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Desolation Wilderness, CA, Report – Still Lots of Snow in the High Country

Report from July 11th, 2023, and written by USFS Wilderness Ranger, Aaron Coy We patrolled the high country last weekend, and there is still a lot of snow! Stony Ridge is melted out, but the trail has patchy snow drifts up to 10 feet high. Rubicon Lake was partially thawed, and all of the Velma’s are thawed with large drifts […]

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Guest Author | July 14, 2023
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Mount Shasta, CA, Report: Excellent Corn Conditions on Avalanche Gulch and The West Face

Mount Shasta, California,

This report is from June 5th, 2023, and was written by Blackbird Mountain Guides The bottom line is that the ski season on Mt Shasta still has some life left, and the climbing conditions are pretty good. This weekend we skied and climbed the West Face and Avalanche Gulch. We found consolidated snow and excellent corn conditions on both routes, […]

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Guest Author | June 8, 2023
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Lassen Peak, CA, Report: Excellent Skinning Conditions After Hail and Thunder at the Trailhead

Lassen Peak

Report from 2nd June 2023, and written by Blackbird Mountain Guides We skied the North Side of Lassen Peak on Friday from the Devastated Area.  The trip began with a bang, or rather a series of them. As we arrived at Lassen Volcanic National Park, the skies became dark, and before long continuous lightning and thunder had ushered in a […]

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Guest Author | June 7, 2023
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Trip Report: Fastest Known Time Set by Unsupported Skier on the Sierra High Route, CA

FKT Sierra High Route (Skiers) May 25, 2023 17 Hours, 18 minutes – Sheppard’s Pass Trail Head to Wolverton (almost 2.5hrs quicker than previous FKT) 43 miles 13,730 feet climbed Telemark Crossing  Unsupported This report was submitted by SnowBrains reader Ryan Soares. My good friend Dave and I arrived at the trailhead the evening before the departure.  The plan was […]

Guest Author | May 29, 2023
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Local Legend Retires from Snowmaking After 45 Years of Employment at Killington Resort, VT

  Passing the torch. Greg Hiltz (left) and Snowmaking Manager Greg Gleason. | Photo: Killington Resort  Not many people can say they’ve covered New York’s Central Park with snow, but Greg Hiltz can. A select few people can say they’ve pulled off making enough snow for a World Cup course in one night, and they’d probably have to thank Hiltz […]

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Guest Author | May 23, 2023
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Massachusetts Man Arrested for Driving 2 MPH Over Speed Limit Through Small Vermont Town on His Way to Killington Resort, VT

Late last night, Billy Beaver of Worcester, Mass., was arrested for driving 27 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone near Killington, VT. He reportedly was on his way to the resort to go skiing for the weekend. We conducted an interview with Billy, who recalled his strange encounter with a local police officer. He told SnowBrains, “I was confused […]

Guest Author | April 1, 2023
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Alta Ski Area, UT, Report: Beautiful Day With Insane Snow Accumulation

Report from Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 and written by Matthew Kidd I’ve skied better snow at Alta Ski Area, UT, but Tuesday was one of the most beautiful in three decades of skiing there—a welcoming bluebird day with fantastic high clouds all day and blowing snow on the mountain peaks. Related: Alta Ski Area, UT, Breaks More Than 40-Year-Old Snowfall […]

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Guest Author | March 31, 2023
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Lookout Pass, ID, Report: New Eagle Peak Doubles the Fun at Lookout Pass Ski Area

This report was written by Steve Stuebner On a March visit to Lookout Pass Ski Area, 10-14 inches of fresh *pow* greeted us on a Saturday morning. And my, it was amazing to see how the North Idaho powder hounds turned out in force to shred the fresh snow! Related: Lookout Pass, ID/MT, Doubling Terrain This Season as Part of […]

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Guest Author | March 27, 2023
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