A chat with Nikki Champion, Utah Avalanche Forecaster
(Photo credit: Utah Outside) Thanks largely to COVID-19, backcountry skiing promises to be...
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There’s a good chance this will be a La Niña year. Here’s what that means.
(Photo credit: NOAA. Thermal satellite image of La Nina, 2007) It’s nearly October, so the...
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Mother Nature’s Cage Match: Hurricanes vs. Blizzards
Those of us who live in the east are keeping a careful eye on Isaias. While it’s been...
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Fire on the mountain: when ski resorts burn.
(Fire recently devastated the Mid-Mountain Lodge at Whiteface. Photo provided by ORDA) Fires at...
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A chat with Joel Gratz, OpenSnow founder and chief meteorologist
Now that it’s post-Labor Day, you can’t shake a stick without seeing a forecast for the coming ski season. NOAA, Farmer’s Almanac, The Weather Channel, Accuweather…these are only a few; there are tons of predictions around. And though all of us would love to know exactly what the coming winter will bring, I’m filled with questions. How accurate are these forecasts? What can I expect in the season ahead? And more importantly, WILL IT SNOW?
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