Going-to-the-Sun Road, MT, Update: Plowing Crews Have Reached The Big Drift Plowing crews on Going-to-the-Sun Road are now working on clearing The Big Drift. Located just east of 6,647′ Logan Pass, Glacier National Park, MT, this 1-mile part of the road is typically covered in over 40 feet of windblown snow due to its location on the side of a large arête. Sitting just below the Continental Divide, strong westward winds […] Industry News Anton Lengyel | May 30, 2023 0 Comments
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – August 12, 2022 | Sixty-Seven Large Fires and Complexes Have Burned 1,696,851 Acres in 16 States National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 As of July 12 at 5:00 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are (MST) 8:00 am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday 208-387-5050 This report will be updated Monday through Friday. Please check the IMSR for more information. August 12, 2022 Sixty-seven large […] Fire Firebrains | August 12, 2022 0 Comments
Yellowstone National Park Flood Recovery: Timelines for North Entrance and Northeast Entrance Roads It’s critical that visitors traveling to the park stay informed about what’s open and closed Yellowstone National Park continues to make major progress with short- and long-term efforts to reconnect the park to Gardiner and Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana. In mid-June, Yellowstone experienced a 500-year flood event that caused severe damage to roads, water and wastewater systems, power lines, and […] SnowBrains | August 4, 2022 0 Comments
Yellowstone National Park Flood Recovery Update: Bicycles, Hiking and Fishing Access Between Tower Junction and Slough Creek Starts July 21; Slough Creek Reopens to Limited Day Use; Day-Use Visitor Reservation System Pending for Limited Visitor Vehicle Traffic to Slough Creek It’s critical that visitors traveling to the park in the coming weeks stay informed about what’s open and closed Yellowstone National Park announced today that visitors will be able to park at Tower Junction and bicycle, hike, and fish between Tower Junction and Slough Creek starting Thursday, July 21. The road between Tower Junction and Slough Creek is also open […] SnowBrains | July 21, 2022 1 Comment
Apple’s New Easter Egg Will “Let it Snow” on iPhone To celebrate the holidays, Apple has released a festive new easter egg in its iPhones. This year, Apple users can “let it snow” in the Apple Store, giving users a snowy flurry while browsing potential purchases. This year, users won’t even have to leave the house to see a blizzard. The Easter egg will make digital snowflakes fall from the […] Brains Breya Bergom | December 10, 2021 0 Comments
Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA, Posts Update on Fire Damage | Lifts Damaged But Hoping to Restore Operations Before Start of Season As the Caldor Fire tore through Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA, earlier this month, we feared the worst––one of our favorite resorts was being razed to the ground. Thankfully, that didn’t happen, and due to heroic work by firefighters and the use of snowguns to dampen the area, Sierra-at-Tahoe survived. But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t any damage. Related: Satellite Image Shows Impact of […] Fire Firebrains | September 21, 2021 0 Comments
Mountain Weather Update 2/24: Weekend Storm System for the West + Northwest Flow Pattern [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faGkfhyFIlE"] WeatherBrains | February 24, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
BCA Announces Software Update for Tracker2 Avalanche Transceivers | Recommends All Users Update Backcountry Access, Inc. (BCA) has announced a software update specifically and exclusively for its Tracker2 avalanche transceivers. The company recommends that all Tracker2 owners take advantage of this update. This software update improves functionality during power-saving mode. After 12 hours without user input, Tracker2 enters into power-saving mode and begins emitting an audible beep every two minutes to let you […] Backcountry AvyBrains | July 3, 2020 0 Comments
Loveland Ski Area, CO Updates Pass Policy Due to COVID-19: Some Passes Purchased Last Season Will Carry Over to the Next Loveland Ski Area in Colorado has switched up its season pass policy for the 2020-21 season to compensate for the 2019-20 season which was cut shore due to coronavirus concerns. Here’s what the ski area said in a press release today: May 1, 2020 We miss you and hope you and yours are healthy and safe! We thank you for […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 1, 2020 0 Comments
Looks & Feels Like Mid-Winter At Big Sky Resort, MT: 237% Of Average Snowfall Good afternoon from snowy Big Sky Resort! It looks and feels like mid-winter today, with temps just starting to climb above zero, snow guns blazing, and natural snow covering Lone Peak. With 51” of total snowfall this month, Big Sky has received 237% of average snowfall, making this the third snowiest October in the past 20 years. Big Sky saw […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 31, 2019 1 Comment
Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: Feet of Snow, Inches of Rain, Locals Still Sending Report from January 8th, 2018 Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows in Lake Tahoe, CA received over 50 inches of snow in the past 7 days. Heavy winds reaching gusts of over 140 MPH accompanied the storms causing lift and terrain closures throughout most of the weekend and early week. What started as heavy, heavy snow turned over to rain on […] Conditions Report Alex K | January 9, 2019 0 Comments
Jackson Hole, WY Conditions Report: Santa Knew Who Was Nice Only 2″ was reported Monday morning at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, however that was only the beginning. Most of the storm’s snow followed the 6:00AM report. Light snow fell steadily throughout the day, supplemented by some short bands of heavier snow. As snow piled up, the turns kept getting better! Last tram at 3:3OPM led to nicely refreshed Rendezvous Bowl and […] Conditions Report Jon Roubik | December 26, 2018 0 Comments
Pilot Identified in Truckee, CA Plane Crash That Killed 2 and Has Left Another Critically Ill UPDATE: 4:40 am PST Wed 18th July The Placer County Sheriff’s Office has identified the pilot who was killed in a plane crash Tuesday morning near the Truckee Tahoe Airport, reports the Reno Gazette Journal. The pilot was identified as 60-year-old Kenneth Whittall-Scherfee, of Carmichael, CA according to Dena Erwin, spokeswoman for the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. Whittall-Scherfee was also the […] Industry News Steven Agar | July 18, 2018 0 Comments
Verdant Creek Fire, B.C. UPDATE: Banff Sunshine Village Ski Resort Closed for 2nd Time This Summer Over 150 fires are currently burning in B.C. right now The Verdant Creek Fire just closed the Banff Sunshine Village ski resort for at lease the 2nd time this summer. Verdant Creek Fire Update, Sunshine Village Area July 30th by Banff Sunshine Village Banff Sunshine Village- Due to the hot, dry, and windy weather the Creek Fire has grown more active […] Industry News CragBrains | July 31, 2017 0 Comments
Detwiler Fire, CA UPDATE: 130 Buildings Burned, 76500-Acres Burned, 50% Contained The Detwiler Fire just west of Yosemite, CA has been a monster, but this monster is finally 50% contained. Detwiler Fire Stats: 130 structures burned 76,500-acres burned 50% contained 4,218 personnel fighting this fire 483 Fire Engines fighting this fire 116 fire crews 20 helicopters 88 bulldozers 65 water tenders DETWILER FIRE DETAILED UPDATE: by Cal Fire July 24th, 2017 […] Industry News CragBrains | July 24, 2017 0 Comments
NOAA’s Official El Nino Update: 35-45% Chance of El Nino This Winter July 2017 ENSO update: Holding steady by Nat Johnson/NOAA July 13, 2017 Editor’s Note: Welcome to Dr. Nat Johnson, our newest ENSO blogger! Nat is an associate research scholar who is affiliated with Princeton University and NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. He has an extensive research record studying large-scale climate dynamics, with a special focus on predictability of subseasonal-to-seasonal timescales (hello ENSO!). We’re excited to have him on our team. The latest […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 21, 2017 0 Comments
Detwiler Fire, CA Update: 108 Buildings Burned, 15% Contained, 74000-Acres Burned, 2 Towns Evacuated The Detwiler fire burning just west of Yosemite National Park is proving to be a serious threat to humans and structures a like. Thousands have been evacuated from Mariposa County, CA, roads are closed all over the region, and both Yosemite & Tahoe are filling up with the smoke from this fire. California’s 200% of average precipitation winter may be […] Industry News CragBrains | July 21, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Detailed Tioga Pass, CA Road Update on a Bicycle This video shows us exactly what is happening on Tioga Pass Rd., CA right now. This video is from May 21st, 2017. Crews have been able to plow the snow off the road as far as Ellery Lake, but there are many other dangers that still lurk: landslides, rockfall, snow wall collapse, avalanches, more… So, how is snow clearing going […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | May 25, 2017 2 Comments
CalTrans: Mountain Highway Pass Updates for Tioga Pass, Sonora Pass, Monitor Pass, more… Caltrans District 9 Seasonal Pass Status by Caltrans District 9 Bishop – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 9 has begun working on clearing snow, removing rocks, and repairing roads to its eight mountain passes. As work progresses, pedestrians, bicyclists, skiers, etc. are advised to stay out of these areas. Safety is our number one priority, for the public […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 21, 2017 0 Comments
Video: Andre Botha Rescues & Revives Evan Geiselman in Heavy Surf at Pipeline Yesterday Evan Geiselman suffered a serious injury on Sunday after a wipeout at Pipeline on the North Shore of O’ahu. Evan was held under a three wave set after a strong barrel closed out on him. Andre Botha spotted unconscious Geiselman face-down in the water and went to the rescue. Andre began ‘Expired Air Resuscitation’ while grasping Evan’s limp body as the waves […] Chris Wallner | December 7, 2015 1 Comment
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