Injuries of Canadian Ski Racer Valerie Grenier Worse Than Initially Believed Canadian Alpine skier Valerie Grenier was just one of many female ski racers who crashed during the Alpine World Cup events in Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy last weekend. In total 35 female athletes did not finish the ski races over the course of the three days of events, consisting of two Downhill races and one Super-G race. While some had […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 1, 2024 0 Comments
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Announces New Climate Change Initiative “Easy Green” U.S. Ski & Snowboard officially announced Easy Green, a new climate change-focused initiative focused on amplifying the conversation around climate and driving widespread commitment to sustainable practices across skiing and snowboarding. Named after an “easy green” trail at a resort, the initiative embodies the idea that making sustainable choices when skiing and snowboarding can be easy. Easy Green marks a […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 1, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 2 Big Storms in Utah This Week Forecast prepared 10 AM MST Thursday, Feb 01. After a giant storm cycle in the beginning of January (~130″ in two weeks at Alta!), warm & dry weather has presided over Utah for the last week or so. Change arrives this afternoon when the first of two powerful Pacific storm systems pushes into the Intermountain West. We’ll see periods of […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 1, 2024 0 Comments
Alpenglow Gallery, CA, to Donate 100% of Profits to Tahoe Fund During February For the entire month of February, Alpenglow Gallery’s owners Douglas DeVore and Justin Majeczky will donate 100% of their profits to the Tahoe Fund. The fine art gallery, located in downtown Truckee, features stunning mountain and lake landscape prints of the Tahoe-Truckee area and beyond. “The Tahoe Fund has worked with Justin and Doug on a number of projects over […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 1, 2024 0 Comments
Top 7 Snowiest Ski Resorts in Europe — Week 5, 2024 Warm temperatures across Europe have compressed snowdepth across the Alps. Our top 7 list of resorts has changed very little from last week as new new snow fell. French resorts are still dominating the list, but two Swiss resorts have made the top 7. Which resorts have the most snow right now? Here is the top 7 for the European […] Julia Schneemann | February 1, 2024 0 Comments
Today’s Deepest Resorts – North America’s Top Snowfall Totals for February 1, 2024 Finally! It’s dumping out west. The predicted storm has hit California, dropping multiple inches of fresh snow on the Sierra, with much more to come. The forecast remains good for the next few days after a slow start to the season. Thank Ullr! Get in the Snow – SnowBrains Weekly Email Delivers Our Most Popular Articles, Social Posts, and Exclusive […] SnowBrains | February 1, 2024 0 Comments
One of the Steepest Slopes in the World Closes Due to Giant Cracks in Snowpack Glacier 3000 in Switzerland was forced to close its most famous run, the Black Wall. The Black Wall is considered one of the steepest slopes in the world and is the steepest black run in Switzerland. The slope had developed massive cracks, making skiing on the Black Wall extremely dangerous. The slope was opened in the 2022/2023 season and runs […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 1, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Major Winter System For California, Deep Pattern On the Way A major winter system is expected to roll into California this week, dropping significant totals along the length of the Sierra. This storm will come in a little on the warmer side, so expect the snow to also be on the denser side. Precipitation will ramp up on Wednesday evening/night. By Thursday morning, we should be looking at 6-12″ of overnight snow […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 1, 2024 0 Comments
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