[PHOTOS] Alta Ski Area, UT, Ends its 87th Season With its Annual Classic “Frank” Party On Sunday, April 20, Alta shut down its lifts for the season after its 78th season in operation with their annual closing celebration, referred to as “the Frank.” This celebration consists of costumes, hot dogs, and even paragliders, adding to the unique culture that Alta has created. Related: Skier Rescued After Sliding 800 Feet on Mt. Superior in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT […] Anders Henrikson | May 5, 2025 1 Comment
[PHOTO TOUR] 69″ of Snow in the Past 7 Days at Palisades Tahoe, CA In the past 7 days, Palisades Tahoe has received 69” of new snow and has received 7.5 feet since December 1st. From Saturday morning to Sunday morning, the resort received more than 35 inches of snow — the 6th largest snowfall total in 24 hours that it has on record. For more information please check out PT’s operations update: https://blog.palisadestahoe.com/ […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | December 13, 2022 2 Comments
Stop Taking Blurry Ski Photos: Your Smartphone Can Do Way Better Sure, ski days are the greatest, but capturing incredible skiing photos with your smartphone to share afterward makes them even better. However, all too often, you know that you hit an epic jump, but when you pull out your phone later, it just looks like a blurry mess. Thankfully, smartphone cameras have gotten better and better, and people have quickly […] Brains Lucy Ferneyhough | September 29, 2022 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Mammoth Mountain, CA Celebrates Opening Day for Winter ’21/22 Season After a historic October snowfall, today, Mammoth Mountain officially opened for the Winter 21/22 Season—two weeks earlier than anticipated. Terrain Updates: Mammoth Mountain is open from top-to-bottom, with summit access to Cornice Bowl and Road Runner Lifts Open: Broadway Express (1), Face Lift Express (3), Discovery Chair (11), and the Panorama Gondola from 8:30AM-4PM with access to at least 9 runs and a […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 29, 2021 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Mammoth Mountain, CA Got More Than 2-Feet of Snow Yesterday | 2nd Snowiest October Ever Recorded More than two feet of snow fell on Mammoth Mountain, CA, yesterday as the perfect storm of an atmospheric river and bomb cyclone brought record-breaking precipitation to California. The storm brings the season snowfall to 41″, the second snowiest October on record, trailing only 2004. Related: What’s New in Mammoth Lakes and Mammoth Mountain, CA for Winter 2021/22 Forecasted cold […] SnowBrains | October 26, 2021 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] First Significant Snow Accumulation Blankets California’s Ski Resorts Sunday into Monday saw the first significant snowfall this season for California, with over 6″ falling on some areas. Resorts were gleefully posting their snowy pics yesterday to get us stoked for winter. Related: Here’s What’s New and What to Expect at Ski California Resorts This Winter Colorado might be open already, but California won’t be far behind. It’ll be […] SnowBrains | October 19, 2021 0 Comments
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Breckenridge, CO Report: Sunny Early Season Conditions Report from November 30th, 2020 and brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Breckenridge, CO currently has some of the better conditions in Colorado. The conditions were primarily packed powder, hardpack, and a few icy spots. Most open runs were groomers, but there are a few runs on Peak 8 with some moguls. After the Thanksgiving holiday, the mountain was fairly […] Conditions Report Dominic Gawel | December 1, 2020 0 Comments
Photo Tour: First Snow of the Season Blankets Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY The storm sweeping down the Rockies left a blanket of fresh white snow on Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY last night. A hazardous weather warning was issued by the NOAA, also saying to expect more snow today. Related: US-212 Beartooth Pass, WY Completely Closed Due to Snow, Wind and Ice | 16″ Forecast This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Western and […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 9, 2020 0 Comments
Legendary Pro Skier Posts Photos of Current Skiing in Utah | Is That OK? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pep Fujas (@pepfujas) Legendary professional freeskier Pep Fujas just posted images of himself and friends skiing in Utah last week. Is that ok? Is it ok to be skiing & riding right now? It is ok to be posting about skiing & riding right now? Please read what Pep has to […] SnowBrains | April 6, 2020 2 Comments
Locals in Newfoundland, Canada Had to Dig Themselves Out of Their Homes After Gnarly Blizzard A record-setting blizzard just dumped 30 inches of snow in Newfoundland, Canada and the photos that some residents took of them having to dig themselves out of their homes is nothing short of hilarious. The storm was an epic one, but the pictures taken afterwards are even better. Related: Church Hopes to Reopen Mount Shana Ski Area in Newfoundland, Canada […] SnowBrains | January 24, 2020 0 Comments
10″ of Powder at Snowbird, UT Today| Snow Forecasted All Week! Utah is doing the big snow during late season thing again. They did it last year, too. Ok, gimme a break, they do it every year. There is something about late season pow and Utah… As of 11pm PST today, Snowbird has gotten 5″ of snow in the past 24 hours and 10″ of snow in the past 48 hours. They have a base depth of 108″ and they’ve now gotten 418″ of snow this season. I guess we’ll have to update that 15 Biggest Snowfall Totals in North America after this storm. It’s still snowing at Snowbird right now and it’s forecast to snow all week long. Snowbird is open daily until May 26th. Boom. […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | May 8, 2014 1 Comment
30 Days in the Chugach Range, AK | Photo Tour: The past 30 days in the Chugach Range of Alaska have been inspiring. This place never stops teaching lessons and never lets you drop your guard. For the first time in my life, I feel as though Alaska and her people have let me in. She’s now calling me and I can’t resist. It won’t be long before I do a […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 10, 2014 6 Comments
Wintery Snow! Squaw Conditions Report and Photo Tour – 3/11 The sun was out and the wind was blowing for a beautiful blue bird Tahoe day today. With 4″ of new snow at the peaks and most of the good upper mountain terrain closed on Monday, we hit Headwall and Granite hard all morning. There was definitely amazing snow to be skied all over the place, but with the heavy winds, icy patches were prevalent as well. You really had to be on top of you game to transition between the chalky goodness and the icy madness between turns. We found the best […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | March 12, 2014 2 Comments
Japan Report: Avalanche Fences Are Damn Fun to Jump Off There are no two ways about it: avalanche fences are fun to jump off. The only tricky part is finding these elusive metal bulwarks. North America doesn’t have ’em, Europe does (but they don’t seem to fill in), Hokkaido has tons of them on the side of the road, but we’re on the isle of Honshu, Japan which certainly isn’t famous for its avy fences. Nevertheless, if you look hard enough, you can […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 26, 2014 0 Comments
113″ of Snow in 11 Days @ Crystal Mountain, WA | Video & Photos Crystal Mountain ski resort in Washington just got clobbered with 113″ of snow in the past 11 days. They just got 19″ yesterday. The snow machine is on full speed! We picked up another 19 inches in the past 24 hours. This is just incredible! The 11 day storm total is 113 inches (that’s over 9 feet). The stoke meter is off the charts! – Crystal Mountain Unfortunately, a skier suffocated in a tree well in the deep snow at Crystal yesterday. He was reported missing and quickly found by patrol. The patroller applied CPR but the victim did not recover. More info here: […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | February 20, 2014 1 Comment
PHOTO TOUR: Bridger Bowl, MT – A World Class Community Ski Area Bridger Bowl, located about 20 minutes outside of Bozeman, Montana provides high quality skiing experiences for everyone. This non-profit ski area is steered by a volunteer board of directors. This business model, which is unique, allows Bridger Bowl to put the money back into the quality of their product, the skiing experience. Its hard to […] Featured Article SnowBrains | January 23, 2014 2 Comments
一月 = Photos of Japan in January Some say home is best. Here, there, at the end of the day, it’s where you hang your hat…or lean your skis. Hakuba: the white horse roams from rice paddies to peaks. Undisturbed. Untamed. We chase this wild ambition in the mountains. They present themselves as one of the most rewarding places to ski in January, remorselessly collecting payment in the form of sweat on the skintrack and numb […] Featured Article Zach Paley | January 21, 2014 2 Comments
Jackson Hole Photo Tour: 3-Feet of Fresh Snow, Corbet’s Open Jackson Hole has been getting snow since last Wednesday. They’ve gotten over 3 feet of snow and they got Corbett’s couloir and the Hobacks open for the first time this season. Jackson Hole has now gotten 203″ of new snow this season and things are looking good. Jackson Hole if forecast to get around 6 more inches of snow today and tomorrow […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | January 13, 2014 3 Comments
Siberia & Shirley Lake Open @ Squaw Valley | Photo Tour: Squaw Valley had announced that they’d open Shirley Lake today, but to everyone’s shock and awe, they opened Siberia as well. Let us qualify that. They opened the hike to Siberia. The chair never moved. This system made it pretty darned fun, though. The hike was refreshing and the snow was perfect. Recrystallized powder rewarded all the hikers of Siberia today. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 21, 2013 2 Comments
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