SnowBrains Forecast: Active Pattern Out West The Next Seven Days, 1-6 Feet of Snow Possible Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee Brought to you by Alta Ski Area  6:45 PM MST, 2/10/2021 Forecast Summary: 1-6 FEET of snow is expected across the West through the next seven days as a series of storms make their way through the region. Snow will get going tomorrow morning as the first shortwave trough moves into the West […] Weather Eric McNamee | February 10, 2021 0 Comments
Snowbrains Forecast: 6-18″ of Snow For Western Colorado Mountains Through Tomorrow Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee Brought to you by Monarch Mountain  10:40 AM MST, 2/9/2021 Forecast Summary: A shortwave trough currently over the Great Basin will move through Colorado today and tomorrow, bringing 6-18″ of snow for mountain locations. Another shortwave trough will move through this weekend and bring some additional snowfall to the state. Resorts that look […] Weather Eric McNamee | February 9, 2021 0 Comments
Snowbrains Forecast: 8-24″ of Snow For Colorado Mountains Through Friday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee Brought to you by Monarch Mountain  10:40 AM MST, 2/3/2021 Forecast Summary: A shortwave trough currently over the Northwest will move through Colorado today and tomorrow, bringing 8-24″ of snow for mountain locations. Another moisture-starved shortwave trough will move through Friday and bring some additional snowfall to the state. Some light totals are […] Weather Eric McNamee | February 3, 2021 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO: A Safe and Fun Mountain for All Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Unquestionably, the 20’-21’ ski season will be a unique one due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Its effects are already quite evident this season in long lift lines and limiting what seemed like unlimited customer options. Thankfully, Monarch Mountain is the perfect place this winter to ski with friends and family in the safest way […] Featured Article Greg Obernesser | January 14, 2021 0 Comments
Chris Davenport’s Top 11 Ski Destinations in the World In the latest SnowBrains podcast, Miles sat down with Chris Davenport, the world extreme skiing champion in both 1996 and 2000, and star of over 30 Warren Miller ski movies. Episode #10: Chris Davenport – Legendary Freeskier, Ski Mountaineer, Mountain Guide Having skied all over the world, from the Lhotse face at 27,000′ in the shadow of Mt. Everest to his […] SnowBrains | January 6, 2021 1 Comment
Monarch Pass, CO Report: Perfect Trees, Sun, and Stoke Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Report From January 1, 2021 Powder and sun is the best way to start a new year. Today Josh, Micah, and I toured some low-angle terrain on Monarch Pass. We did 2 laps on Perfect Trees and one lap on Snowstake. We bailed on our plan to summit and ski Clover Mountain after evaluating […] Conditions Report Dominic Gawel | January 1, 2021 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO Report: Fresh Pow at One of Colorado’s Most Laid-Back Mountains Brought to you by Monarch Mountain, CO Report from Dec. 29, 2020 There lies an island in the heart of the Vail Resorts/Alterra Sea that keeps the soul of skiing alive. Welcome to Monarch Mountain, located in the Sawatch Range just outside of Salida, Colorado. We pulled up to Monarch yesterday morning at about 9:30 right after they reported 5″ of […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | December 30, 2020 1 Comment
SnowBrains Forecast: 1-3 Feet Of Snow Across Western US This Week, Chances Of Snow In Midwest And Eastern US Heading Into The Weekend Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 11:40 AM MST, Nov. 23, 2020 Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Forecast Summary: A series of storms will bring 1-3 FEET of snow over the western US this week, primarily in the Pacific NW and Colorado. Troughing will continue over the Western US through Friday, allowing storms to move through […] Weather Eric McNamee | November 23, 2020 0 Comments