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
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