Why is Seattle’s Orca Whale Population Dwindling? Pods of Orca whales that are famous for appearing in Puget Sound, WA are disappearing at an alarming rate. The pods, named J, K, and L,m normally see 4 or 5 calves born each year, however in the last 3 years not a single calf has been born. The Seattle whales are seeing a 30-year low in population numbers, with […] Jenah MacGrain | July 13, 2018 0 Comments
Crystal Mountain Conditions Report: All Time Bluebird Powder With overnight snows this last week it’s been all time up here at Crystal Mountain! Cold temps have kept the snow from turning into our typical “cascade concrete”. With a few sunny days mixed in, it’s about as good as you can imagine. Over the weekend there was an awesome turn out for the IFSA Juninor Freeride Comp – those […] Conditions Report Reid Pitman | March 7, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: What Does It Take To Keep Mt. Bachelor, OR Up & Running Through The Winter Season? [arve url="https://youtu.be/rDltbrIJenE"] SnowBrains | March 1, 2018 38 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
This Weekend’s Going To Be CRAZY DEEP In Washington | 17-34″ of Snow On Tap The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory and Winter Storm Watch for Washington.ย It’s in effect until early Sunday Morning.ย If you’re looking for some faceshots this weekend, you’re going to want to head here, as it’s going to just keep coming down. 17-34″ of Snow On Tap This Weekend. Snow is expected to fall above 2,000ft, but as […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 16, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Behind The Scenes Work Of Opening The Summit At Mt. Bachelor, OR Even wonder what it takes to open the summit at Mt. Bachelor, OR?ย Well, wonder no more, as they provided us with this epic video. Next time you’re on the mountain, thank a Mountain Operations Team Member for all that they do. Industry News Chris Wallner | February 9, 2018 0 Comments
Crystal Mountain Conditions Report: PNW Powder Some cold weather Monday became a sneaker powder day on Tuesday. Thank the maker cause we needed it! Friends Cori, Theresa and Caitlin were all meeting up so we rode the storm for a few hours hitting Frontside and Campbell Basin. I don’t thing I’d ever had so much fun on Lucky Shot as that first run feeling the groomed […] Conditions Report Reid Pitman | February 2, 2018 0 Comments
Crystal Mountain Conditions Report: Deep Days Return! Crystal Mountain has been getting a little of everything this week from sunny days to rain to stormy powder days. After some crazy high winds and big crowds, mid week brought the cold precip finally!ย Some fun chalky conditions with decent powder if you could find it but still far below whats considered “normal”. So all fingers were crossed for […] Conditions Report Reid Pitman | January 25, 2018 0 Comments
NASA Needs You! Scientists Asking Backcountry Skiers to Help Measure Snowpack NASA researchers in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska are looking for backcountry enthusiasts who want to aid a science mission, reports ABC News. NASAโs earth science arm is funding research that recruits citizen scientists on skis, snowshoes, and snowmobiles to measure snow depth in backcountry locations of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.ย Their measurements will be incorporated into computer models that […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 19, 2018 0 Comments