Atmospheric River Will Slam West Coast With Heavy Precipitation Next Week According to the NOAA, an impactful atmospheric river event will likely move southward along the West Coast from January 31 through February 5, bringing heavy rain and high winds to California and interior regions of the Southwest, along with heavy snow at higher elevations. “Heads up! A potentially warm/wet system could bring periods of heavy precipitation with high snow levels […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 23, 2024 0 Comments
Whitewater Ski Resort, BC, Report: A Few Inches of Quality Snow and Zero Liftlines This report is from January 21, 2024 Whitewater Ski Resort is a five-lift (one rope tow and four chairlifts) ski hill 12 miles from Nelson, British Columbia. Six miles of that is a plowed logging road, taking you to the base lodge, overlooked by Ymir Peak, an iconic mountain that tops out at 7850 feet. The drive can be interesting […] Conditions Report Ben Davies | January 23, 2024 0 Comments
Backcountry Snowboarder Killed in Avalanche Near Telluride, CO A snowboarder was killed in an avalanche near Telluride, CO, yesterday, the first fatality in Colorado this winter. Dr. Peter Harrelson, a 67-year-old local from Ophir, Colorado, was found dead after an avalanche in the Waterfall Creek area. “A backcountry snowboarder was caught and killed in an avalanche on January 22, 2024, in Waterfall Creek, south of Ophir. The avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 23, 2024 0 Comments
Gear Review: Arbor Landmark Camber 158 Splitboard After several seasons of riding Arbor Snowboards, they have cemented themselves as some of my favorite snowboards on the market, especially this season’s new Candle Rain. Arbor, however, does not only specialize in solid snowboards as they also make awesome (and reliable) splitboards meant for the backcountry. Recently, they sent me their 158 Landmark Camber Splitboard to test out, and […] Gear Review Jesse | January 23, 2024 0 Comments
X Games Aspen 2024 Begins This Friday, Jan. 26 X Games Aspen 2024 returns to Colorado this week, with live competitions on ESPN and ABC from January 26 through January 28. Fans can also catch all the action live-streamed on X Games’ YouTube and Twitch. Some of the most popular athletes to participate in the X Games will make their returns, including Chloe Kim, who makes her first U.S. competition […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 23, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Travis Rice Visits Crested Butte Mountain Resort, CO, to Scout Zones for YETI Natural Selection DUELs Snowboarding icon Travis Rice was in Crested Butte last week, scouting out potential zones for the YETI Natural Selection DUELs set to take place in early February. The Natural Selection Tour is the world’s top snowboarding competition that combines slopestyle tricks with big mountain freeriding. The Crested Butte region will be home to two of the six 2024 DUELs. This first stage of the Natural Selection […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 23, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mountain Weather Update 1/23: Light to Moderate Snow Accumulation for Much of the West Followed by High Pressure “Storm system 1/24-1/26 delivers light to moderate snow accumulation to CA/UT/ID/WY/MT/CO/NM, then high pressure riding UT/WY/CO/NM 1/27-1/31, more active with rich flow 2/1 and after. Northeast gets light snow accumulation PM 1/23-1/24, rain 1/25-1/26, then potentially a stronger storm system 1/28.” – Meteorologist Chris Tomer Weather SnowBrains | January 23, 2024 0 Comments
Americans Show Strong Performance at Men’s Laax Open Slopestyle World Cup in Flims-Laax, Switzerland Five U.S. Americans and two Canadians made it to the final 12 in the men’s Slopestyle World Cup at the legendary Laax Open in the Swiss ski area of Flims-Laax-Falera. While Norway’s Birk Ruud walked away with the victory with a score of 87.01 points, Team USA can look back on an excellent weekend, with Mac Forehand less than one […] SnowBrains | January 23, 2024 0 Comments
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