Patrollers Evacuated From Closed Chairlift After Mitigation Caused Huge Avalanche at Big Sky Resort, MT During avalanche mitigation work on Wednesday, February 5, an avalanche was triggered in the Bone Crusher area at Big Sky Resort, Montana, before the resort opened. A significant amount of snow was deposited in and around the upper lift terminal of Swift Current 6. Related: Inbounds Avalanche Ushers Upper Mountain Closure at Alyeska Resort, AK The Big Sky Resort Ski […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 5, 2025 2 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 2-4 Feet of New Snow For the Northern Rockies This Week with Much More on the Horizon Source: maps.weatherbell.com The Northern Rockies are continuing to get slammed by an atmospheric river that has already brought multiple feet of snow to the highest elevations of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Currently, the atmospheric river is positioned over Central Idaho, bringing heavy snow to the mountains and rain to the valleys. Cold air is trapped in Northern Idaho and Montana, […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 4, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Pair of Storms Start 2025 Off Strong Across Northern Rockies | 40+ Inches of Snow Possible This forecast was prepared at noon MST on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 Snow started falling across much of the Northern Rockies just as the clocks struck midnight on New Year’s Eve and will continue to fall steadily until at least Thursday morning. This round of snow is the result of a moisture-laden storm that is passing directly over Idaho this […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 1, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Northern Rockies Will See Plenty of Precipitation To Close Out 2024, But How Much of it Will be Snow? Source: maps.weatherbell.com This forecast was written at 6 p.m. MST on Monday, December 23, 2024 Many people in Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana will have a chance to see a White Christmas this year, but they may need to climb a bit for it. Rain and snow are ending across Western Wyoming as of Monday afternoon, a result of the latest “storm” […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 23, 2024 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT, Unveils World’s Longest 8-Pack Chairlift With Grand Opening of Madison 8 BIG SKY, Montana – December 20 – Big Sky Resort made history on Friday with the grand opening of the Madison 8 chairlift, furthering the resort’s position as the home of North America’s most technologically advanced lift infrastructure. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony and traditional Doppelmayr bell ringing celebrated the debut of the state-of-the-art D-line chairlift. Related: New Nonstop Flights Make […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 22, 2024 0 Comments
These are the Oldest Aerial Trams in North America That are Still in Use for Skiing Aerial Trams are an incredible marvel of engineering wonder. These mega machines can move large crowds to impossible destinations with ease. Aerial tramways were originally utilized in North America to transport mining ore from precarious locations to mills that refined the precious metals. It wasn’t long until they began to use these tools to shuttle people uphill which gave way to […] Industry News James Pulfer | December 16, 2024 2 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 1 More Storm Closes out a Busy Stretch in the Northern Rockies | 2 Feet of Snow Possible Source: maps.weatherbell.com This forecast was written at 12 a.m. MST on Monday, December 16, 2024 Forecast Summary Snow is still falling in spots from a storm this past weekend, but will wrap up by Monday morning. A disturbance brings snow showers back into Central/Southern Idaho and Western Wyoming Monday morning through Tuesday morning. Another disturbance follows on Wednesday, but this […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 16, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Northern Rockies Dry Spell Set To End This Weekend Source: maps.weatherbell.com This forecast was written at 12 a.m. MST on Saturday, December 7, 2024 Forecast Summary A cold front brings cooler air, strong winds, and widespread snow to the Northern Rockies Saturday PM thru Monday AM. Many valleys are currently inverted, with colder temperatures on valley floors compared to mountain tops thousands of feet higher up. This storm will […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 7, 2024 0 Comments
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