Different Approaches to Modern Snowflake Photography: The History Behind the Science of Snowflakes Video of Snowflakes Grown in Dr. Kenneth G. Libbrecht’s Lab | Courtesy NY Times In a recent New York Times Science article, Kenneth Chang wrote about two very different approaches to modern snowflake photography. Following in the footsteps of Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley and the ski tracks of Ed LaChapelle, Drs. Kenneth G. Libbrecht and Nathan P. Myhrvold and photographer […] Brains Mike Bartholow | March 18, 2021 0 Comments
4 Photos of Whistler B.C. Today “The slopes are coated, and as pristine as they look, we can’t wait to slash some turns into that powder. 42cms graced our mountains over the weekend and opening day is closer than ever.” – Whistler today These are 4 photos from Whistler ski resort in British Columbia, Canada today, November 9th, 2015.ย These photos were taken by Mitch Winton […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | November 9, 2015 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe Snowfall Totals & Photos: Up to 23″ of New Snow Lake Tahoe just got it’s first real storm of the 2014/15 winter season. It was a wet one with snow levels hovering around 7,500-feet for the most part. We had a Winter Storm Warning from 4pm Tuesday until 4am today. Sugar Bowl is the big winner again with 23″ of snow from this storm and shockingly, Kirkwood got the lowest snowfall numbers. Kirkwood got mostly rain and only ended up with 8 inches from this storm. We skied Squaw yesterday and it was raining to the top. Looks like today will be about the same as yesterday. We were soaked after about 2 hours of skiing. […] SnowBrains | December 4, 2014 1 Comment