific North West and the second oldest in the US. The merger was made official in July 2021 and […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 27, 2021 2 Comments
Brain Post: What Is the Story Behind the Old Man of Crater Lake, OR? The Old Man is a celebrity favorite among visitors and Rangers alike who always look to spot him on Crater Lake. Actually, he is not a person at all, but, instead, the Old Man is a 30-foot mountain hemlock log that has, (at least since 1896), floated vertically and continuously in the Lake, with about 3+ feet of the stump […] Brains SnowBrains | August 24, 2021 0 Comments
Average Snowfall at Crater Lake National Park, OR, Has Decreased 34% in 80-Years “What is the long-term trend of official snowfall at your park? Have changes impacted your operations or the lake itself?” – Murray Bolesta, from Facebook. The latest installment of “Ask The Ranger” had us touching base with our Natural Resources team. Average annual snowfall has, on average, been decreasing over the last several decades. Back in the 1930s, Crater Lake […] SnowBrains | July 27, 2021 0 Comments
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