Is Early Season Snow a Harbinger of Good or Bad News—A Statistical Analysis for Australia With the first snow of the season hitting Australian resorts such as Perisher and Thredbo, excitement for the 2025 season is starting to build. The idea that an early dusting portends a stellar winter has deep roots in ski lore, bolstered by the thrill of advanced openings and first turns on untouched snow. While early-season snowfall certainly generates enthusiasm, some […] Brains Julia Schneemann | May 18, 2025 0 Comments
Top 7 Snowiest Ski Resorts in Europe — Week 7, 2025 While there has not been a lot of significant snowfall in the last few days in the European Alps, some resorts did receive top ups while others compacted. There are no new entrants this week and only a slight reshuffling from last week. Please note that snowdepth is self-reported by resorts and has not been independently verified. #7 Alpe d’Huez/Vaujany, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 14, 2025 0 Comments
Top 7 Snowiest Ski Resorts in Europe — Week 6, 2025 After some solid snowfall last week, ski resorts across the Alps saw smaller top-ups in recent days, keeping conditions fresh on the slopes. It has been a very French week in terms of snowdepth rankings, with six of the top seven spots occupied by French resorts. The only exception is a lone Swiss contender, highlighting the dominance of France when […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 6, 2025 0 Comments
How the Record-Breaking Snow Depth at Mammoth Mountain, CA, is Measured Using PistenBully’s SnowSat Technology Mammoth Mountain, CA, measured a record-breaking 813 inches of snow at Dave’s Run last week. While we have seen many records broken this season — a season that was certainly one for the record books — you may wonder how resorts can actually measure these snow depths accurately. Enter ‘SNOWSat’ technology by German snow grooming brand ‘PistenBully,’ which was used […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 10, 2023 0 Comments
Timberline Lodge Ski Area, OR, Still Has a 175-inch Base in Late May Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood is known for getting plenty of snow. The Cascade Range in general, being close to the ocean, gets a lot of moisture. Now as the calendar turns to the second half of May, the resort is set up well to continue operations into summer with a current snow base depth of 175 inches. A huge […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 18, 2022 0 Comments
California DWR: Sierra Snowpack Currently at 37% of Average Even with a miracle March that renewed the hopes of many California skiers and riders, snowpack levels are still well below historic averages. According to the California DWR, snow sensors are recording average depths only 37% of normal across the state. Northern Sierra: 30% of Normal Central Sierra: 44% of Normal Southern Sierra: 31% of Normal Statewide: 37% of Normal […] Weather Mike Lavery | May 1, 2018 0 Comments
2022 Beijing Olympic Mountain Venues Average 2″ Snow Depth The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has failed us. They’ve chosen a venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics that lacks the most fundimental element necessary for winter sport: snow. The snow venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics average a wintertime snow depth of 2″. They average 2″ of snow Industry News SnowBrains | February 22, 2018 4 Comments
Tahoe = 2nd Lowest Snow Year on Record | 54% of Average Snowfall in 2012/13 I just got off the phone with the Randall Osterhuber at the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Laboratory. We talked about snow, rain, and sun. He gave me the numbers for the 2012/13 season and he never once had any inflection in his voice. Just basic, monotone, telling it like it is. THE BOTTOM LINE for 2012/13: – Our 2nd […] Weather Miles Clark | April 25, 2013 9 Comments
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