Buffalo Bills Calling for Volunteer Shovelers to Prepare Stadium for NFL Playoff Game As the Buffalo Bills gear up for their Wildcard Playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, a call to arms—or shovels—has been issued. With a forecast predicting severe winter conditions, including substantial snow accumulations and strong winds, the team is asking volunteers to tackle the impending 6″ snowfall expected to blanket Highmark Stadium, New York, to ensure the stadium is game-ready. […] SnowBrains | January 13, 2024 0 Comments
The 9 Coldest Ski Lifts in North America We’ve all been there: sitting on a chairlift freezing our behind off, wondering if it’s time to hit the après early or grab a hot chocolate and keep going. The days it’s so cold you have an equipment failure, your binding breaks, or your phone stops functioning. Those days when you get an ice cream headache from simply skiing downhill. […] Nick DeRiso | January 13, 2024 23 Comments
BC Hut Trip Report – Day 7 – Following A Wolverine Track Down Sunny Pillows Below a Sun Halo in -15ºF Temps Report from January 11, 2023 On our final day of the BC hut trip we took our time getting out of the house. It was -15ºF outside with a -30ºF wind chill. The sun was out and a stiff wind was blowing. A big crew of us charged up towards the ridge pillows. As we approached, we saw a sweet […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 13, 2024 0 Comments
Tom Dick and Harry Mountain & Ski Bowl Backcountry, Oregon After so long without a base, Oregon terrain has finally received enough snow to make it feel like real winter. Although Timberline is currently #2 on the North American snowpack list, I went to a local haunt to tour during the storm while Timberline was borderline whited-out. A tour up Tom Dick and Harry Mountain coupled with some hard-earned powder […] Nicky Blumm | January 12, 2024 0 Comments
Heavenly, CA, Reopens Gondola After Temporary Closure Due to Mechanical Issues For the past week, the gondola at Heavenly Mountain on Lake Tahoe’s south shore has been shut down due to a mechanical issue, barring skiers and riders from ascending from the Heavenly Village. On Thursday, January 4, the resort shut down the gondola after maintenance workers found a problem with one of the bearings in the high-speed shaft, according to CBS […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 12, 2024 0 Comments
Switzerland Police Looking for Skiers or Snowboarders Responsible for Triggering Avalanche On Tuesday, January 9, in the afternoon an avalanche occurred and slid into the Pizol Ski Area in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. An extensive search was issued, but thankfully, nobody was found buried or injured. However, Swiss police still seek help identifying who was responsible for setting off the slide. Related: Man Killed by Avalanche in Idaho Backcountry Yesterday, 2 Others […] Avalanche John Cunningham | January 12, 2024 0 Comments
“Dangerously Cold Arctic Air” Forces Many Ski Resorts to Shutdown Across the U.S. and Canada Any snow sports enthusiast looks forward to winter and getting back out on the mountain to hit some runs. Naturally, winter brings about colder temperatures, which is required for Mother Nature to provide us with all that fresh powder we all chase after. Almost every winter there is a stretch of extremely cold air that comes down from the Arctic […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | January 12, 2024 0 Comments
Man Killed by Avalanche in Idaho Backcountry Yesterday, 2 Others Buried and Rescued Two men were found alive and a third was still missing and believed dead after an avalanche Thursday afternoon in the Idaho backcountry, the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office said yesterday. The avalanche happened near Stevens Peak, close to the Montana border. Three men were initially missing, but two were found alive after searchers were able to contact them with a […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 12, 2024 1 Comment
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