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Chuck Norris sleeps in the snow and wakes up sweating. | Photo: Chuck Norris Instagram We know this doesn’t have a lot to do with skiing and snowboarding, but we love Chuck Norris and we know you do too. The legendary Chuck Norris died at 86 on Thursday, March 19—or perhaps 86 died at Chuck…

Could El Niño cause two bad winters in a row? | Photo: Zach Armstrong The ski industry is currently going through one of the most important parts of the ski season. Nope, it’s not the arrival of endlessly sunny days and predictable slarvy slashing, nor is it the deluge of college students flooding into the…

Revelstoke snow forecast. Credit: WeatherBell This forecast is brought to you by Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Revelstoke, British Columbia, has two modest rounds of snow lined up, with the most reliable stretch running from early Saturday, March 21, through late Thursday, March 26. The first round should freshen the mountain this weekend, a second wave should…

Drunk skier Gabriel Gledhill. | Photo: Instagram Gabriel Gledhill skied 50 kilometers (32 miles) through the Holmenkollen World Cup course last Saturday while downing more than 12 beers and several shots of Jägermeister. He finished 67th out of 75 starters. The following week, he faces deportation from the country he has called home for five…

Conditions at Bear Valley, CA, this week. | Photo: Bear Valley Bear Valley Mountain Resort, California, hosts the 10th Annual Nickolay Dodov Slopestyle and Fundraiser this Saturday, March 21, as the resort works to raise $10,000 for a foundation dedicated to free avalanche education across the state. Related: Bear Valley, CA, Delivers a Once-in-a-Lifetime Weekend…

Credit: WeatherBell The PNW heads from a warm, mostly rainy Friday into a cooler and quieter weekend, then turns back toward a more useful snow setup in the middle of next week. Confidence is strongest from Tuesday morning March 24 through Thursday morning March 26, when falling snow levels should shift the advantage to Whistler…

Credit: WeatherBell Warm, windy weather is still the main story across the Northern Rockies, with only a light weekend refresh before another modest round of mountain snow and stronger wind arrives around Wednesday into Thursday. Confidence is highest from Saturday afternoon through Friday morning: expect a mostly dry pattern for Bogus Basin, Brundage, Tamarack, and…

Credit: WeatherBell A two-part pattern will keep the Ski Big 3 in fresh snow this weekend, with a warm dense start on Friday followed by colder, better-quality refreshers into Sunday night. Confidence is highest from Friday morning through Sunday night, when guidance is clustered on the timing of the weekend storm and on the best…

Credit: WeatherBell Two short-range storm waves should keep the Alberta Rockies and Kicking Horse in the best position for fresh snow through Thursday, while the southern British Columbia interior trends much lighter and a colder late-weekend system remains speculative. The opening pulse favors Lake Louise and Banff Sunshine Friday into Saturday, Monday is a quieter…

April 2026 Temperature Forecast. | Image: NOAA The NOAA has just released its April 2026 forecast. Below is a summary for skiers and riders, followed by the full text discussion. Check out SnowBrains’ regular snow forecasts. TL;DR: The West is in rough shape for April. Warm temperatures and below-normal precipitation are forecast across the Sierra…