Sierra Business Council Receives $20k From the North Face to Support Economic Resilience in the Sierra SBC’s Big Day of Campaign boosted by outdoor recreation brand’s donation Outdoor apparel company The North Face has committed to donating $20,000 to Sierra Business Council’s Big Day of Giving campaign. Since COVID-19 began impacting the region in early March, Sierra Business Council has been providing critical emergency economic support, guidance, and resources to impacted businesses and nonprofits in the […] SnowBrains | May 9, 2020 0 Comments
Avalanche Buries Car on Carson Spur, CA After Snow Returns to Tahoe Area On Monday, Sierra Avalanche Center said staff members dug out a partially buried car after a small slide on Carson Spur Sunday. A Center representative says staff were able to dig out the car before Caltrans arrived on the scene. The road was blocked and required a snowblower to clear the roadway. Small D1/2 avalanche on Carson spur March 1. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 3, 2020 0 Comments
Sierra Snow Pack at 58% of Statewide Average: Photos Shows Difference from Last Year What a difference a year makes! The image on the left shows 2019 and the right shows 2020. Sierra snow pack is below normal for this time of year. “Currently we are at about 58% of average for statewide snow pack. Dry weather is expected to continue,” said the NOAA in a Facebook post. Pray for snow! WeatherBrains | February 18, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA: 2018/19 = Northern California’s 4th Wettest Year In The Last 20 Years! Last winter Squaw Valley had its snowiest February EVER. They received 246 inches or 20.5 feet of snow. That’s a record for the month by 50 inches, and only 3 feet from surpassing the snowiest month ever on record (January 2017, 282 inches). The 2018/2019 season at Squaw valley was their 3rd snowiest season ever with 719″ of snowfall. The […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 3, 2019 0 Comments
Sierra Snowpack is a Massive 33-Times Greater than Last Year The snowpack covering the mountain range straddling California and Nevada is even bigger than the 2017 snowpack that pulled the state out of a five-year drought and is 33 times bigger than this time last year, reports SFGate. As of May 30, the snowpack measured 202 percent of average, according to the California Department of Water Resources which compiles data […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 31, 2019 0 Comments
Memorial Day Memoir @ Mammoth Mountain, CA – 2018 Even on the driest of years, Mammoth Mountain consistently remains open until ‘at least’ Memorial Day (late May.) On massive years, they run the upper lifts until August…yes, a non-glaciated mountain that runs lifts until August. If I recall correctly, the years of August 1995 & 2017 to name a few. On a normal year, the goal is run lifts through the July 4th weekend. Trip Report Casey Cane | May 23, 2019 0 Comments
California Statewide Snowpack at 144% Average | Northern Sierra Almost DOUBLE Average for May The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) reported on May 2 that its Northern Sierra snowpack and water equivalent levels were 188 percent of average, nearly double the average for this time of year. The 2019 snowpack reached its peak on March 31 and is the fifth largest on record, according to the California Cooperative Snow Survey Program. Related: After 7 Long […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 3, 2019 0 Comments
Sierra Snowpack Currently 150% of Normal for Only 11th Time in 70-Years Thanks California Department of Water Resources for more info on the snowpack. Related: What a Difference 5-Months Makes! Current Sierra Snowpack FOUR TIMES Deeper than Last Year Dating back to 1950, the statewide snowpack, according to the snow courses, has only been above 150% of normal a total of 11 times on March 1. This Occurred In Water Years: 1952 1956 […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 21, 2019 2 Comments
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