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Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Upper Mountain Mini-Powder Day Fun

Skiing powder at Palisades Tahoe, CA. | Photo: SnowBrains

Report from December 12, 2024 We awoke to snow flurries this morning and reports of 0โ€ณ of snow overnight. So we waitedโ€ฆ About noon, I couldnโ€™t take it any longer and rolled out and straight to the upper mountain. It hadnโ€™t snowed much so I knew that lower angle terrain would ski best. I jump onto the Shirley Lake chair [โ€ฆ]

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Miles Clark | December 12, 2024
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St. Anton Am Arlberg, Austria, Report: Low Visibility Changes to Inversion Up High

Report from January 8, 2024 Ski Arlberg Ski Arlberg is one of the largest ski areas in Austria. The most famous towns are St. Anton and Lech, where Princess Diana vacationed. It encompasses five distinct areas with 304km of slopes offered on 88 lifts. To explore the whole area from one base, it would be necessary to ski backpack. You [โ€ฆ]

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Brett Ploss | January 9, 2024
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[PHOTOS] Johannesburg, South Africa, Sees 1st Snowfall in Over a Decade

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Johannesburg, South Africa, experienced a rare snowfall on Monday, its first in over a decade. While some parts of South Africa receive snow during winter, Johannesburg last saw snow in 2012. For the first time in 11 years, it snowed in Johannesburg, South Africa. The cold air and moisture from the east defied the usually dry winter season, making this [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 12, 2023
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[PHOTOS] Itโ€™s Snowing at Colorado Ski Resorts

Itโ€™s snowing! Colorado ski areas are getting their first real glimpse of winter this morning as snow falls in the mountains. Related: Colorado Ski Resort Opening Dates for Winter 2022/23 Webcams at Loveland and Arapahoe Basin show snow falling on the slopes. Snowmass and the surrounding mountains have a healthy dusting, and the Aspen snowstake cam showed it snowing this [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | September 15, 2022
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Photo Tour: Itโ€™s Dumping in Africa! Ski Resort Gets First Major Snow of the Season

The first major snowfall of the season fell at Afriski Mountain Resort in Lesotho in southern Africa over the weekend. It began snowing at 2 am on Friday, April 30, and continued for a few hours dropping 4โ€ณ of fresh snow. Related: Photos: Snow Falls in Africaโ€™s Sahara Desert as Temperature Plummets to 27ยบF This comes after it was announced earlier [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 3, 2021
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Lifts Remain Stationary as South America Experiences Best Start to a Season in 15-Years

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The lifts remain stationary at resorts in South America while the snow piles up on the slopes in what locals are saying is the best snowy start to a season in 15-years. โœจ Beautiful day gives us the mountain range โ›„๏ธโ„๏ธ what was so lacking in our mountain ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ”โ›ท It has not snowed in this way for 15 years and [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 1, 2020
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Itโ€™s Snowing! Winterโ€™s Coming as Australian Resorts Gear Up for Winter

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A month from opening day, resorts in Australia are starting to see decent amounts of snowfall as winter begins to take hold. Across social media, Australian resorts are posting snowy pictures as forecasts are predicting up to a foot of snow over the next couple of days.  Related: Ikon Pass Adds Mt. Buller, Australia | Now 39 Iconic Destinations Available Worldwide [โ€ฆ]

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Oz Brains | May 8, 2019
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First Snowstorm of Season in CA Causes Havoc on Roadways | 16 Car Crash Closes I-80, 3 Mountain Passes Close

California saw a healthy amount of snowfall yesterday during the day.  Enough snow, in fact, to close 3 mountain highways and cause a 16 car crash.  About 5โ€ณ of snow were recorded on Sonora Pass, CA.  Snow levels dropped down to Lake Tahoe level during the day yesterday. NOAA issued a Winter Weather Advisory that called for 3-8โ€ณ of snowfall [โ€ฆ]

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WeatherBrains | September 22, 2017
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SNOWING in Jackson Hole, WY Right Now | More Snow Above 8,500โ€ฒ Today!

Itโ€™s currently snowing at Jackson Hole ski resort in Wyoming right now. Yesterdayโ€™s forecast was for snow down to 10,000-feet but you can clearly see snow falling much lower than 10,000-feet at Jackson Hole ski resort this morning. The USA and Canada got snow all over yesterday including California, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Whistler, Banff, and more. This is our first real sign that winter is most certainly coming. โ€œAnother cold front will pass across the state this afternoon and evening, [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | September 16, 2015
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Whistler Conditions Report: All Time April

It is safe to say that April has been the best month of the season for powder. It has been going off in Whistler for the last two weeks, with deep storms and cold temperatures compared to the rest of the winter. The alpine has been all time with new snow every couple of days, making it fresh and fun. There has been some wind with these most recent storms making some pockets super deep, while other ridges are icy and have variable snow. Crowds have been pretty small during the weekdays, and not too bad on the weekends either. This week there have been more people on the mountain and in the bars due to WSSF (World Ski and Snowboard Festival).

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Peter Wentz | April 15, 2015
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Blackcomb, B.C. to Close One Month Early + Whistler Powder Report:

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This past week has been a mash of snow, rain, freezing levels rising and falling, and clouds. Up high on the mountain has been the place to be for the entire season and that is still true today. Sunday was by far the best snow day we have had in a while. There was over 30 cm of fresh that day with lower freezing levels. It was snowing in the parking lots for some parts of the day which has not occurred in a hot second. It was socked in all day so people were sticking to the trees and up high near rocks for visibility.

Over the night rain continued [โ€ฆ]

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Peter Wentz | March 30, 2015
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Whistler Conditions Report: Alpine Powder Returns

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Over the last week, winter has returned in the alpine of Whistler with a solid 55cm of new snow. There has not been much opportunity to shred powder in Whistler this year, so people came up over the weekend to get after it.
On Saturday, there was about a foot of fresh on the mountain. It was finally time to get after it. We rode Spankeyโ€™s almost the entire day and had an awesome time. Some areas had windblown pockets making it feel even deep than it was. Of course this means that there were also some ridges and exposed small pitches that were really icy. The snow lower down, by the bottom of [โ€ฆ]

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Peter Wentz | March 24, 2015
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Whistler Conditions Report: Refresh

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Winter has not had its last word yet. It seems like the March warm and dry spell has finally concluded. This last weekend we saw storms up high in the alpine dropping off about 15cm of snow. This new snow definitely made the mountain more lively and gave some life back into Whistler.
The story of this winter has been stay high up on the mountain. That is still the case now with this past storm having a freezing level of around 1600m. Snow in the alpine has been good, while tree line has had some wet snow and rain. Below this however there has just been rain, making the lower mountain mainly dirt.

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Peter Wentz | March 17, 2015
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