Angel Fire, NM, Report: Closing Weekend 2024 Report from Saturday March 23, 2024 Skiing The drive down to Angel Fire, New Mexico, from Denver was easy on front-range highways at four and a half hours and beats sitting in I-70 traffic on any day. On arrival, people were excited for closing weekend with a wide array of events planned. There was live music, free sโmores, and a […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | March 26, 2024 0 Comments
Trip Report: Relaxing Weekend in Lake Arrowhead, CA Report from the weekend of 22-23 August 2020 This past weekend I had the opportunity to enjoy some much-needed lake time at Lake Arrowhead, CA. Lake Arrowhead is located in the San Bernardino Mountains at an elevation of 5,108 ft. It may be smaller and not as well-known as its neighbor, Big Bear Lake, but itโs smaller town vibe is […] Trip Report Taylor Stephan | August 26, 2020 0 Comments
Aspen Mountain, CO to OPEN AGAIN This Weekend | Now One of Longest Seasons in Resort’s History Aspen Skiing Co. yesterday announced a further two days of skiing and riding at Aspen Mountain this weekend, June 15 โ 16, as part of summer operations over the Food & Wine Classic.ย These extra days make 2018/19 one of the longest skiing and riding seasons in the resort’s history, according to a press release sent out by SkiCo, with 168 […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 11, 2019 0 Comments
Winter Storm Expected To Deliver Snow To Colorado Through Saturday | 12-18+” of Snow Possible A series of storms is expected to drop significant snowfall on Colorado through Saturday evening. Much of Southwestern Colorado is under a Winter Storm Warning, where the most snow is expected to fall. 12-18+” of snow is expected in Southwestern Colorado through Saturday evening. Large amounts of precipitation are expected to fall in Colorado through Saturday afternoon. The 7 day […] Weather Chris Wallner | January 19, 2017 1 Comment
VIDEO: Want To Find Some Powder Turns Throughout The Weekend? Here’s Where You Should Go: Throughout the weekend and into Monday, 3 successive storms are expected to make their way through much of the west dropping powder all over. California is supposed to get the most snow out of these storms, the first of three dropped 30″ on Mammoth overnight. These storms are suspected to dissipate as they move across the west, but they are […] Weather Chris Wallner | January 19, 2017 0 Comments
Crash of the Week: 70-Foot Backflip 540ยบ Faceplant… When you do upper instead of lower in the offseason #tomahawktuesday Posted by Jerry of the Day on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 This is how you scare the hell out of everybody watching… Yooo, YOOO! Crash SnowBrains | October 9, 2015 0 Comments
Weekend Avalanche Roundup | 3 Dead, 3 Close Calls A snowmobiler was buried following a slide on Paulina Peak, the highest peak of the Newberry Volcano near Bend, Oregon. Kyle Thomas was out with two friends when he was caught in the avalanche around 3:30. His two companions immediately started searching for him in the debris pile. The avalanche occurred on the North […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 31, 2014 0 Comments
Terrible Weekend for Avalanche Deaths and Injuries Aaron Karitis, of Bend, Oregon, was seriously injured in an avalanche on Saturday. Karitis, a guide for SouthEast Alaska Backcountry Adventures, was leading clients when the incident occurred. After expressing stability concern in the drop zone the group moved further along a ridge line. Karitis, the only one caught in the slide, was carried over […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 16, 2014 3 Comments