Sierra Backcountry Conditions: Late Spring Skiing in the Sierra Report from May 11-12, 2024 Ah, spring in the Sierra. A time when you can get soft turns in on the high elevation peaks, then dip your tired feet in Lake Tahoe when you’re finished. This weekend we found a few soft turns on Rubicon Peak, Mount Judah, and Donner Peak. The sun was shining and the corn was ready […] Conditions Report Zach Armstrong | May 13, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Very Active Week Set to Hammer CA with Several Feet of Snow Inches of precip will accumulate in California this week. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast prepared the evening of Friday, March 22 Forecast Summary The dry break is over for California, with a couple of low pressure systems bringing large swaths of rain and snow to the state starting Friday night. The rest of March in the Sierra’s will feature intervals of heavy […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 22, 2024 0 Comments
Californian Lakes Bounce Back After Record-Breaking Snowpack The 2022-2023 snowfall season was historic for the western United States, and as a result, the Californian snowpack was very much above average across the entire state. The crazy amounts of water in the Californian mountains provided relief to many areas that were previously very dry due to droughts. California is now approximately 92% free of drought following the record-breaking […] Industry News Tyler Hatch | June 30, 2023 0 Comments
The Lost Sierra Trail: Northern California’s New 300-mile Trail for All Users California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains offer world-famous recreation from Mount Whitney to Lake Tahoe. Yosemite’s grandeur, Lake Tahoe’s skiing, and more often steal the thunder from other parts of the stunning range. Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties as well as the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship are working together to create the “Lost Sierra Trail.” The Lost Sierra Trail connects the Sierra Nevada […] Backcountry Dominic Gawel | March 19, 2021 4 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Snowy Week Ahead For CA, At Least 3-6 Feet Possible in The Sierra Nevada Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 2:00 PM MST, 1/23/2021 Forecast Summary: A snowy week looks to be in store for California as a series of storms will drop 3-6 FEET of snow across the Sierras. Even higher snow totals are possible as these storms look to be pretty potent and rich in moisture. Resorts like to get the […] Weather Eric McNamee | January 23, 2021 2 Comments
Still Thinking About; Soda Springs Mountain Resort, CA A Pre-COVID-19 Closure Report brought to you by Ski California Thanks to diligent, on-going media coverage the world is aware that threat of a human-transmitted, novel virus, COVID-19 has created a new and sadly necessary social barrier among society. It has seized global economies, put the clamps on industry, and generally raised pulses. But however weird the wind may blow […] Trip Report Paulie | March 26, 2020 0 Comments
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Blue Skies Today in the Sierras with Up To FOUR Feet Coming the Second Half of the Week Enjoy blue skies and warm sunshine today, before the next system moves through the Sierras on Tuesday. This will bring Valley rain and heavy mountain snow for the second half of the week. The strong winter storm is likely to bring impacts to the Sierras with strong winds, heavy rain, and snow. The storm is looking warmer than the last storm […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 19, 2018 0 Comments
Experts Estimate Another 5 Huge Storms Needed in California for Snowpack to Reach Average Levels The first weekend of March brought the biggest snowstorm of the winter to Nevada and California, but the Natural Resources Conservation Service reports much more is needed for a so-called ‘March Miracle’, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. “Even though snowpack percentages increased across the region from the early March storm, the overall water supply picture has not changed since March […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 15, 2018 0 Comments
Squaw Alpine Conditions Report: Soft Snow and Plentiful Sun Christmas Day 12/25 at Squaw Valley Good weather kept the valley and upper mountain at Squaw nice and cold after Friday’s storm, even when the beautiful California sunshine came out. With a daytime high of mid-twenties for Sunday everything that had been skied on Saturday was still skiing relatively well. Nice and soft, almost chalky, with the occasional patch of rain […] Dylan Cautela | December 26, 2016 2 Comments
Snowfall Totals Downgraded For Storm Heading To The Western U.S. Sunday, Powderchasers released their update on the impending storms for this coming week. Unfortunately, in most locations, the probability for a good dose of powder has been downgraded. The models are showing a good chance of cold air returning to most of the west come midweek, but the moisture coming off of the Pacific will not be as heavy as expected. The […] Weather Dylan Cautela | November 14, 2016 1 Comment
Weather Pattern Change Could Bring Snow to Mountains Across the Western US Powderchasers have reported a long term weather outlook which brings an end to the ridge that has created unseasonably warm temperatures across much of the western US. Yesterday, Washington State broke its previous record for latest date in the year to reach over 70. November 4th, 1949 when it reached 74 degrees in Seattle was the latest date on record prior to this. […] Weather Dylan Cautela | November 9, 2016 1 Comment
VIDEO: “5 Critical Mistakes” Made in the Mountains [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHighFivesFoundation%2Fvideos%2F1192241350836966%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] High Fives is a non-profit organization located in Truckee, California focused on raising snow sport injury prevention awareness and providing resources to those athletes who suffer life-altering injuries. The High Fives foundation has released its sixth installment of their BASICS series. The series explores some of the fundamentals in the sport of skiing and how they affect us, both positive […] Backcountry Dylan Cautela | October 27, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: California Dream Day with Jeremy Jones | Snowboard, Rock Climbing, Surfing, Mountain Biking What does a perfect day mean to you? Jeremy Jones, Hilaree O’Neill, Matt Hunter and Greg Long group together to make this short film about their dream day. Sponsored by Clif Bar, this short takes us around California between the Sierras and the Bay. Jeremy Jones, “To me, all these sports are a tool to connect with nature, learn about […] Surf Keenan Grady | May 20, 2016 0 Comments
El Niño Helps Reduce California Drought | One Reservoir Rises 20′ in 10 Days! Skiing in California right now is going off! they’re measuring their snow in feet. Why is this? El Niño of course! Skiers are rejoicing in the fact the California’s mountains once again have snow- following multiple terrible snow years. This isn’t the only positive to come out of El Niño. The water reservoirs in California were reaching all time lows, but thanks […] Weather Keenan Grady | January 28, 2016 1 Comment
Mt. Shasta, CA Report: When in Doubt, Head North It goes without saying that this season has been a rough one for Tahoe skiers and boarders. The extended forecasts have been showing big storms 2+ weeks out for close to 2 months now, but they never come through. We did get a wet pineapple express storm a couple weeks ago that provided some dense and fun pow turns, however. After a few awesome days of pow/slush skiing at Squaw and Alpine we decided it was time to head […] Conditions Report Keegan Kliman | February 24, 2015 1 Comment
Groundwater Depletion & Mountain Building, California’s Sierra Nevada are Growing Taller Every Year As the current drought continues to grip California and the West, water is in high demand, and groundwater is being drawn out of aquifers at substantial rates. As groundwater in California’s San Joaquin Valley continues to be pumped from the ground for agriculture and industry, it is lowering the elevation of the valley, and possibly […] Brains Jesse Cassidy | May 19, 2014 1 Comment
Winter Storm Hitting Tahoe Tuesday NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Western Slope of the Northern Sierra’s. Well, technically it’s spring, but a Winter Storm Warning is always welcome. Considering ski resort visits drop drastically in March, this could be a killer weather window for the real skiers, who know not to give up on March in Tahoe. The forecast is calling for snow levels to drop to 4500′ and accumulation of […] Weather SnowBrains | March 23, 2014 1 Comment
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