AccuWeather Winter Forecast for Canada: The East Will Get the Snow… The wait is over. AccuWeather’s annual winter forecast for Canada is out, and our long-range forecasters say Ontario is expected to bear the brunt of stormy weather this season. Arctic blasts will be focused a bit farther east this year, targeting the eastern Prairies. Also, where could early season snowfall usher in a quick start to the ski season? AccuWeather […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 15, 2019 0 Comments
Colorado: Safest Ski Lifts In The World? Did you know that Colorado has the most regulations for ski lifts out of anywhere on earth? According to The Summit Daily, Colorado has among the safest ski lifts in the world. Lift malfunctions and accidents are quite rare, yet Colorado resorts had an epidemic of ski lift-related issues in the past three years, including one that killed a visitor […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 15, 2019 0 Comments
Denver, CO Experienced Record-Breaking 64º Temperature Swing Yesterday and Most October SNOW Since 1872 Denver, CO went from summer to winter within 24-hours yesterday as sunny highs of 83ºF plummeted to 19ºF and 5″ of fresh snow, overnight. Even for Denver, this transition is pretty rough. Related: Heavy Snow Causes Major Delays & Mass Cancelations at Denver International Airport, CO In fact, the 64º swing, in what was actually 18-hours, made it Denver’s largest […] SnowBrains | October 11, 2019 1 Comment
NOAA: 3-6″ of Snow Forecast for Alta, UT This Weekend CURRENT NOAA SNOW FORECAST SUNDAY-MONDAY: The NOAA is forecasting 3-6″ of new snow in the Wasatch Mountains this weekend (Saturday and Sunday, 9/28/19-9/29/19) in high-elevation areas. Snow will be localized to high elevation peaks: several inches of snow will be possible for all mountains above 8000 feet from the Cottonwoods northward. Alta Ski Area and surrounding Utah resorts may see […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 29, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: Long Term Winter Outlook | Not Looking Great, But in Reality Could Go Either Way! With the end of summer and the forecast of a fairly cold first weekend of Autumn, let’s look at predictions more long term for the upcoming winter, specifically Jan, Feb, and March 2020. For two-thirds of the country, it’s looking like above-average temperatures, with Alaska more likely than most to be warmer than normal. The blank area, marked EC (equal chances), […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 23, 2019 1 Comment
Is Skiing the Key to Living Longer? Life expectancy has been falling over the last several years. Since 2014 the average life expectancy at birth has fallen from 78.9 to 78.6. Seeing as life expectancy is an important measure of the overall health of the population, this is a rather concerning statistic. However, life expectancy does vary throughout the country. A recent analysis of numbers given by […] Jack Conroy | September 18, 2019 6 Comments
Cerro Bayo, Argentina Report: Hidden Gem?? Old wisdom advises, watch-out for the quiet ones. That applies to snow fields as well. Cerro Bayo Ski Boutique, 1000 meters above Villa La Angostura on Argentina’s famed Ruta 40, has been called a quiet player among Andean resorts. Its silence is as subtle as its size, and hints at a hidden gem. Heavy cloud delivered what forecast predicted; snow […] Trip Report Paulie | September 13, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: September 2019 ENSO Update: 60% Chance of an El Niño/La Niña Neutral Winter Brought to you by the NOAA ENSO Blog / Written by Emily Becker El Niño 2019 is a thing of the past, and neutral conditions reign, as my brilliant blog brother Nat covered last month. Thanks, Nat! So where do we go from here? Forecasters estimate a 75% probability that we’ll hang out in neutral through the fall, with a […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 12, 2019 0 Comments
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