UPDATE: Death Toll from the Tragic Storm that Engulfed the Swiss Alps on Sunday Rises to Seven News outlets from Switzerland are reporting that the death toll from Sunday’s terrible storm in the Pigne d’Arolla region has risen to seven. Skiers and mountaineers were left dead after an unexpected snowstorm engulfed part of the Swiss Alps, preventing the groups from reaching their destinations and forcing them to spend the night outdoors. A group of 14 skiers became trapped […] Steven Agar | May 2, 2018 0 Comments
Crystal Mountain Conditions Report: Spring is Finally Here. Spring is here and one thing for sure, variability. Its been everything from frigid cold to tshirt weather. We had it all from days of blower pow on crust, pow under crust, “loud pow”,pow around chunder, bottomless pow with 20′ viability and everyone’s favorite hot pow! Many days end completely different from how they started so it paid to be […] Conditions Report Reid Pitman | April 11, 2018 0 Comments
Spring Pow at Grand Targhee Resort It’s always hard to get yourself to the mountain early when it’s raining in the valley, and today was no exception. I don’t know about yours, but my bed was warm and cozy, and the cold, wet window by my bed said nothing but sleep. However, thanks to good friends, and a snow report of 7”, I pulled myself out […] Conditions Report Aaron Lebowitz | April 6, 2018 0 Comments
16-FEET of Snow in March Alone for California’s Sierra Nevada | More than the Entire Season up to Then – with More to Come A series of storms have been a bonus for California’s Sierra Nevada where nearly 16 feet of snow has piled up in March alone, more than the entire season’s accumulation before the month began, explains weather.com. Through the end of February, the Lake Tahoe ski resort Alpine Meadows had received just 147 inches of snow this season at an elevation of […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 23, 2018 0 Comments
Blue Skies Today in the Sierras with Up To FOUR Feet Coming the Second Half of the Week Enjoy blue skies and warm sunshine today, before the next system moves through the Sierras on Tuesday. This will bring Valley rain and heavy mountain snow for the second half of the week. The strong winter storm is likely to bring impacts to the Sierras with strong winds, heavy rain, and snow. The storm is looking warmer than the last storm […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 19, 2018 0 Comments
Up To 100-INCHES of Snow Forecast for Northern California this Week | Winter Storm Warning Issued Tuesday through Wednesday It looks like Northern California will be in the mix again this week, as several storm systems forecasted to impact the state could dump up to 100 INCHES of snow over the next week, reports NWS Sacramento. Although not as strong or cold as the storms a week or so ago, they will be hanging around longer meaning just […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 12, 2018 2 Comments
Sharks Washing Up Frozen on Cape Cod Beach Four frozen sharks have washed up in Massachusetts during a winter storm which has brought heavy snow and freezing temperatures to the US East Coast reports LiveScience.com. The dead male thresher sharks found on beaches in Cape Cod were all too frozen for researchers to perform immediate post-mortem examinations. Another frozen shark, measuring 14ft, was found on 29 December in Brewster […] Weather Steven Agar | January 15, 2018 0 Comments
Extreme Wind Blowing Chairs with Riders Vertical: NEW FOOTAGE If you’ve recovered from watching the video that emerged last week of the extreme winds in the Alps blowing chairs, a new video has emerged that is, if possible, even more frightening! Can you imagine what is going through those skiers minds? Weather Steven Agar | January 11, 2018 0 Comments
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