While Most of the PNW Struggles, Mt. Bachelor is Just Fine Due to Its High Elevation It’s no secret that the Pacific Northwest of the USA is having a challenging snow year. They’ve gotten some quality snow cycles and some vicious rain events. Enough rain to temporarily close ski resorts and wash away more snow than anyone would like to talk about. Most ski resorts in the PNW are struggling to stay open this year and some have closed, waiting for more snow. Through all of this Mt. Bachelor ski resort in Oregon is doing fine. Bachelor just opened their Northwest Chair (their best chair) for the season last week and […] SnowBrains | January 27, 2015 0 Comments
Top 5 Deepest Snowpacks in The Pacific Northwest Right Now: The Pacific Northwest is having a bit of a funky year with some cold, some warm, some snow, and some rain. Even with the funkiness, they’re doing pretty damned good in the snow department with some of the deepest snowpacks in the USA, as per usual. These snow totals are taken from mid-mountain from the ski resort’s websites. […] SwellBrains | January 9, 2015 0 Comments
Official NOAA 2014/15 Winter Weather Forecast for the USA: NOAA has released an official winter weather forecast for 2014/15. They are still showing an El Nino pattern with below average precipitation in the Pacific Northwest and Above average precipitation in the Pacific Southwest. They are also forecasting above average temperatures in the northern half of the country along with below average temperatures in New Mexico and Texas. This forecast is looking good for Taos, New Mexico. It’s very remarkable how similar all of these forecast maps look. Most all show the same thing: warm and dry to the north, cooler and wet to the south. […] Weather SnowBrains | August 17, 2014 4 Comments
114″ of Snow in 10 Days @ Mt. Baker, WA | Photo Tour: Mt. Baker ski resort in Washington state just got 114″ of new snow in the past 10 days. From February 10th until February 20th, Mt. Baker did nothing but go off with snow. Mt. Baker now has a 163″ – 143″ base right now. They have the deepest base in North America. “The amazing winter storm that brought us over 114 inches of snowfall over the last 10 days has passed and as we head into this weekend we can expect clearing periods with some snowfall off and on. Temperatures are forecasted to remain in the low to mid 20’s, which means the soft, powder snow conditions shall remain all weekend! […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | February 21, 2014 0 Comments
Mount Baker & Northwest Conditions Report: 50″ Storm Total To say it’s been a slow start in the Northwest (Baker, Whistler and Vancouver’s North Shore) would be an understatement. A cold, dry November followed by warm December left little to no snow on key mountains making opening dates slow and bleak, but this weekend gave the west coast snow scene a huge boost. […] Conditions Report Eric Behn | January 13, 2014 0 Comments
Where to Ski This Memorial Day Weekend | 5 Resorts Close & 1 Opens This Weekend It’s a powder weekend in the PNW. Mt. Bachelor got 20” of snow this week, Timberline got 17”, Crystal got 14”, & Whistler got 4”. And it’s been cold up there. It’s been a solid powder week for the Pacific Northwest. Although it’s sad to see 5 ski resorts close this weekend, it’s awesome that a ski resort is opening […] SnowBrains | May 24, 2013 6 Comments
Pacific Northwest Powder Report | 18” at Bachelor, 12” at Crystal, 13” at Timberline, 4” at Whistler | 10” Forecasted Next 2 Days The best thing about these snow totals is that all these resorts are still open daily (Crystal open Sat, Sun, Mon). The forecast at Mt. Bachelor is for 10 more inches the next 2 days: 18” of new snow and 27F at Mt. Bachelor, OR on May 22nd and they’re open? It’s hard to believe. Bachelor is open everyday until […] SnowBrains | May 23, 2013 5 Comments
Pacific Northwest Sees Cold & Snow Today | 8” @ Crystal Mountain, 7” @ Timberline | They’re Both Still Open This is a true powder alert. The Pacific Northwest has cold and snow right this second. Crystal Mountain will be open this weekend. Mt. Bachelor and Timberline are open daily. If you’re in the PN-Dub, you should be feelin’ a little bit sick tomorrow. Just sick enough to miss work, but still crush it on the hill Crystal Mountain, WA got […] SnowBrains | May 22, 2013 5 Comments
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