The Flakes Podcast

Episode 132: Chasing Storms & Closing Resorts: The 2025-26 Flakes Finale - 4/9/26

🎿✨ The Flakes Podcast – 2025‑26 FinaleJoin Evan, Mike, and Brian as they wrap up one the wildest (and maybe not in the best way) ski season! From a record‑breaking March

Episode 131: Not a Joke.. Snowing in the West! - 4/1/26

Ever wonder what the snow‑forecasting world looks like on an April Fool’s Day? In this episode, BA, Evan, and Mike keep the laughs rolling as they dive into the wildest w

Episode 130: Who's Still Listening? Snow is Coming... - 3/26/26

This episode is punctuated by the fact that there's almost no snow falling in the next 5 days and with the exception of the Northeast there's no snow that fell in the las

Episode 129: Great Lakes Blizzards & Heat Waves in the West! - 3/18/26

Mike is on the road for work again, so BA and Evan try to keep the winter vibe alive even while the March heat wave turns Tahoe into a giant snow‑melting pot and Utah’s s

Episode 128: Pacific Northwest & Great Lakes March Powder Dump! - 3/11/26

After a little medical mayhem for both Bryan and Evan over the last week, the hosts shift gears to the real scoop: the Pacific Northwest is getting dumped on with feet of

Episode 127: The Vanishing Storm - 3/4/26

While it's been snowing in Utah, Evan has had to juggle dad duties instead of hitting the slopes. Bryan and co‑hosts Mike and Evan riff on the stark contrast between Utah

Episode 126: From Sierra’s 290 in to New England’s 3 +ft: The Wildest Snow Season in a Decade - 2/25/26

With Mike in the field, your hosts Bryan and Evan reflect on a recent “snow‑party” and back‑to‑back powder days. Bryan notes that Tahoe, compared to anywhere in the West,

Episode 125: Beard, Blizzard, and the Big MJO: The West's Unforgettable Storm Series - 2/18/26

In this “Snow Party” episode, the hosts—Brian, Evan, and Mike—lay out a packed winter schedule, share their personal fatigue, and recap the recent avalanche tragedy in th

Episode 124: Seven Powder Days? The West Finally Wakes Up

After weeks of dry spells and empty powder maps, winter is finally making a comeback out West. This week on The Flakes Podcast, BA, Mike, and Evan break down the first m

Episode 123: The Quietest Powder Map We’ve Ever Seen - 2/4/2026

This week on The Flakes Podcast, the crew stares down one of the most shockingly quiet snowfall periods they can remember — zero U.S. ski areas with double-digit snow in

Episode 122: Powder Prescription, East Coast Edition - 1/28/26

BA is back with Mike and Evan — and the West is still stuck in “maybe” mode. They run through the week’s snowfall scoreboard, where the biggest totals keep piling up from

Episode 121: Gray Squares Out West, Snow Sandwich Out East - 1/21/25

The West stays stuck in “gray squares” mode (read: basically nothing falling), while winter keeps piling up east of the Rockies — and it’s about to get wild. Mike and Ev

Episode 120: The Moose on the Trail: The Ridge That Won’t Move - 1/14/26

BA is out this week at Operation Sierra Storm, so Mike and Evan take the mic — and stare down a stubborn January ridge that just won’t budge. They break down why the Wes

Episode 119: First Cold Storms of the Season… in January - 1/7/26

A mid-winter Flakes check-in with plenty to unpack ❄️ Bryan, Mike, and Evan recap a busy week of skiing and snowfall — from Evan’s unforgettable heli-skiing trip in inter

Episode 118: No Hype, Just Snow: Closing Out 2025 with the Flakes - 12/31/25

Ring in the New Year with a special New Year’s Eve episode of The Flakes Podcast 🎉❄️ Bryan and Mike break down where it’s been snowing across the country — from massive

Episode 117: A Christmas Snow Miracle... For Some! - 12/24/25

A Christmas Snow Miracle… For Some! 🎄❄️ It’s a Christmas Eve special on The Flakes Podcast, and while some regions are still sweating through record-breaking warmth, oth

Episode 116: Be Kind to Your Local Forecaster - 12/17/25

Forecast stress is real — and this week, it’s off the charts. In Episode 4, BA and Evan break down a messy pattern across the West: warm atmospheric rivers, flooding and

Episode 115: Beard Long, Snow Gone: Where Winter Actually Is - 12/10/25

As the West keeps waiting for winter to show up, Bryan’s beard is getting longer… which, if you follow Tahoe lore, is not a good sign. This week the crew takes a cross-co

Episode 114: What's a Hot Nina? - 12/4/2025

La Niña is acting more like Hot Nina this December, leaving Tahoe dry while the Northern Rockies and Northeast cash in on cold and snow. The Flakes crew breaks down who’s

Episode 113: Send Snow. Please. Seriously. — Season 6 Premiere - 11/26/2025

Winter is off to a weird start… and the Flakes are back to make sense of it. In the Season 6 premiere, we dive into one of the strangest early-season patterns in years: