Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Chalky Versus Corny Runs on St. Patty’s Day Report from March 17, 2024 Yesterday was St. Patty’s Day and, of course, we went skiing to celebrate. We got out on the hill at about 1pm and the whole damn mountain was skiing well. No lift lines anywhere. We started on Broken Arrow and Tower 16 was amazing. We then hit Hogsback on Headwall and that was chalky and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 18, 2024 0 Comments
The Legend of ‘The Powder Buoy’: Can it Really Predict Big Winter Storms? The Powder Buoy is a story of how a financial planner created a cult following over a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather buoy floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The story begins in 2004 when Michael Ruzek, a skier and financial planner living in Park City, Utah, was chatting with one of his clients, Hank Manninen. […] Industry News Luke Guilford | March 18, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: Skiing A 46° Steep No-Fall-Zone Above a Cliff In Bad Snow Report from March 16, 2024 On Saturday, we went for some sunny chutes on the first warm day after our small storm last week and our big northeast wind event. We might have been a couple days early… It generally takes about 5 melt/freeze cycles to make good corn snow. We’d only given it one day or maybe less… It […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 18, 2024 0 Comments
9 Resorts to Visit Before You Die — According to SnowBrains Readers Last January, we asked our readers what resorts they thought everyone should visit before they die. The following list is based entirely on readers’ responses to what resort they think skiers and riders need to visit before their final day comes. It’s sure to be an expensive trip all over the world, but according to SnowBrains readers, these resorts are […] Brains Tyler Hatch | March 18, 2024 0 Comments
Solitude & Brighton, UT, Conditions Report: Sun on Fresh Report from March 16, 2024 It’s not every day that one casually gets to ride two ski resorts unless one is in the Cottonwood Canyons. Today, we were fortunate enough to split time between Solitude and Brighton in Utah. The resorts offer riders a unique experience by way of the Solbright pathway connecting two disparate ski areas. We started […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | March 17, 2024 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Wind-Buffed, Chalky, Sunny, Fast, Fun, With A Rockin’ Le Chamois Party Report from March 15 & 16, 2024 The past 2 days at Palisades Tahoe, CA, have been lovely. After our big Northeast wind event that saw winds as high 150mph on the ridges on Thursday, the weather quieted down and warmed up. Sunshine and temperatures in the 30s marked the day on Thursday. On Thursday, I popped out in the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 17, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: The Neatest Line I’ve Skied This Season | Alaska Style Terrain in California Report from March 13, 2024 Yesterday we went for a new zone. A zone I’d never been to before. When we got there, our eyes were ablaze… The sun was irradiating a crystalline white snow surface full of playful features. It appeared to be all powder. I dropped first taking an air entry off the cornice. “Whap!” went my skis […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 14, 2024 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT, Report: Big is Best Report from Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Today was my first taste of Powder Mountain and it re-ordered my top ski resorts list. Having spent significant time in Oregon, British Columbia, Idaho, and Utah during the past few seasons, this hit different. PowMow is special; it is absolutely singular. I first heard about PowMow from my partner’s dad, who came here […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | March 14, 2024 0 Comments
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