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Brain Post: 8 Facts About Summer Solstice

June 21st, 2022, is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, and the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This means that the start of winter is only six months away, December 21st, 2022, and daylight today is 5h28m longer than then. Ski season is even closer as it usually starts in November. Of course, in the […]

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SnowBrains | June 20, 2022
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Summer Solstice Skiing in Glacier National Park, MT

David Steele makes some quality turn on June 21st, 2015 – the summer solstice in Glacier National Park, Montana. “Despite the calendar’s insistence that it’s officially summer, and even with our historically low snowpack, we’re not over it in northwest Montana. The Going To The Sun highway over Logan Pass in Glacier National Park gives a shortcut into the alpine where the snowfields are still holding on.” – David Steele

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SnowBrains | June 28, 2015
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