Snowbird, UT Conditions Report: The Bird is Getting Absurd (Amounts of Snow!) *Report from Monday 2/18/19. Our plans for first tram for Saturday’s 12″ powder day were derailed due to a closure on I-80 Friday night. We quickly adjusted, pointed north and grabbed first tram at Jackson Hole Saturday. Following an outstanding day in the Tetons, we got back on track and down to Utah. The first half of February brought some […] Conditions Report Jon Roubik | February 22, 2019 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Still Plenty of Great Snow from Last Week’s Mega Storm Report from 28th January 2019 After an 8-hour drive to Utah from Colorado on Sunday, we hit Alta Ski Area, UT first thing the next morning. The weather was perfect, not a breath of wind and temperatures in the mid-20s. We headed up the Supreme chair, skiing Challenger and Sleepy Hollow. Despite no new snow since the last storm dumped […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | January 30, 2019 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: Feet of Snow, Inches of Rain, Locals Still Sending Report from January 8th, 2018 Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows in Lake Tahoe, CA received over 50 inches of snow in the past 7 days. Heavy winds reaching gusts of over 140 MPH accompanied the storms causing lift and terrain closures throughout most of the weekend and early week. What started as heavy, heavy snow turned over to rain on […] Conditions Report Alex K | January 9, 2019 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO Conditions Report: Chalky, Rocky and Steep With 135 of 145 runs now open, Arapahoe Basin is almost 100%. Some of the only terrain left closed is the East Wall, which typically doesn’t open until late winter anyways. Snowpack for the region is currently sitting at 111% of average.Coverage is good, allowing most of the resort to remain open. With little-to-no recent snowfall since Christmas, conditions have […] Conditions Report Jon Roubik | January 6, 2019 3 Comments
Telluride Conditions Report: New Year’s Revelation After receiving only 53% of average annual snowfall for the 2017/2018 season, Telluride locals and visitors alike have been thrilled to see the gorgeous mountain resort they love to ski come full circle. With already having over a 100″ year-to-date, Telluride reported an additional 16″ during the final week of 2018 and into New Years Day. Consistent accumulations totaling over a foot […] Conditions Report Jon Roubik | January 4, 2019 0 Comments
Jackson Hole, WY Conditions Report: All Lifts Open and Starting to Snow… Report from December 23rd, 2018 at Jackson Hole, WY The morning started out grey in Jackson Hole with temperature inversion and 1″ of overnight snowfall reported. Forecasts pointed to incoming weather and possible storm riding was to be expected. Light amounts of snow have been steadily falling over the last week, keeping most of the open terrain soft. 8″ has accumulated […] Conditions Report Jon Roubik | December 23, 2018 0 Comments
Conditions Report: Sun and Snow in Vail, CO It was another really good and surprising quiet weekend in Vail. Following last Saturday’s’ surprise powder day, cold temperatures and steady snowfall have kept nearly the entire mountain skiing well. OpenSnow’s Joel Gratz explains: “Something that doesn’t happen very frequently is 10 days of consistent snow in Colorado. Yes, it snows a lot during the season in Colorado, but there […] Conditions Report Jon Roubik | December 14, 2018 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: Amazing Views & A Chute That Barely Goes After yesterday’s inbounds powder day, I decided to go into the lift accessed backcountry via Cerro Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina today. The morning was clear, cold, windless. I reached the top of the couloir I was to ski quickly. I’d heard from locals that it didn’t go. That it ended in a cliff. I hoped the new snow […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 9, 2018 3 Comments
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