Ski Portillo, Chile, Postpones Opening “Indefinitely” Normally, adventure-seekers and snow junkies would be delighted to hear that it’s been snowing hard recently in the region of the Andes Mountains home to world-class ski resort Ski Portillo. But this is no normal year. Because the heartbreaking news left Chile this week that Ski Portillo might not be opening for their 2020 winter season. The ski resort has […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | June 23, 2020 0 Comments
The Top 16 Biggest Snowfall Totals in North America Season-to-Date What a season it has been already! Mt. Baker has already broken 500″ of snow this season and Snowbird, Alta, and Jackson Hole are all neck-and-neck, well above 400″. Meanwhile, ski resorts in BC are have been getting dumped on. The best part is, there are still a few months of ski season left to go! Check out the resorts […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 28, 2020 21 Comments
Denver Beware! Golf-Ball Sized Hail and 70 mph Winds Heading Your Way Severe weather including golf-ball sized hail, dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, and 70 mph winds are forecast for the Denver, Colorado metro area on Monday, according to meteorologists. “Be weather ready today with a few severe thunderstorms possible,” the National Weather Service in Boulder warns. There’s a 40-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 pm with a high temperature of […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 6, 2018 0 Comments
Just What Impact Did the Recent Nor’Easters have on the East Coast? Between the end of February and early March 2018, a series of massive storm systems called nor’easters brought strong winds, heavy snow, and tremendous coastal flooding to communities from the Mid-Atlantic to northern Maine. While these storms are not out of the ordinary, they happen every winter, their strength and close timing certainly have caught the headlines, reports climate.gov. On March […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 19, 2018 0 Comments
Colorado Back in the Mix | Storm Last Night Dumped up to 10-Inches and Over a Foot More to Come After temps in the 40s and bright blue sunny skies the majority of the week, winter returned across Colorado last night with the majority of resorts receiving decent amounts of snow. The most intense snow started Thursday afternoon and continued through early Friday morning. Friday morning should be a fun powder day across the state, with most snow falling after the […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 16, 2018 0 Comments
Snowfall Totals Downgraded For Storm Heading To The Western U.S. Sunday, Powderchasers released their update on the impending storms for this coming week. Unfortunately, in most locations, the probability for a good dose of powder has been downgraded. The models are showing a good chance of cold air returning to most of the west come midweek, but the moisture coming off of the Pacific will not be as heavy as expected. The […] Weather Dylan Cautela | November 14, 2016 1 Comment
Weather Pattern Change Could Bring Snow to Mountains Across the Western US Powderchasers have reported a long term weather outlook which brings an end to the ridge that has created unseasonably warm temperatures across much of the western US. Yesterday, Washington State broke its previous record for latest date in the year to reach over 70. November 4th, 1949 when it reached 74 degrees in Seattle was the latest date on record prior to this. […] Weather Dylan Cautela | November 9, 2016 1 Comment
NOAA: “Storms Are Lining Up for California” Lake Tahoe ski resorts just got up to 12″ of snow yesterday/last night. 3 Lake Tahoe ski resorts and Mammoth are in the Top 10 Deepest Snowpacks in the USA right now. NOAA is now looking forward to up to 3 more storms headed to California from December 4th-11th. They’re forecasting storms hitting California on Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday. We […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 4, 2015 0 Comments
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