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 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
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