Ruby Mountains Conditions Report

The first signs of fall are slowly creeping their way into Northern Nevada. Warm days continue but the crisp mornings...

After a beautiful Spring Season, the summer heat is here in the Lamoille Valley with temperatures climbing into the mid...

47 years. It seems like yesterday the first snow was falling for the 2023/2024 season. A lot of work goes...

An anniversary we will always hold close and remember. We remembered the day by skiing off the giants in Thorpe...

Count them, 14 runs today, with four groups on the mountain. A record day for the 2024 season. Long and...

For the third straight year- April bringing some of the best skiing of the season. 10 runs in the high...

Happy Easter! We skied extra vertical today in Conrad Creek in the snowcats due to incoming snow and cloud cover....

The expected weather system forecast to bring accumulating snow to the area beginning this morning was delayed, allowing us to...

Ten runs for three groups and eleven runs for one group on day one of the final weekend three-day tour...

We lost power at the lodge around 6:30 AM due to a strong electrical storm, thunder snow, wind and heavy...

After 2 days in the snowcats, the weather cleared today and everyone was stoked. Eight runs in Talbot Creek, Right...

A repeat of yesterday, eerily similar. Nine runs yesterday in Conrad in the snowcats due to heavy snow showers and...

Day 1 of the mid-week three-day tour. Nine runs in Conrad Creek in the snowcats due to heavy snow showers...

We followed up one of the worst days of skiing during the 2024 season yesterday with a big rebound today....

When the skiing is great- it is going to change. And when the skiing is bad- it is going to...

First day of the mid week three-day tour. We took a recon flight this morning during morning orientations and found...

Spring Season. The corn cycle requires the melt/ freeze process. Melting during the day with the sun’s heat, freezing during...

Extra vertical in Thorpe Creek today. High Ground Rez for the first time in 2024. Big terrain: 2,600 vertical feet,...

Ten runs in the high alpine. Chasing the sun for 6 runs of corn snow this morning before changing aspects...

It has been two years since we went to some of the most beautiful terrain in a mountain range full...

47 years to the day, the dream started. March 17, 1977 was the first day of Ruby, with several guests...

Four groups of three-day package guests. One group of high yurt guests. One group of heli-assist guests. Thirteen runs for...

The east wind continues. A lot of wind transported snow and 5  runs today in Conrad Creek in the snowcat...

Mama said there’d be days like this. Not forecasted east winds- which are very rare at Ruby- were ripping all...

Seven runs today and 27 runs in the last three days for this crew. The most out of any 3...

Ten, Ten, Ten. Ten runs yesterday. Ten runs today. Ten inches of new snow during the day. Snowcat skiing during...

Ruby magic. Heavy snow this morning offering a partial reset to all terrain. We moved through our orientations this morning,...

After 2 days (Friday and Saturday) of some of the best skiing of the season and opening many new runs...

Eight runs, one of them being extra vertical in Talbot Creek. We opened four runs today that had not yet...

Eleven runs in the alpine and Seitz Canyon for the first time in the 2024 season. One of the best...

Chased by the clouds all day, we were able to sneak in six runs in Thorpe, Conrad Creek and Talbot...

Six runs in Talbot Creek, four of extra vertical. Someone told me today, “this trip lasts three days but I...

For the fifth straight day we started the morning in the snowcats due to strong southwest winds at the lodge...

A foot of new snow overnight on top of a soft base. More than 3 feet of new snow since...

Three-day tour, three-days in the snowcats in Conrad Creek. It doesn’t happen often when we don’t get in the aircraft...

There was a lot of hype with this storm system: strong winds, heavy snow and a prolonged event forecasted for...

Winds battered the lodge overnight with gusts in the 50-60 mph range for the last 24 hours. Strong winds remained...

Strong winds were forecast to begin mid-morning today. Typically, on the single-day and first-day of the three-day tour, we have...

A day in Thorpe Creek. Seven runs- five of them being extra vertical and opening the Shadow Line for the...

Yesterday’s wind brought today’s reward. We woke up to 4-6 inches of snow at the lodge with a foot of...

Strong winds, with consistent gusts in the 50-60 mph range throughout the day ahead of a strong low pressure system...

We finished one of the best tours of the season by skiing 5 extra vertical runs in Thorpe Creek today....

Long and Segunda Canyon for only the second time this year, opening several new runs for the first time in...

Ten runs on day one of the three-day tour. After the slow morning of orientations, we got in the groove...

It’s easy to tell the truth. Clear, cold and calm for the halfway point in the 2024 Ruby season. Six...

We woke up to six inches of new snow at Ruby 360 Lodge and it continued to snow all day....

Ten runs on day two of the three-day tour. The best skiing of the day was in Talbot Creek with...

Conrad Creek delivers, again. Eight runs on day one of the three-day tour with heavy snow through the day in...

We heard Sunday is a day of rest, which typically isn’t the case at Ruby. However, after 8 runs Friday,...

Ten runs in the alpine with excellent skiing conditions on each run. An incredible day in a season filled so...

Eight runs on the first day of the weekend three-day tour. Clouds kept the upper elevations of the Ruby Mountains...

A very wintery day. Heavy snow, strong winds, thick clouds. Four to six inches of new snow overnight and a...

Yesterday, we hit the 18 run guarantee and skied 4 runs of extra vertical. Monday and Tuesday were 2 of...

We followed up yesterday’s eleven run day with another to match. The first time in Cold Creek and Ground Rez/...

Day 1 of the tour, four groups, eleven runs. Great weather today with cold temperatures, light winds and clear skies....

Six runs this morning, three of extra vertical and another incredible day at Ruby. Cold temperatures, no wind and Nevada...

As good as it gets anywhere, anytime. A foot of light-density snow overnight on top of a soft base from...

Happy Birthday to Joe Royer, the one who started it all. The first year of Ruby, 1977- Paul Minasian joined...

Three runs in the aircraft to begin the day with full sun, cold temperatures and brilliant skiing for the Thursday...

We woke up to 4 inches of new snow overnight at Ruby 360 Lodge. The snow continued through the day...

Day 2 of the three day tour. The winter storm warning that was in effect for the last 24 hours...

Mountain weather is tough. It’s always changing. And today was no different. The forecast was for snow through the day,...

After two days of snow, cloud, being in the snowcats and one of the biggest storm cycles of the season...

For the second day in a row, we woke up to what we thought might be a flyable condition. We...

The groundhog told us he saw them running from their own shadow. More than a foot of new snow at...

The month of love. We didn’t know what to expect this morning. Weather forecasts were not in agreement, so we...

The month of January has flown by. Guides arrived on January 8th for training and we started our 47th season...

The Ruby Mountains are in the middle of nowhere. When we ski in the southern terrain in Long and Segunda...

A new group of 16 guests arrived yesterday evening. With 40+ degree high temperatures at 10,000 feet, it has had...

The guide team went out early this morning for terrain recon and to check conditions for the day. We found...

Everyday is different here: different weather, different guests, different snow, it’s always changing. So when we got out of the...

Day one of the three-day tour, four groups, ten runs, high alpine. One of our guests told us, “today, reality...

Reset. Three to six inches of new snow overnight resetting terrain for the inbound full three-day tour. The weather forecast...

We had a plan. The weather forecast was for a clearing early and increasing clouds through the day. After spending...

We woke up to light snow at the lodge this morning. Mountains were obscured and remained in clouds all day....

We accessed our snowcat terrain for one run in the helicopter before transitioning to the snowcats due to low visibility,...

Three runs, two of extra vertical in Conrad Creek to finish the three-day tour. A surprise 3 inches of new...

9 runs in Conrad Creek and Talbot Creek. Fire up the shotski. We started the day skiing 2 runs with...

Eight Runs in Talbot Creek and Lamoille Canyon. Smooth, fast, creamy skiing for day one of the three-day tour. Welcoming...

Seven Runs today in Thorpe, Conrad Creek and Talbot Creek for the first single-day of the season. The best skiing...

One of the best parts of Ruby, we ski everyday. Our snowcat backup option allows us, on days like today...

10- count them ten runs in Talbot Creek and Right Fork today. We skied several runs for the first time...

After a week of weather, the sun came out. It was a beautiful Nevada-Blue day with cold temperatures, calm winds...

The highly anticipated winter storm arrived into the area last night with heavy snow and strong winds. More than 5...

A surprise delay in the anticipated winter storm allowed us to get in the aircraft for the first time this...

Eight runs in Conrad Creek today to begin the 47th season of Ruby. High winds throughout the day kept us...

More than a foot of new snow yesterday with more than 2 feet of new snow at the lodge since...

The hyped return to winter over delivered in the Ruby Mountains with more than 9 inches of new snow at...

Happy New Year. The good news is, although it is thin and early season we currently have one of the...

Hard to believe less than a month remains in 2023. An incredible year with many memories. In just more than...

The incredible peak fall color has come and gone. Some of the most amazing fall foliage we have ever seen....

We are in the middle of an incredible summer season at the lodge which began the third weekend of May....

It’s always emotional at the end of the season. It’s nearly impossible to describe this place to someone. And that...

Nine runs and a truly epic day in Right Fork and Talbot Creek. Cold snow each run and we skied...

We started the final tour of our 2023 season with an eleven run day in Cold Creek and Conrad Creek....

We finished our 2023 single day season today skiing 7 runs in Thorpe and Conrad Creek. Soft, warming snow on...

After 4 days of  constant snow and weather, on the fifth day, the sun came out. 8 runs today, 7...

More than 3 feet in 48 hours and one of the best days of the season. Overhead on every turn....

Twenty inches in 18 hours and one of the best days of the season spent in Conrad Creek with cold...

Four runs of extra vertical today in Conrad Creek as strong winds continue to rip through the upper elevations of...

Back to back 13 run days for the first time this season. Welcome April. Strong winds kept us in our...

What a month. Incredible people. Feet of snow. Endless magic. We finished off the month by skiing 13 runs in...

The weather service was off. The forecast was for improving conditions and clearing skies during the day. We had upper...

A fierce cold front moved in today closing the lodge road for several hours with strong winds and heavy snow....

Things can change so quickly, 48 hours ago it didn’t get above 15 degrees for a high temperature. Today was...

As stacked as it gets. Record snow in the Rubies. March is winding down and the 2023 season is rolling....

After 10 runs yesterday and eight on Friday, we finished the tour today skiing 4 runs of extra vertical in...

A winter we will never forget. More than a foot of new snow overnight and count them- 10 runs- in...

One of the best things about Ruby? No down days. Cloud kept us in our snowcat terrain but it didn’t...

We woke up to a thick cloud layer with all of the mountain tops obscured this morning. After the single...

It might be spring but it feels a lot like winter. 12 degrees this morning at 10,000 feet. Snow and...

As one storm left the area last night and another was in the forecast to arrive early afternoon today, everyone...

A foot of new snow overnight adding to the record depth of the current snowpack in the Rubies. Lingering cloud...

The run kings of 2023. 32 runs in three days, the most in a three-day stretch we can recall. We...

Back to back. We followed up yesterday’s thirteen runs with a record day of fifteen runs today. One of the...

46 years ago today, the dream began. So many stories, new and old of what makes this place what it...

The three c’s you love to hear on a heli trip: clear, cold, calm. That was the case today as...

A surprise overnight storm with 8-10 inches of new snow and hammering winds with our remote weather station at 10,000...

Day 2 of the tour. Three days ago, we were wondering if we would be able to get in the...

5 lifts, day 1 of the tour, 11 runs in Thorpe Creek, Conrad Creek and Talbot Creek. The vibe is...

The comeback tour. Happy Spring forward. 18 runs in two days and an extra vertical run in Snell to top...

After a dismal day yesterday of being shut out of the mountains due to extreme winds and snow we were...

Sometimes you just have those days. A 12-hour period at 10,000 feet with wind gusts ranging from 90-122 mph and...

Eight surprise inches of new snow overnight led to a beautiful day in Lower Talbot Creek, Conrad and Thorpe Creek....

We finished the three-day mid-week tour skiing four extra vertical runs today in Thorpe and Conrad Creek. A special tour,...

Ten runs today and 21 runs in the last 2 days. A beautiful day in Talbot Creek, Snell Canyon and...

A foot of new snow in 24 hours and it doesn’t get much better than it was today. Calm winds,...

On Thursday- the weather for this tour looked less that favorable, with an active pattern over the West sending multiple...

The weather forecast this morning called for clouds and wind ahead of an incoming weather system expected tonight into tomorrow...

It seems like yesterday was the first week of January and we were preparing for our 46th season. Now it’s...

The quote of the day was from Jay Thomas, “Can we make our deposit for next year now or do...

After 2 days in the snowcats and more than 18″ of new snow waiting, everyone was anxious to get in...

Thank you February. We sent off the month skiing nine runs in Conrad Creek with a full reset of snow...

A foot of new snow overnight and more to come. Eight runs in Conrad Creek in our snowcat skiing terrain...

For the first time in the 2023 Ruby season, we did not ski today. We finished the run guarantee for...

With nearly 48 hours of strong winds throughout the range, we woke up to clear skies and decreasing- but still...

Heli to snowcats to start off the three day tour. Strong winds throughout the day beginning this morning with huge...

Strong winds and additional snow overnight left lingering cloud cover and light snow showers this morning. We were able to...

Winter Storm Warning overnight for up to a foot likely was the forecast yesterday afternoon. We woke up to 18″...

A strong low pressure system began moving into the area during the early morning hours bringing gusty winds and increasing...

The weather forecast for today was less than ideal. Strong winds and heavy cloud cover ahead of an approaching strong...

Five runs in Thorpe Creek and a ski back to the lodge to put the cherry on top of one...

Back to back 11 run days, skiing eleven runs in Thorpe Creek today. We skied off the High Dry Fork...

Day 1. Eleven runs. We topped it off with a run down the Come Line. Strong snowpack stability throughout the...

Six runs under clear skies, no wind, and cold temperatures. More than 10 feet of snow at the top of...

It was a beautiful day. One of the best of the season with 8-12″ of the lightest snow on Earth...

Valentine’s Day storm with 6-10 inches of new snow overnight and through the day. Snow and cloud kept us in...

Day 1 of the tour, five lifts, eleven runs. Cold Creek delivered again with shallow powder on north facing terrain...

Six runs of extra vertical today with clear skies, calm winds and cold temperatures. We skied Talbot Creek finding cold...

Extra vertical today at the Jiggs Bar in the Southern Rubies after eight runs in Long and Segunda Canyon. Nineteen...

Eleven runs in the high alpine. A true magic day with clear, calm and cold conditions with incredible cold shallow...

King of the Rubies turned 73 today. Happy Birthday Joe Royer. Thank you for the memories and the vision. We...

Topping off the most runs skied this season in a day (12) yesterday, we skied 4 runs of extra vertical...

Count them twelve runs in Talbot Creek, Thomas Canyon, Right Fork and Lamoille Canyon. Biggest day of the 2023 season...

4-8 inches of new snow overnight. Cloud and light precipitation lingered throughout the day keeping us in Conrad Creek in...

4-6″ of new snow overnight and on & off snow showers through the day. We were able to sneak into...

Ten runs in the high alpine. Seitz Canyon for the first time of the season. What a treat of a...

Eight Runs in Thorpe and Talbot Creek with fast shallow powder conditions. A beautiful flying day with light winds, clear...

Today in a nutshell. 4 extra vertical runs in High Ground Rez. Incredible flying for the last 3 days with...

10 Runs today of shallow powder skiing in Talbot Creek and the Lamoille Canyon Area. The first three weeks of...

Nine runs today in Thorpe Creek under a true Nevada blue sky with not a cloud in sight. Some of...

A low pressure system arrived during the overnight hours with snow down to the valley floor. 2-3 inches of new...

Ten runs today in Thomas, Talbot and Right Fork Canyons. More than an eleven foot snow base in Right Fork....

30-40 miles per hour ridge-top winds prevented us from flying into terrain today. We flew guests from the lodge to...

Six runs today on the single-day Thursday tour. We fought the clouds all day skiing 3 different canyons while low...

What a day. Cold Creek for the first time this season. The terrain is unrecognizable from the past few years...

Clear, cold and calm to begin day one of the midweek three day tour. Nine runs of beautiful skiing and...

The best January we have ever had. 1 foot of new snow overnight in a surprise weather system bringing face...

Eleven runs today in Thorpe Creek. The storm from 48 hours ago has settled out from yesterday. The skiing is...

Today was a 10/10. Clear, cold, sunny, and some of the best snow conditions in the 46 year history of...

There isn’t much of anything to say other than today was one of the best days ever. Literally, top 10...

If today wasn’t a 10 it was a 9.9. More than 2 feet of new snow throughout terrain in the...

Constant snow for 24 hours at Ruby 360 Lodge and more than two feet of new snow in Conrad Creek...

Five runs in Conrad Creek to open the three-day tour. We have a six-foot base in Conrad Creek at 9,000...

We woke up to 6 inches of new snow at the lodge and 8-10 inches in Conrad Creek. “The best...

The weather forecast called for cloudy skies with increasing chances of precipitation beginning this morning through the day. In true...

Day 1, Year 46. We battled a strong Southwest wind all day today to open year 46. We found good...

Eve of Year 46. We spent the day with guide recon teams finding great coverage throughout our terrain skied today...

The first day on the mountain for the guide crew. An incredibly beautiful day after a powerful storm system packed...

Guides arrived last night, today was the first day of guide training of the 2023 season. We spent the day...

Year 46 of Ruby is 10 days away. The mountains are caked in some of the best January conditions we...

A huge storm in an early season packed with huge storms. This one packed a punch, coming in warm with...

The type of forecast we all dream of. A powerful Pacific system is expected to bring prolonged moisture to The...

Merry Christmas to all. We spent the day with a family trip to the top of Conrad and the high...

One of the best early season snowpack conditions we have seen in years. Most all terrain is on with incredible...

Thirty-six hours of constant snow and wind adding to the best early season snowpack conditions in decades. Lamoille and the...

What a storm. The winter storm advisory was upgraded to a winter storm warning through the night of December 1st....

Thank you November. The month began with one of the best early season storm cycles we have seen in many...

Happy Thanksgiving from Ruby. We spent the holiday weekend with family, wonderful food, great memories and beautiful views of the...

An incredible early season storm cycle, an incredible storm cycle for any time of the year. Wind, cold temperatures and...

You never forget the first snow. A true winter-like autumn low pressure system swept through the Great Basin during the...

It has been a wonderful summer season at Ruby 360 Lodge. We kicked off 2022 summer on Memorial Day Weekend...

We started this season mid January. Seems like yesterday and through it all, one day at a time we had...

Seven runs today in Lower Talbot Creek. It was 20 degrees F when we started the morning today, a mid...

Three runs in Conrad Creek in the cats to begin the first day of the final tour of year 45....

Thirty one runs in 3 days. The most of the 2022 season. Some of the best skiing and flying conditions...

We followed up yesterday’s fourteen run day with a trip to Segunda Canyon in the Southern Rubies and eight runs...

A tour of the Rubies today. Fourteen runs, the most in the 2022 season, in Thomas Canyon, Lamoille Canyon, Box...

We said thank you to March today by sending out the month with 7 runs in Thomas Canyon and Talbot...

The majority of the first two days of this tour were spent in the snowcats in Conrad Creek. The various...

Fueled by last night’s shot ski. Morning clouds obscured all of our top landing zones this morning so we headed...

The forecast was grim. Clouds and wind with no chance for the temperature crust to possibly come off. Never underestimate...

Warm temperatures, cloud cover, moderate winds. For only the second time in the 2022 season, we did not ski today,...

Eight runs today in Long and Segunda Canyon today. We timed it right this morning with the solar aspects coming...

Ten runs in the high alpine to open day 1 of the three day tour. The first time in Seitz...

Six runs today on the single day tour in Thorpe Creek and Talbot Creek. Good spring skiing conditions exits with...

Four runs of extra vertical today in Thorpe Creek and Conrad Creek. The solar aspects were on with spring skiing...

Seven runs in Right Fork and Box Canyon. Cold, shallow powder on the north aspects, with warm spring conditions on...

Day one of the three day tour. 11 runs in Cold Creek, Thorpe Creek and Talbot Creek. Cold shallow powder...

Twenty-four runs during this three day tour. Six runs of extra vertical today. A Ruby Magic storm came through last...

We started the day today in Talbot Creek and also finished the day in Talbot Creek. 2 runs in the...

Thirteen (13) runs today ( a tie for most in the 2022 season) in Thomas, Right Fork, Box and Talbot...

45 years ago today, March 17th, 1977, the dream started. Happy Birthday Ruby. We celebrated by skiing seven runs in...

A surprise refresh overnight with 4-6 inches of new snow. The clouds cleared this morning and allowed us to get...

The days are long but the years are long. We were able to fly and ski 6 runs today in...

A record day. Thirteen (13) runs on day one in Cold Creek and Thorpe Creek, the most runs in a...

Happy Birthday to Francy Royer, the Queen of the Rubies. We woke up to cranking 30+ mph winds at the...

Thirty (30) runs in three days. A great three days with the best conditions of the season, both on the...

Eleven runs today on day 1 of the three day tour in Thomas, Right Fork and Talbot Creek. Some flat...

We thought yesterday was the best day of the year. Then today happened. 10 runs in Thorpe, Conrad Creek and...

Zack Bell said today, “I’ll close my eyes and think of this day for a long time.” Six to eight...

Nine runs today in Talbot Creek and Conrad Creek. Cloud prevented us from going deep in the range, we stuck...

Ten runs today in Lamoille Canyon, Thomas Canyon and closing the day in Talbot Creek. 12-15 inches of new snow...

A foot new in Conrad overnight and 9 runs in the cats today with some of the best conditions of...

The winter storm warning that was forecasted was a big miss in the Northern terrain where only 2-3 inches of...

We skied 4 runs today in Talbot Creek before clouds closed us out. The good news- winter is returning. Storm...

Seven runs today in Right Fork and Box Canyon. After three days of warm temperatures, we are still skiing cold...

20 runs in three days and two extra runs today in Talbot Creek for the three day tour. Good skiing...

We headed south for only the second time of the season to Long and Segunda Canyon today. The warmest temperatures...

Closing out the month of February with 9 runs today in the high alpine of Thomas, Box, and Seitz Canyon....

A beautiful day to close out the tour. 22 runs in three days with a three generation crew, many of...

We skied 6 runs today in Conrad Creek with beautiful shallow powder skiing. A warming trend is expected today with...

We skied 6 runs today in Talbot Creek and the Head of Lamoille Canyon Area. Sun peeked through the clouds...

We woke up to fresh snow overnight at the lodge. In the true Ruby variety, some of the lightest as...

A 6 inch reset overnight and more than a foot in the last 48 hours in our cat skiing terrain...

We woke up to 3 inches of new snow at Ruby 360 Lodge this morning. A beautiful, cold, winter day...

Nine runs today in Cold Creek and Thorpe Creek and eighteen runs in two days. The stoke is high. Skiing...

Nine Runs in Talbot Creek, Right Fork and Box Canyon. Cold shallow powder skiing on north facing aspects. Another beautiful...

Six runs today in the Lamoille Canyon area. Anywhere from 3-10 inches of new snow throughout the terrain. The snow...

4-6 inches of new snow overnight. We were in the cats today skiing 5 runs in Conrad Creek with fresh...

Don’t ever let someone tell you that a few inches doesn’t make a difference. We woke up to a beautiful...

We finished off tour 11 skiing extra vertical in Talbot Creek. 20 runs in three days. Winter weather advisory is...

Long and Segunda Canyon for the first time this season. Nine runs with excellent conditions of soft cold snow on...

High pressure continues. Eight runs in Right Fork, Box, Seitz, Welch and Young Creek. The south and east aspects warmed...

8 runs today on the Thursday single day. 5 runs in Cold Creek and 3 runs in Dry Fork. Stability...

Joe Royer turned 72 today. And that’s all that really matters. We closed out tour 9 skiing four extra vertical...

Ten runs today in Talbot Creek. Cold, soft, recrystallized snow and skiing Verdi in the head of Talbot Creek for...

Eight runs today in the high alpine. We skied under the Dome for the first time this season. A beautiful...

High Pressure at Ruby is on fire. 4 runs of extra vertical today in Thorpe Creek with some of the...

Ten runs yesterday, eleven runs today. Cold snow in Thomas, Box Canyon and Talbot Creek. High Pressure throughout the Western...

The Rubies received two small snowstorms on the nights of February 1st and February 2nd with 3-5 inches of new...

The Ruby Mountains received 2-3 inches of new snow overnight and it changed everything. Guests skied extra vertical today in...

Count them….eleven runs today. Currently the daily run record for the season. Variable skiing conditions in the high alpine, good...

Five runs in Conrad Creek today. Cat skiing today for the first time of the season due to strong southwest...

Eighteen runs the last 3 days. We closed out the tour today with 3 runs in Talbot Creek. Smiles all...

Eight runs in Talbot Creek, Thomas Canyon, Right Fork Canyon and Seitz Canyon. Good skiing in sheltered, north facing terrain....

Seven runs today in Cold Creek, Thorpe Creek and Conrad Creek. We found cold, recrystallized snow in north facing terrain...

Six runs in Lamoille Canyon and Right Fork today. Soft, cold, recrystallized snow in Right Fork providing the best snow...

Six runs of extra vertical in the high country. We closed out the tour today by skiing 22 runs the...

Nine runs today in Talbot Creek, Thomas Canyon and Lamoille Canyon. A beautiful flying day with cold temperatures, very little...

Eight runs on day 1 of the tour in Cold Creek, Thorpe Creek and Conrad Creek. Shallow powder skiing on...

Season high 10 runs today in Thomas, Right Fork, and Seitz Canyon. What a day in the mountains. Incredible skiing...

A surprise 8 inch overnight storm fully reset all of our terrain. 6 runs in the Lamoille Canyon Area. We...

Tour two of the season arriving tonight. Weak low pressure system arriving tonight. Depending on the models you look at,...

Extra vertical today in Thorpe Creek. 19 runs in three days for the first tour of the season. 16 new...

Nine runs today in the high alpine and the first time in the Come Line for year 45. North facing...

7 runs in Lamoille Canyon to start off year 45 of Ruby. Beautiful weather, great flying. We skied off of...

Our first guests of our 45th season arrived this evening. We finished our guide training week this afternoon and found...

Guide training the last few days with medical gear refreshers, aircraft training, fueling lessons, and operation expectations. We flew the...

Much like the rest of the Western US, the Rubies have been under high pressure for second week of January...

Welcome 2022. A more than 2 week long storm cycle came to a close today. Reports are “mid-winter conditions” in...

What a storm cycle. It just continues. We haven’t seen the upper elevation of the Ruby Mountains since Christmas Eve...

The best storm of the season today. Prefrontal winds rocked the Lodge and Lamoille for the last 36 hours with...

The flow continues. It is like the mountains knew when December started that they needed snow. Since the second week...

10 Days ago looked very different in the Ruby Mountain and Lamoille Valley. A large storm cycle brought beneficial moisture...

After a month of November filled with high pressure and beautiful fall weather we were all happy to wake up...

After a very wet month of October with feet of snow in the upper elevations of the Ruby Mountains we...

October has been good to the Ruby Mountains with one of the best October weather pattern’s that we have seen...

More than 6 inches of snow in 24 hours at Ruby 360 Lodge with feet likely in the upper elevations....

You never forget the first snow. One of the most beautiful fall color seasons we have ever seen topped off...

Fall is here in Lamoille. The aspen forests are on fire with brilliant colors sending the Ruby Mountains into the...

What a season. One of the most successful and busiest seasons in the 44 year history of Ruby. We finished...

11 runs in the Southern Rubies. Excellent Spring Conditions. Nothing else to say. 1 more day left in the 2021...

Nine runs in Thorpe and Talbot Creek today. Spring at Ruby with fast skiing conditions and warm temperatures. Good stability,...

Six runs today in the high alpine skiing the South Side of the Dome and Welch Creek, finishing off the...

Seven runs today with cold snow in north faces and warm spring snow on solar aspects. Amazing to be finding...

Seven runs today in the high alpine chasing soft snow on north faces, then spring snow on solar aspects to...

4 runs in the afternoon after we waited for the snow surface to warm with the afternoon sun. We found...

March. It is not often in March to have temperatures that fail to get above 20 degrees at 10k. That...

11 runs in Cold Creek. Cold snow every run. Tonight- Beer for my horses, whisky for my men. Spring Break...

After a storm cycle beginning on March 19th and the upper terrain receiving more than 4 feet of snow, we...

After 2 days in the snowcats and more than 2 feet of new snow in the upper terrain in the...

1-2 feet of new snow in the last 36 hours. A winter weather advisory is in effect 8AM tomorrow- 8...

No down days. More than a foot of new snow overnight and throughout the day. 8 runs in Conrad in...

Cody Benjamin opened the Come Line today in Seitz Canyon. After snowboarding the run he looked back and said, ”...

44 years ago today, Ruby opened for the first time. St. Patrick’s Day, 1977. Today, we skied 9 runs in...

6 runs today in Talbot Creek. Spring is here with longer days and warm temperatures. Spring pow snow conditions today...

Three runs of extra vertical today to close out the March 12-14 tour. Shallow powder conditions on north facing aspects....

11 runs in the high alpine. “One of the best runs of my life.”- Heard by many today. Soft snow,...

7 Runs today in the Right Fork area of Lamoille Canyon. 8-12 inches of fluff on top of a supportable...

8-12 inches of new snow throughout our terrain from a great closed low system last night. 6 runs in Conrad...

After 11 runs yesterday, we finished off the tour this morning with 4 runs in Talbot Creek. Shallow powder skiing...

Ruby Magic- we woke up to a dusting of new snow at the lodge and 4-7 inches of new snow...

9 runs today in the Lamoille Canyon Area. Incredible corn skiing on the solar aspects of East and South facing....

7 Runs today in Talbot Creek finding cold snow on north facing aspects with shallow powder conditions. Calm winds and...

9  runs today in the Seitz Canyon area with  excellent  shallow powder conditions throughout  the terrain. 18 runs combined the...

We skied 9 runs in Cold Creek today with excellent powder skiing conditions. Many of the guests said it was...

Some of the best of the season today. Clear, cold and calm with a foot of new snow from the...

Six to eight inches of new snow from last night on top of a supportable base. 9 runs today in...

6 runs in the Lamoille Canyon and Seitz Canyon Area. 2-4 inches of new snow on a supportable base. Ruby...

Nevada blue sky, again. 8 runs in the southern Rubies with shallow powder skiing. We skied several runs today for...

9 Runs today in the high alpine of Lamoille and Seitz Canyon. Boot top powder on North/ North east facing...

10 runs today in the Cold Creek, Thorpe Creek and Talbot Creek areas. Some of the best skiing of the...

7 runs today in Talbot Creek with some of  the best skiing conditions of the season. The coverage is filled...

6 runs today in the Lamoille Canyon Area. 110 cm of new snow in the last 6 days. Many large...

Photo of the day and cycle of the season. We haven’t seen the upper elevations of the Rubies in 6+...

Happy Valentines Day. 1-2 feet in the last 24 hours with 2-4 feet likely in the next 3 days. The...

1-2 feet of new snow today throughout the Rubies with some of the best skiing of the year. We skied...

Today the weather forecast called for wind and cloud. We took a recon flight and found a flyable condition. We...

It  always seems to align. JR’s birthday and snow storms. Joe turned 71 yesterday and the storm cycle of the...

Seven runs today in Right Fork and Talbot Creek. Good skiing exists in North facing terrain with the best conditions...

Seven runs today in the Southern Rubies. The first time in the southern terrain all season. Strong west winds kept...

8-12 inches of new snow on Wednesday. The Rubies are on. 6 runs in the high alpine of Lamoille Canyon...

9 runs today in the high alpine. The weather forecast was for 25-30 mph winds all day and it was...

Sending out January with an eight run day in the high alpine. Beautiful snow under Nevada blue. High pressure is...

9 runs in the high alpine. 1 foot of new snow from yesterday. Best day of the season. More to...

10 runs today with 4-6 inches of new snow from yesterday. A day to remember and the day of the...

5 Runs today in Talbot creek skiing shallow recrystallized snow. We had lunch at the High Ruby Yurt watching a...

Season high 9 runs today in the Lamoille Canyon Area. Variable snow conditions exist with the best skiing being found...

We skied 7 runs today finding recrystallized shallow powder on North aspects. We had a north wind that blew in...

19 Runs in three days. The first tour of the 2021 season has come and gone. Tour two begins tomorrow....

8 runs today in the Lamoille Canyon Area. Cold Snow, Nevada blue skies, the stoke is high. Weather is coming.

Year 44. Day 1. We skied 6 runs today in the Lamoille Canyon Area, celebrating with a group of 15...

A true Ruby Magic Storm last night. We woke up to 6 inches of new snow at Ruby 360 Lodge....

Happy Holidays from the Ruby family. We are wishing you all a great festive season and wonderful 2021 ahead. We...

The Ruby Mountains saw a beautiful end of November with gorgeous fall days and high pressure for a 2-3 week...

Summer 2020 has come and gone in Lamoille and Ruby 360 Lodge. The Lodge has been sold out each weekend...