Jackson Hole, WY Will REOPEN With All Lifts Running Tomorrow: Jackson Hole ski resort, WY has been closed since Wednesday due to a major power outage due to 90mph winds destroying 17 power poles in Teton Valley. The power poles have been repaired and power has been restored to Teton Village. Jackson Hole will reopen tomorrow with all lifts running. JACKSON HOLE, WY REOPENING PRESS RELEASE: JHMR OPENING Information Update […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 12, 2017 0 Comments
Nevados de Chillan, Chile Will REOPEN This Weekend After Large Snowfall This Week Good news coming out of Chile, today. Nevados de Chillan ski resort in Chile will reopen for 3 days this weekend after receiving a large snowfall this week. Nevados de Chillan closed on September 4th due to a lack of snow after only 7 weeks of operation. They were open from July 16th until September 4th this season. Nevados de Chillan will reopen […] SnowBrains | September 16, 2016 0 Comments
Tioga Pass, CA Will NOT OPEN Today as Scheduled | Opening Delayed Due to Unstable Hillsides On April 26th CalTrans announced that they’d be opening 9,943′ Tioga Pass in Yosemite, CA from the east to the pass tomorrow, Friday 29th at noon. Today, CalTrans announced that due to snowy weather, the will not be opening Tioga Pass tomorrow. Caltrans has stated that they’re keeping the pass closed due to unstable hillsides. “With the temperatures below […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 29, 2016 1 Comment
NOAA: Lake Tahoe Is Nearing Its Natural Rim But Water Storage Is Still Way Below Average Lake Tahoe’s water level has been below average since July 2013 (see red highlight above). Lake Tahoe’s water level has been below its natural rim since November 2014. Water storage on Tahoe can go as high as 6 feet above the natural rim. “And now for some perspective on Lake Tahoe nearing its natural rim… While Lake Tahoe is […] SnowBrains | April 5, 2016 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe’s Highest Ski Resort Plans to OPEN Next Week! Mt. Rose ski resort in Lake Tahoe, NV is currently planning on opening next week on Thursday, October 29th, 2015. If they can get open on that date, they’ll be the first ski resort open on the West Coast this winter. Mt. Rose has the higest elevation base of any ski resort in Lake Tahoe at 8,00-feet. Rose almost never […] SnowBrains | October 22, 2015 4 Comments
NASA El Nino Update: Why El Nino is “Too Big To Fail” Yesterday, we reported on NASA climatologist Bill Patzert saying that El Nino was “too big to fail.” Today, NOAA has released an El Nino update that puts what Bill said into context and explains why the current El Nino is “too big to fail.” NOAA now believes that the current El Nino will be one of the strongest on record […] WeatherBrains | October 13, 2015 0 Comments
There Will Be No More Lake Tahoe IRONMANs Ironman just released the statement below online detailing how they will not be returning to Lake Tahoe next year or any other year. They do not state why they have come to this decision. Last year, smoke from wildfires forced the event to be canceled. In previous years, it has snowed and been below freezing at race time. Maybe nature is […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 22, 2015 6 Comments
SNOWING Hard in the Western US Right Now! As forecast yesterday, it’s nuking snow in the northern Rocky Mountains today! The above image is of the to of Lone Peak at Big Sky ski resort in Montana at an elevation of 11,166-fet. Snow fell in many places across the Western US yesterday including Mammoth Mountain, CA. Today, the storms rage on in Idaho, Utah, Montana, and California with up to 6″ of snow expected in Idaho. Winter is only a breath away… Industry News SnowBrains | September 15, 2015 0 Comments
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