Weather Pattern Change Could Bring Snow to Mountains Across the Western US Powderchasers have reported a long term weather outlook which brings an end to the ridge that has created unseasonably warm temperatures across much of the western US. Yesterday, Washington State broke its previous record for latest date in the year to reach over 70. November 4th, 1949 when it reached 74 degrees in Seattle was the latest date on record prior to this. […] Weather Dylan Cautela | November 9, 2016 1 Comment
2016/17 Opening Dates for Ski Resorts in the Pacific Northwest: In the land of towering volcanic peaks and abundant pacific storms, the snow totals have a tendency to pile up quick and early. That, along with ease of access from major cities, is just a couple things which make the Pacific Northwest such a great place to adventure. With the an eminent storm cycle from the infamous atmospheric river that flows […] Dylan Cautela | October 15, 2016 0 Comments
Why Does the Pacific Northwest Get SO Much Snow? It’s no secret that the Pacific Northwest of the United States of America receives copious amounts of snow. Oregon and Washington get hammered every winter with constant snowstorms all season long. There’s really no such thing as a bad winter in the Pacific Northwest… Mt. Baker in Washington has the world record for annual snowfall at 1,140 inches in a single year and they average 655” […] Weather SnowBrains | February 4, 2016 11 Comments
“Wettest Start to a Strong El Nino Season on Record in Pacific Northwest” | by LA Times “Of all the years in which there was a strong El Niño present in the tropical Pacific Ocean, this is the wettest start to any of those years that we’ve observed in the Pacific Northwest, both in Portland and Seattle.” – Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at Stanford University told the LA Times The LA Times just wrote a great […] Weather SnowBrains | December 11, 2015 0 Comments
Snow All Over the Pacific Northwest Today | PHOTO TOUR of WA, OR, & B.C. An atomospheric river event has been hammering the Pacific Northwest the past few days and snow levels finally dropped today to ski resort level. Mt. Baker has already gotten 5″ of new snow. “Oh what a beautiful sight!!! This morning we woke up to about 5 inches of new snow at Heather Meadows this and it’s still dumping snow. Forecasts […] SnowBrains | November 1, 2015 1 Comment
The 6 Ski Resorts Still OPEN in the Pacific Northwest: The Pacific Northwest of the USA has only 5 ski resorts still open. It was a strange year up there, but these resorts are still kicking and there is still fun to be had. The higher elevation ski resorts such as Mt. Bachelor have well this year as they’ve been able to avoid lower elevation rains and hang onto the snow they have. Bachelor still has a 94″ base a mid-mountain. The Pacific Northwest of the USA has only 5 ski resorts still open. It was a strange year up there, but these resorts are still kicking and there is still fun to be had. The higher elevation ski resorts such as Mt. Bachelor have well […] SnowBrains | April 10, 2015 5 Comments
Crystal Mountain and White Pass Special Event: 2 for 1! On April 3rd, 2014, the Washington State Department of Transportation opened Chinook and Cayuse Pass in what is historically early for both mountain passes, due to the warm winter of 2014/2015. News that may be viewed as symbolic for the lost season, has become a chance for opportunity. Offer Michael Etezadi | April 7, 2015 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR = A Bright Spot for the PNW: It’s no secret that it’s been a rough winter for the Pacific Northwest (PNW) in general. Some SnoTel locations in Northern Washington are showing 10% of average snowpack as of February 25th, 2015. Mt. Bachelor ski resort in Oregon continues to be the bright spot in the Pacific Northwest. They now have a 94″ snowpack at mid-mountain and they’ve gotten 175″ of snow this season. They got 9″ of new snow this past week and it rode smooth. Bachelor’s has the highest elevation skiing in the PNW and it shows. That high elevation helps […] SnowBrains | March 5, 2015 0 Comments
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