Whistler, BC Has Only Gotten 35 Inches of Snow This Season… With 8,171 acres, Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort, BC is the largest ski resort in North America and averages about 458 inches of snow annually. It’s known as one of the biggest, best ski resorts in the world, with phenomenal skiing and world-class backcountry access. However, Whistler is currently struggling with the thing they need the most: snow. Whistler has only […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 18, 2019 0 Comments
75-Footer Recorded Off the California Coast: One of the Largest Waves EVER Recorded Last week’s bomb cyclone that pummeled the West Coast brought with it some of the largest ever recorded waves off of the coast of California, including one that was up to 75-feet tall. The University of California, San Diego’s Coastal Data Information Program recorded a massive 75-foot wave roughly 20 miles off the coast of Cape Mendocino in Northern California.ย It […] Surf SwellBrains | December 11, 2019 7 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Playful Sunday Refills Film by The Daily Pow Report from December 8, 2019 9″ of new snow was reported at Alta Ski Area this morning but it felt much deeper. It snowed all day and the lines stayed fresh everywhere! High T was ripping righteously for most of the day, as well as Wildcat Bowl. Extrovert under the Sugarloaf lift line was firing […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | December 9, 2019 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: 58″ Storm Total on Opening Day! [arve url="https://youtu.be/NJgjZydYKic"] Martin Kuprianowicz | November 29, 2019 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
NOAA: Winter Advisories Issued For 11 Western US States as ‘Historic, Unprecedented Storm’ Hits Itโs going to feel a lot more like the middle of winter for many in the US this holiday weekend due to a series of snowstorms making their way across the country.ย The ‘Thanksgiving Storm of 2019’ will bring much-needed snow to most ski areas, as well as causing holiday travel chaos. Forecasters are predicting hurricane-force winds, blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 27, 2019 0 Comments
UPDATE: The Alps Getting Even More MASSIVE November Snowfalls Ski areas in the Southern Alps are reporting up to 5 FEET of new snow in the past 72 hours! Parts of the Southern Alps along the France/Italy border are reporting the most snow (up to 5 feet over the weekend!) but really its been snowing all over the continent with large snow totals being reported in Bulgaria, the French […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | November 26, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: Sierra Nevada Upgraded to ‘Winter Storm Warning’ | Upto 4-FEET of Snow for Mountains The NOAA has issued an upgraded Winter Storm Watch for the Sierra Nevada of California this week, beginning 10 am Tuesday and lasting through Thanksgiving.ย Most areas will see up to 3-feet of snow, with some of the southern mountains expected to see up to 4-FEET in the period. Related: NOAA: Winter Storm Warning for Mono County | Mammoth Mountain, CA […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 25, 2019 0 Comments
MAP: Current Snowpack Status for the Western United States Lifts are beginning to spin around the country as ski season makes its official arrival. Current snowpack levels differ from region to region, with some places like Montana having a snowpack that is 300% above average and other places like Lake Tahoe that have less than 5% of their average. Above is a map showing you which areas have […] Weather SnowBrains | November 19, 2019 0 Comments