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
Soldier Mountain UPDATE: The Idaho Ski Resort For Sale for $149,000 This is a great update from a local news channel in Idaho. Soldier Mountain posted the sale of the resort on October 15th on Facebook and it went hugely viral. They got 800 emails in the first 24 hours and over 2,000 emails in the first 72 hours. Bruce Willis owned this ski resort for about 20 years until 2012. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 27, 2015 1 Comment
Arapahoe Basin, CO Says: “Time To Get Excited” | Photo Tour: Arapahoe Basin ski area in Colorado is getting really close to being open this season. They gave us an update today to tease the crap out of us along with some photos to get us fired up. “Last night was another very good night of snowmaking. It got cold enough a little bit earlier than Friday night, so we started […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 25, 2015 0 Comments
Killington, VT Update: Open Today… Sort Of… “Bare spots are likely and walking may even be required by the afternoon.” – Killington today Killington, VT is open again this weekend after being open last weekend then closing during the week. They’re open today, but it’s raining with a high of 51ºF. Conditions are pretty funky so Killington isn’t selling day tickets and only accepting season pass and […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 25, 2015 1 Comment
Las Lenas, ARG Update: Key Chairlift Still Broken, Powder is Epic First the bad news: the Neptuno chair still hasn’t been fixed since it was hit by an avalanche and derailed off of 5 towers on July 14th. If Neptuno is closed, then Marte is closed which means all the good terrain of Las Lenas is closed. Only 20% of the resort is currently open and it’s all intermediate/beginner terrain. Now, the good news: Las Lenas got 63-inches of snow last week and the powder is glorious. Our buddy Adria […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | July 20, 2015 0 Comments
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