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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 […]

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Miles Clark | February 27, 2023
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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. […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | January 10, 2023
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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 […]

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SnowBrains | December 28, 2022
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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 […]

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SnowBrains | December 12, 2022
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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 […]

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SnowBrains | December 12, 2022
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[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 […]

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SnowBrains | November 9, 2022
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Bariloche, Argentina August 2022 Report: Big Snow, Long Chutes, Fairy Forests, & Spring Corn

Report from all of August 2022 August was a wild month for all of us down here at Cerro Catedral ski resort and in the backcountry of Bariloche, Argentina. There is much more snow than normal this with deep snow right to the bottom of the mountains. Our first day of the season here was August 6 and it was […]

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Miles Clark | September 4, 2022
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South America’s Famous Santa Rosa Storm

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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 […]

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Mike Lavery | August 16, 2022
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