Winter is Here! 49 Degrees North, WA, Opens This Friday, November 11th Are you ready for the 2022-2023 winter season? Well, it’s here! Opening Day at 49 Degrees North, WA, is this Friday, November 11th. Operations will continue from Friday through Sunday, with the Northern Spirit Express (Chair 1), Payday (Chair 3), the Sunrise Quad (Chair 5), and the Gold Fever Conveyor running from 9 am – 3:30 pm each day. Related: […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 10, 2022 0 Comments
Foot of Snow Closes Chinook and Cayuse Passes in Mount Rainier National Park, WA | Earliest Closing Since 1930s After a foot of snow fell and more in the forecast combined with lower-than-normal temperatures, the gates to SR 410 and SR 123 inside Mount Rainier National Park, WA, including 5,430′ Chinook Pass and 4,675′ Cayuse Pass, are now closed for the season. Related: The Top Snowfall Events in Recorded History: The passes closed Tuesday night after multiple spinouts combined […] SnowBrains | October 27, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: First Taste of Winter for the Cascades | 3-10″ This Weekend, More Coming Forecast by SnowBrains Meteorologist Nathan Tarino Updated 12A MST Wed 10/18/22 Forecast Summary After an unseasonably warm start to October, a shot of winter will cool things down across the Cascades this weekend. Most resorts will see their first accumulating snow of the season. Additional cold/wintry weather is likely on Sunday/Sunday night, and there will also be another chance for high-elevation […] Weather Nathan Tarino | October 18, 2022 0 Comments
Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort, WA, Announces Expanded Night Skiing and a New Surface Lift Coming This Season Expanded Night Skiing We are excited to announce the expansion of the night light system to the top of the mountain and the addition of new terrain for night skiing this coming season. After years of planning and preparation, 42 new light poles have been added in the Upper Basin of the resort to open several runs off of the […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 15, 2022 0 Comments
Stevens Pass, WA, Bike Park Closed All Weekend Due to Poor Air Quality and Nearby Wildfire Stevens Pass, WA, bike park closed on Friday due to poor air quality caused by the nearby Bolt Creek Fire and then remained closed Saturday and Sunday to support efforts to contain the fire. Related: Where Does Wildfire Smoke Go? The Bolt Creek Fire started on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 5:15 am near Beckler Creek Road. Overnight, the fire […] Fire Firebrains | September 12, 2022 1 Comment
Man Killed After Jumping Off 40-Foot Cliff at Popular Devil’s Punchbowl Swimming Area in Washington On August 23 at 11:30 am, Olympic National Park dispatch was notified of a possible drowning at Lake Crescent, WA. Forty-three-year-old Tou Yang, visiting from Robbinsdale, Minnesota, jumped from a 40-foot cliff at the popular swimming area known as “Devil’s Punchbowl,” resurfaced but then was unable to climb out on the rocky shoreline. He went under the water and never resurfaced. […] Cliff Jumping CliffBrains | August 26, 2022 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Bigfoot Sighting in Snoqualmie Valley, WA? Carolyn Day was hoping to capture photos of wildlife with her trail camera in Snoqualmie Valley, WA, but ended up with more than she expected. While reviewing her footage she came across images of what appears to be Bigfoot walking in the forest. “I just checked my camera that is deep in the woods behind Mount Si in the Snoqualmie […] SnowBrains | July 28, 2022 3 Comments
[VIDEO] Summer Ski Trip on Mount Rainier, WA, Via Emmons Glacier [arve url="https://youtu.be/fW5-zjG9DTg"] SnowBrains | July 19, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments