Snow & Weather
Snow and weather
10 Ski Areas That Saw Their First Snow
by Kathryn QuinnLast weekend, many resorts got their first taste of winter. Across the west, resorts were showing off fresh dustings of snow on social media, featuring snow capped mountains, frosty grass, and white-tipped trees. Ski resort marketing teams rejoiced, as mother… Read More →
8 Ski-Themed Zoom Virtual Backgrounds
by Amanda NatividadLooking to liven up your video conference calls? Us too. Pretending to be in outer space or on the Golden Gate Bridge during a Zoom meeting gets old pretty fast. Over at Liftopia HQ, we compiled these gorgeous photos from… Read More →
How to Find the Best Powder Runs
by Kristen LummisIt’s not easy making a list of North America’s best powder runs. The most obvious reason why, is that everyone (including me), keeps secrets. Like mushroom hunters and CIA operatives, powder skiers are loathe to share their intel. While we… Read More →
How the Ski Industry Is — And Is Not — Dealing with Climate Change
by Jules OlderIn the French Alps, they’re so desperately trying to save snow, they’re covering stored snow with wood chips. Hoping to stay alive, a Vermont cross-country ski area is experimenting with the same idea. In California, winters are shorter — and… Read More →
Top 5 Snow Tires for 2020
by Amanda NatividadUpdate: This blog post was originally published in November 2011. It was updated in October 2019 to include information most relevant to the 2019-2020 snow season. The snow is starting to fall in parts of North America and full-on winter… Read More →
How Is Snow Made? The Science Behind Snowmaking
by Kristen LummisWhen it started snowing last week at several Colorado ski resorts, there were few clouds in the sky and no natural precipitation in sight. The forecast was for sun. But the weather was perfect — for snowmaking. Making snow is… Read More →
Natural Snow Not Required. Summer Skiing in North America
by Kristen LummisAs I sit here typing, it’s snowing. I-70 was intermittently closed yesterday. Arapahoe Basin is reporting powder conditions on a 79” base and just days ago, the iconic Mammoth Mountain sign was buried in a late spring blizzard. If there… Read More →
Why Stop Now? The Lowdown on the Upcoming 2019 Ski Season in the Southern Hemisphere
by Patrick ThorneWhen we think of skiing in the southern hemisphere we often think of South America or possibly New Zealand. However, there are actually six countries on three continents south of the equator (assuming the globe makers have the world the… Read More →
Snow All Week in the West, Deepest in California
by Open SnowThis article originally appeared on opensnow.com by Joel Gratz Summary Multiple storms will hit the west coast this week. Between 1-3 FEET of snow should fall in California, with 6-12 inches for other western areas. Winter won’t quit:-) Short Term… Read More →
This Week’s Powder Will be in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
by Open SnowThis article originally appeared on opensnow.com by Joel Gratz Summary The last hurrah of a very stormy pattern in the west will occur this week as a storm over the northwest and a system in the southwest coverage, creating powder… Read More →
