NOAA: 2016 Summer Outlook Shows Above Average Temperatures For Much Of The United States According to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, the summer of 2016 is shaping up to be a warm one for the majority of the United States. Colored areas on the map above show which parts of the country have the highest odds (darkest red) for well above average warmth for the June-August period. For the seasonal forecasts, “well above average” means temperatures […] Weather Chris Wallner | May 31, 2016 0 Comments
How Bad is the California Drought? Possibly the worst in over 1,000 years… As just about everyone knows by this point, the West is within the grips of a severe drought, California in particular. However, California has had a long history of drought and water issues, so really how serious is this drought that has seen the first ever mandatory water restrictions […] Brains Jesse Cassidy | May 12, 2015 1 Comment
Why We Ski the North West| Ode to Rain, and Bottomless Pow, and Spring Skiing North America has endless terrain options. Except for the Mississippi River Valley you can ski coast to coast. From the weathered Southern Rockies to the rugged Northern Rockies, West past Utah all the way to California, East and North to the tip of Maine, the options are endless. After sampling the goods in various […] Chaz Diamond | April 1, 2014 2 Comments
Top 5 Deepest Snowpacks in the Pacific Northwest: While the beginning of the season was somewhat lackluster throughout the West, things are looking up. Admittedly, Washington or Oregon didn’t have it nearly as rough as California, but it was still strange. Big storm totals in February helped push snowfall totals closer to normal levels. Snow totals are looking a little low for the season […] SnowBrains | March 14, 2014 4 Comments
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