NASA: The Arctic is Getting Rainier The Arctic is known for its cold temperatures, which allow precipitation to fall as snow. But as temperatures warm, that snow is being replaced by rain. These changes can affect sea ice in the Arctic and weather patterns throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Related: NASA: Record Summer Melting Across Svalbard, Arctic Circle NASA scientists examined rainfall trends over the Arctic and […] SnowBrains | March 19, 2024 0 Comments
Arctic Valley Ski Area, AK: Serving the Community 1 Powder Day at a Time Alaska in the winter evokes dreams of the 600+ inches of annual snowfall at Alyeska Resort, endless touring lines up various mountain ranges for backcountry connoisseurs, and heli-guided operations whisking wealthy customers or famous extreme athletes up steep peaks and untouched powder fields. While all these objectives can certainly be pursued in Alaska, they are generally expensive, require days/weeks/months of […] Brains Jared Roberts | March 13, 2024 0 Comments
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Professional Climber Alex Honnold Releases Trailer for New Film “Arctic Ascent” Professional adventure rock climber, Alex Honnold, whose fearless free-solo ascents of America’s biggest cliffs have made him one of the most recognized and followed climbers in the world, has just released the trailer for his next movie. The movie, titled “Arctic Ascent,” will be a three-part series, where Honnold embarks on an epic quest of unclimbed walls in one of […] Movie Trailer Brent Thomas | January 18, 2024 1 Comment
“Dangerously Cold Arctic Air” Forces Many Ski Resorts to Shutdown Across the U.S. and Canada Any snow sports enthusiast looks forward to winter and getting back out on the mountain to hit some runs. Naturally, winter brings about colder temperatures, which is required for Mother Nature to provide us with all that fresh powder we all chase after. Almost every winter there is a stretch of extremely cold air that comes down from the Arctic […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | January 12, 2024 0 Comments
Arctic Blast Brings Record Cold to Scandinavian Countries; Mother & Son Perish in Avalanche in Finland An arctic front has hit Scandinavian countries this week, causing power outages, disrupting traffic and transportation, prompting school closures, and even causing deaths. The unrelenting bout of extreme cold and relentless snowstorms has thrown the region into disarray since Tuesday, January 2, 2024, when temperatures first fell below -40°C (-40°F) in the Nordic. On Wednesday, January 3, 2024, Swedish Lapland […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 5, 2024 0 Comments
Epic 4,200-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Ski Safari Highlights! We drove 2,200 miles from Bariloche, Argentina to Ushuaia, Argentina in October. We then got on a boat and sailed another 2,000 miles down to Antarctica and back. This was the most epic road trip of my life. We skied in: Esquel, Argentina El Fraile, Chile El Chalten, Argentina Ushuaia, Argentina Deception Island, Antarctica Portal Point, Antarctica Port Lockroy, Antarctica […] Featured Video Miles Clark | December 4, 2023 0 Comments
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