Loveland Ski Area, CO, Report: Best Day of the Season After a 50″ Week-Long Storm Report from Friday, February 21, 2025 Loveland Ski Area sits atop the Continental Divide in the heart of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. It also happens to be located in the heart of a week-long storm that has dropped 50″ of snow since last Saturday. The recent snowfall has absolutely boosted the ski area’s base, and I was lucky to get a […] Conditions Report Luke Guilford | February 23, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR, Report: Holiday Storm Weekend Report from February 17, 2025 Mt. Bachelor in Oregon somehow kept numerous lifts running during a storm that delivered punishing 80+ mile per hour winds. The wind during this storm system seemed to come from every direction: west, east, and down the mountain. Standing outside the Pine Marten Lodge I was nearly blown over with every gust. It would not […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | February 18, 2025 0 Comments
5 States With Winter Storm Warnings on Election Day The pre-ski season butterflies flutter as the winter storm warnings cycle the news stations. While this feeling may help us ski junkies get through election day, for many people, it will be what stands between them and their right to vote. The National Weather Service (NWS) is issuing winter storm warnings in five western states: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Washington, and Alaska. […] Algird Zalpys | November 5, 2024 0 Comments
Winter is Coming: European Ski Resorts Prepare to Open Dust off those skis, snow has fallen in the Alps. A cold front rolled into western Europe, dropping temperatures 11 to 18°F (6 to 10 °C) below the mid-September average. This cold front is delivering heavy precipitation, with an estimated 40-80 inches for the total storm. However, most of Europe will experience rain with snow only expected in high-altitude regions […] Industry News Luke Guilford | September 13, 2024 0 Comments
White Pass, WA, Report: Midweek Days are DEEP Report from Monday, March 3, 2024 Skiing I drove from Yakima around 6:30 a.m. since the forecast called for sun. I parked right at the base, threw my skins on, and walked up across the street from White Pass, Washington. Seeing the early morning sun shining from behind the White Pass after a fresh blanket of snow was incredible. It […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | March 4, 2024 0 Comments
Mount Baker, WA, Report: Much Needed Snow has Arrived Report from Saturday, March 2, 2024 Skiing Mount Baker, Washington, has been on my bucket list for a while. After hearing about the incoming storms this past week through today, I found time to make it. With over 60” of fresh snow in the past week alone, the area looked like a new mountain compared to the low snow winter […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | March 4, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: The Rich Get Richer | Utah Prepares For Another 1-2′ of Powder The latest Utah snowstorm. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast Summary A large trough dives down across the Western U.S. over the next few days. California will see several feet of snow, while Utah receives the leftovers. Snow starts over far Northern Utah on Friday, with a few inches of snow expected at Snowbasin and Powder Mountain through Friday afternoon. Measurable snow likely […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 29, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Early Week Cold Front Kicks Off an Active Pattern For Colorado NWS Estimated Snow Totals. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast Summary The abnormally warm and windy pattern in Colorado comes to an end on Tuesday when a cold front sweeps across the state from the northwest. Snow showers start popping up over the mountains Monday morning, almost a full 24 hours in advance of the cold front. With relatively warm temperatures, snow should […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 25, 2024 0 Comments
Eldora, CO, Report: Weekend Warriors Arrive Report from January 21, 2024 The Resort Eldora is located about 45 minutes from Denver. On IKON boasting 1,400 vertical feet, 680 acres and 10 lifts, it’s a smaller hill for Colorado. But close to Denver and offers great terrain. Skiing We started the morning in Kremmling, CO, and made the drive to Winter Park for a few laps (and […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | January 25, 2024 0 Comments
Mt. Shasta, CA, Avalanche Center Warns of Dangerous Snow Conditions as First Atmospheric River of Season Approaches An atmospheric river is approaching Northern California, with heavy snowfall forecasted at high elevations through Tuesday. The Mount Shasta Avalanche Center has issued a warning for Mount Shasta, stating that snow conditions will change and may become dangerous over the next several days. “A winter-like weather warning for next week, Monday, Sept 25th…an unusually strong storm system will arrive bringing […] Weather SnowBrains | September 22, 2023 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Deranged Winds & Water Skiing Report from September 10, 2023 at Cerro Catedral, Argentina The weather the past week has been challenging in Patagonia… Every single day has had sun and cloud, wind and weird. It’s been very tough to predict what is gonna happen out there and when to be where. Yesterday was a case in point. We saw that there might be good […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 10, 2023 0 Comments
Summer Storms in Europe Wreak Havoc Across the European Alps After a high pressure front with extremely warm temperatures last week in the European Alps, a low pressure front brought a storm which hit the area with records amount of rainfalls, hail and even snow in higher regions. The storm left in its wake a trail of destruction, from flooding and landslides in Switzerland and Austria to damage from golf-ball […] Julia Schneemann | August 30, 2023 0 Comments
Las Leñas Resort, Argentina, Reports Storm Snowfall Total of Over 11 Feet in 4 Days In the latest SnowBrains Forecast, we knew it was going to be a busy week for South America. A powerful storm was coming in with the possibility of many resorts seeing 3-6 feet of snow with some seeing as much as 9-12 feet or more. The forecast may have materialized the most at Las Leñas Resort in Argentina when it […] Industry News Brent Thomas | August 24, 2023 2 Comments
South America’s Famous Santa Rosa Storm In South America, there’s a meteorological phenomenon known as La Tormenta de Santa Rosa (The Santa Rosa Storm) that is both fact and legend. In folklore, it’s said to be the most violent weather of the year, sinking ships and burying entire villages in snow with little mercy. Reality may be a bit different, depending on who you ask. The festival […] Brains Mike Lavery | August 16, 2023 15 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: Skiing in a NOAA Blizzard Warning | Entire Mountain Shut Down Early Report from February 27, 2023 Brought to you by Palisades Tahoe We rolled up to Palisades Tahoe at the spritely hour of 1pm today (we’d gone backcountry skiing in the morning – see below) and the wind was ripping. Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry Report: Blower California Powder, Pillows, & Fun As we walked up, KT-22 closed right in our faces… Not […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 27, 2023 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT, Report: Perfect Cliff Jumping Snow The Snow Gods have been good to us. We arrived at Powder Mountain this morning at 9:30 to over a foot of new snow. It was warm, wet powder that skied smooth and fast. The coverage at Pow Mow is fantastic right now. There were no crowds, no wind, and temperatures were hovering around 30°F all day with cloudy skies. […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | January 10, 2023 0 Comments
Storm Arrives at Palisades Tahoe, CA | 5 Feet Snow Predicted The storm has arrived at Palisades Tahoe, CA. In the past 12 hours, it has already received 5” of new snow at the summit, with up to five feet on the way through the weekend. “With the winds beginning to pick up and a “parade” of storms on the horizon, we’re expecting a very dynamic weather week through the New […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 28, 2022 0 Comments
100 MPH Wind Tosses Around Chair on Chairlift at Heavenly Mountain Resort, CA A reminder that wind hold is always for your safety: pic.twitter.com/mb4Bnr7c1o — SkiHeavenly (@skiheavenly) December 10, 2022 This is why resorts put chairs on wind hold. Extremely high winds on Saturday tossed around ski lift chairs at Heavenly Mountain Resort, as shown in the video shared by the resort. Related: Resort Crews Had to Dig Out Chairs at the Top […] SnowBrains | December 12, 2022 0 Comments
Snowboarder Killed in Deep Snow Immersion Incident at Mount Baker Ski Area, WA, on Saturday A snowboarder died Saturday in a deep snow immersion incident in an extreme danger zone cliff area of Mount Baker Ski Area, according to CEO Gwyn Howat. Cascade Daily News reports that the victim was a 44-year-old Bellingham man who appeared to be riding alone in the Pan Dome area of the resort—a seldom skied zone of the mountain just […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 12, 2022 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Mammoth Mountain, CA, Gets 60” of Snow After Early Season Storm Delivers One Of Biggest November Snow Totals On Record Mammoth Mountain is under 60” of fresh snow after an early season storm delivered one the biggest November snow totals on record in the Eastern Sierra. For reference, this is already the snowiest November of the last 10 years at Mammoth—and it’s only November 9. Mammoth will be open top-to-bottom this weekend, with access to the summit from the gondola. Canyon […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | November 9, 2022 0 Comments
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