Palisades Tahoe, CA, Operations Update: Mixed Precipitation Followed by Powder Operations Update: Mixed Precipitation Followed by Powder By Maddie Condon/Palisades Tahoe on December 27, 2024 The storm that rolled in on Thursday dumped 12 inches of new snow in 24 hours on our upper mountain, and 2 inches of snow at the base. That being said, winds are playing a big factor in our operational ability, as this storm is […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 27, 2024 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Stormy Fun Wet Powder Skiing Before The Rain… Report from December 15, 2024 We weren’t sure what to expect out there yesterday so we stumbled outta bed and onto the slopes at Palisades Tahoe early. The storm was hitting hard with 100mph winds that kept the upper mountain closed. Red Dog and the Resort Chair were open so we headed up. View this post on Instagram A post […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 17, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Crazy Summer Storms Flood Turin, Italy A crazy summer storm hit the Italian city of Turin on Friday, August 2. The storm front brought hail and approximately 3-3.5 inches of rain in just over two hours to the city that hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics. Hail the size of golf balls smashed car windows and destroyed shop windows. The rain caused floods throughout the city center […] Julia Schneemann | August 2, 2024 0 Comments
Mt. Hood Meadows, OR, Suspends Operations Due to Rain It has been a slow start to the ski season in the Pacific Northwest. It looked promising when two feet of snow fell on Mt. Hood at the beginning of December. However, that was quickly squashed by an atmospheric river that dropped over seven inches of rain. The rain decimated the snowpack, leaving the snow more brown than white. Another […] Industry News Brent Thomas | December 13, 2023 0 Comments
Cycling the West Coast: California! [Day 17] Day 17 I woke up feeling not much better than the day before, but I had just under 30 miles to get into town to meet my father. Luckily, the road was very flat, and I could cruise into California. The weather called for non-stop rain, which, honestly, I enjoyed. At this point, I have been on the road long […] Biking Luke Guilford | May 23, 2023 1 Comment
$2.4 Million Federal Grant for Cloud Seeding in the Upper Colorado River Basin Last week, The Southern Nevada Water Authority voted to accept a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to fund cloud seeding in Western states whose rivers feed the Upper Colorado River Basin. The weather modification method utilizes planes and cannons to launch silver iodide crystals into clouds. This process attracts moisture to the particles that fall as snow […] Industry News Luke Guilford | March 20, 2023 1 Comment
Palisades Tahoe, CA Will Be Closed Tuesday, March 14th Due to Severe Weather & Rain Operations Update: Palisades Tahoe Will Be Closed Tuesday, March 14th By Palisades Tahoe Mar 13, 2023 4:19 pm Tonight, another wet storm moves into the Tahoe area. Winds are projected to be over 100 miles per hour on our ridgelines. Normally, this would not be cause for a full closure, but the compounded effect of the incessant wet or snowy […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 13, 2023 0 Comments
NASA: Storms Soak California A series of back-to-back atmospheric rivers has drenched much of California since late December 2022, leading to floods, debris flows, road closures, and over a billion dollars of damage. According to the National Weather Service, almost all of the state has received rainfall totals of 400-600 percent above average between December 26, 2022, and January 9, 2023. The latest storm […] SnowBrains | January 12, 2023 0 Comments
Is Skiing in the Rain Fun? The car sat idling as a steady rain pattered against the windshield. It’s not as if I didn’t have any clue that this was going to happen. The forecast had been pessimistic. Still, it seemed as if there was hope. The rain held out, until… really until the access road. Then it came down. As I got closer to the parking lot the wind had picked up. The car sat idling. I turned off the ignition. Well… I drove here damn it. What was I really going to do? Turn around and drive home? The idea seemed preposterous, but staring out the rain soaked windshield at the foggy slopes above, so did the idea that this was going to be any kind of […] Andy Hays | April 7, 2022 5 Comments
Summit at Snoqualmie, WA, Closed Today Due to Heavy Rainfall Due to very heavy rainfall expected through the day and the closure of I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass with no current estimated time of opening, The Summit will be temporarily closed today. The NOAA has issued a flood warning for the area through tomorrow. .The heavy rain that fell overnight and that will fall today into tomorrow will cause excessive runoff […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 28, 2022 0 Comments
Alyeska Resort, AK, Got a Record-Breaking 19″ of Rainfall Last Week While the higher elevations of the Chugach Mountains in Alaska received unbelievable amounts of snowfall last week, an estimated 28-feet in places, at lower elevations that precipitation fell as rain. Related: Did Alaska’s Chugach Range Just Get Over 28-Feet of Snow in 3-Days? What a week! The historic Halloween storm that rolled in late on Oct 29th is finally loosening […] SnowBrains | November 8, 2021 0 Comments
It Just Rained at The Summit of Greenland for the First Time in Recorded History The post “Rain and Warmth Trigger More Melting in Greenland” first appeared on NASA Earth Observatory and was written by Kathryn Hansen. For the first time, it rained at the high point of the Greenland ice sheet, known as the Summit — yet another troubling sign of a changing Arctic, which is warming faster than any other region on the planet. […] WeatherBrains | August 23, 2021 3 Comments
Flooding and Drought at the Same Time? A Reality for Much of Utah The western U.S. has seen exceptional drought this summer, leading to extremely dry soil. The beginning of the monsoon season has brought heavy rainfall, which brings much-needed moisture. But with it brings flash flooding to areas that are unprepared. According to Glen Merrill, hydrologist for the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City, Capitol Reef National Park broke a record […] Brains Joseph Puetz | August 4, 2021 1 Comment
Many Resorts in Washington and Oregon Closed Due to Rain Yesterday Several ski resorts in both Washington and Oregon closed yesterday as an atmospheric river hit the PNW bringing rain with it. Related: SnowBrains Forecast: 1-3 Feet of Snow For The Northwest US Through Wednesday The National Weather Service forecasted heavy rain, between 1 and 2 inches of precipitation possible, at Timberline Lodge, OR. The snow level on Mount Hood was […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 13, 2021 0 Comments
Study Says Troubles Ahead For California Due to More Rain And Less Snow A new study from UCLA signals troubles ahead for California due to more precipitation falling as rain. That precipitation mainly falls during atmospheric river (AR) events. In fact, more than half of California’s annual precipitation occurs during these events. As Alex Hall, Director of the Center for Climate Science at UCLA puts it, an AR is a filament of water that comes from the […] Brains Alex Camerino | August 21, 2020 1 Comment
Russia Using Cloud Seeding to Create Artificial Rain to Fight Fires According to the Russian Federal Agency for Forestry, they are using cloud seeding to create rain to help fight fires in the Siberia region of Eastern Russia. Related: Cloud Seeding | What is It, How Does It Work, and Does It Make a Difference? As of Friday, July 10, there were 158 forest fires covering 46,261 hectares (about 180 square […] Fire Clay Malott | July 14, 2020 0 Comments
Salt Lake City, UT Records Driest April Ever The National Weather Service has just recorded the driest April on record for Salt Lake City, Utah. The NOAA reports: RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 118 AM MDT FRI MAY 1 2020 …DRIEST APRIL ON RECORD AT SALT LAKE CITY…. THE APRIL 2020 PRECIPITATION TOTAL AT SALT LAKE CITY WAS A MEAGER 0.26″. THIS BREAKS […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 2, 2020 0 Comments
Understanding Climate Change vs. Global Warming Climate change and global warming are different physical phenomenons, not just phrases. A common misconception is that there has been a large push to replace the term ‘global warming’ with ‘climate change.’ Many people think that because several places on Earth have experienced more cold and wet weather, that the Earth stopped warming as much and thus ‘global warming’ has […] Weather Sydney Stephens | August 7, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: The United States Just Had its Wettest 12-Months on Record. Again. This post appeared originally on noaa.gov Rain, and plenty of it, was the big weather story in June, adding to a record-breaking 12 months of precipitation for the contiguous US. It’s the third consecutive time in 2019 (April, May and June) the past 12-month precipitation record has hit an all-time high according to the NOAA. Related: NOAA: July 2019 ENSO Update […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 12, 2019 0 Comments
Lightning Just CLOSED Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows, CA For The Day Lightning storms just rolled through Lake Tahoe, CA and completely closed Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows for the day today at 2:28 pm PST. Due to incoming lightning and increasing winds, the following lifts are closed for the day at Squaw: – Funitel– Gold Coast– Shirley Lake– Big Blue#squawlifts — Squaw Alpine Mtn Ops (@squawalpineops) March 6, 2019 The following […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | March 6, 2019 3 Comments
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