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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