Updated National Forest Closure No Longer Includes Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA | Opening Day to Go Ahead as Planned It was touch and go for a while, but Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA, confirmed over the weekend that the season will proceed as planned after survivng the Caldor Fire that burned south of Lake Tahoe in September. Related: Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA Confirms “No Direct Fire Damage” From Caldor Fire | Will Open December 3rd as Planned After burning through […] Fire Firebrains | October 18, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 2-8″ of Snow For The Sierra Tonight and Tomorrow, Locally Higher Amounts Forecast By SnowBrains Cheif Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 3:10 pm MST, 10/17/2021 Forecast Summary: A quick-moving storm will bring 2-8″ of snow to the Sierra Sunday night and into Monday. Snow will initially start Sunday evening and continue through the night before tapering off Monday morning. Snow levels will be around 5,000-5,500 feet, with the highest amounts near Lassen Peak. […] Weather Eric McNamee | October 17, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: A Taste of Winter in California, Oregon | 3-8” Snow by Monday Forecast by SnowBrains Meteorologist Rowan Sullivan 3:30 AM MST 8/15/21 Forecast Summary: A cold front will bring a round of winter weather to the Oregon Cascades and the northern portions of California late this weekend. High elevation snow will begin Sunday afternoon. Temperatures will fall fast through the night, bringing some of the coldest weather of the season. Snow levels […] Nathan Tarino | October 16, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Northern California Forecast: Hold on Winter is Coming, Just Not This Weekend Forecast by SnowBrains Meteorologist Andrew Park 10/7/2021 8:00 PM MST Forecast Summary Tonight into Friday: A deep trough will move onshore tonight through Saturday, bringing rainfall and some snow to higher terrain surrounding Lake Tahoe. The majority of precipitation will occur this evening and into tomorrow, diminishing by Friday evening as the trough ejects east. Weekend: Cool, northerly flow will […] Weather Andrew Park | October 7, 2021 0 Comments
Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA Confirms “No Direct Fire Damage” From Caldor Fire | Will Open December 3rd as Planned It was touch and go for a while, but Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA, confirmed yesterday that the resort has escaped unscathed from the Caldor Fire that affected the Tahoe region in early September. Related: California’s Caldor Fire is Threatening 2 More Ski Resorts After burning through Sierra-at-Tahoe resort, both Kirkwood and Heavenly were in the fire’s path. Kirkwood announced yesterday that […] Industry News Firebrains | September 28, 2021 5 Comments
California’s Caldor Fire is Threatening 2 More Ski Resorts Although not out of the woods yet, the fire is still active in the resort, Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort seems to be (so far) relatively unscathed by the Caldor Fire. However, Heavenly and Kirkwood appear to be next in the firing line, and both resorts are under mandatory evacuation. Related: UPDATE: Caldor Fire Reaches Tahoe Basin, South Lake Tahoe Deserted, and Evacuation […] Fire Firebrains | September 1, 2021 2 Comments
Caldor Fire Burns Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Area | California Side of Lake Tahoe Basin Under Mandatory Evacuation Order The Caldor Fire reached the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski area yesterday, taking hold in the West Bowl before reaching the mountain’s front side. US Forest Service webcams at the summit of the resort show the fire directly beneath a chairlift. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Josh Edelson (@joshedelsonphotography) Early reports this morning are that the resort suffered limited damage, […] Fire Firebrains | August 30, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Firefighters Tackling Caldor Fire Load Up Chair 10 at Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA [arve url="https://youtu.be/tkDnfXGiBfQ"] Firebrains | August 27, 2021 Likes Tweets 3 Comments
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