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
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