Bariloche, Argentina 2016 Season Recap + Photo Tour: 6 Powder Cycles in 7 Weeks… Cerro Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina has a solid season this year. I arrived on August 7th and we saw 4 storm cycles in August including one where it snowed for 9 straight days (August 14th-22th). In September had two more storm cycles that got us out onto some big lines in the lift accessed backcountry. That’s 6 powder […] Miles Clark | July 26, 2017 2 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA is Officially CLOSED for the 2016/17 Season! Squaw Valley, CA just had one their most epic winter seasons on record. Saturday, July 15th, 2017 was their last day of winter operations. Squaw Valley 2016/17: 60 feet (728″) of snowfall 10 atmospheric rivers The snowiest month on record (282″ of snow in January 2017!) The snowiest February on record at 196″ 200 days of winter operation (November 23rd, […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 18, 2017 2 Comments
OFFICIAL VIDEO: Squaw Valley 2014/15 Season Recap The ski season just ended for Squaw Valley, USA. They opened up just before Turkey Day in November and stayed open until April 26th. A damn lengthy season considering that Squaw only got 88″ all winter at the base and only 216″ of snow all winter up top. Squaw claims to average 450″ of snowfall per year up top, which would place this year somewhere below 50% of average up top. It was a rough year and this year may […] SnowBrains | April 28, 2015 0 Comments
Squaw Valley / Alpine Meadows Official Season Recap Video Yeah, it was a rough one, but it had it’s moments. To date in 2013/14, Donner Summit, CA has seen only 174″ of snow putting this year at 44% of average. That’s makes this year the 2nd worst snow year on record. Yet, we survived, we got better at skiing and riding and we’re still fired up for next year. El Nino is coming next year and it’s looking to be a strong one. If it’s strong, Tahoe could have a big year just […] SnowBrains | May 8, 2014 1 Comment
VIDEO: Sugar Bowl, CA 2013/14 Season Recap It was an interesting season in Tahoe this year. We got some great early season dumps, we got a lot of clear skies in the middle of the season, then we had a nice little Miracle March. April has thrown us great spring skiing and now, the resorts are closing for the summer. Sugar Bowl had a solid run this year and even got enough snow to ski parts of the Palisades. This video shows Daron Rahlves ripping the Palisades and they look like a feature […] SnowBrains | April 21, 2014 2 Comments
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