Freeride World Tour at Baqueira Beret, Spain, Canceled Due to Lack of Snow The Freeride World Tour (‘FWT’) announced on Saturday, January 20, that that the first event of the season – the Baqueira Beret Pro in the Spanish Pyrenees – has been canceled due to snow conditions. Despite recent snowfalls and good conditions on-piste, there is insufficient snowpack off-piste to safely conduct a freeride competition. Conditions in the backcountry will likely deteriorate […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 20, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Wildfire Halts Train in Spain as Passengers Anxiously Watch Fire Burn on Both Sides of Cabin Passengers watched in horror as wildfires burned on both sides of a halted train in Zamora, Spain, amid the ongoing heat wave. https://t.co/A0Kc0rZghq pic.twitter.com/RARgBPaxP5 — AccuWeather (@accuweather) July 18, 2022 Slowly yet oddly suddenly, the train rolled to a stop. As it sped down, bright dancing flashes of orange and yellow filled the windows. Tension rose in the cabin and […] Fire Martin Kuprianowicz | July 19, 2022 0 Comments
VIDEO: Reader Submitted – Shredding Mother Nature’s March Gift in Spain A reader submitted video here, from Kevin Blanc, AKA Freeride skiing motion. Freeride skiing videos, made all over Europe in the aim to get some fresh snow and powder. This time in between Covid-19 restrictions it was a perfect window to chased a wee dust of fresh snow and powder in this complicated season. If you have an edit you’d […] SnowBrains | April 14, 2021 1 Comment
Spain Designed a Snowboard Cross Within Indoor Madrid SnowZone Spain has designed a Snowboard Cross within Madrid SnowZone, which is the only indoor snow station that has been operating since the middle of August. The project was promoted by the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation (RFEDI) with the aim of making the circuit available to regional federations and alpine clubs. The usual thing is that at this time the […] Industry News Sebastian Opazo | August 28, 2020 0 Comments
Authorities in Spain Apologize After Spraying a Beach with Bleach in Attempt To Protect Children from Coronavirus Authorities in a Spanish coastal resort have apologized after spraying a beach with bleach in an attempt to protect children from coronavirus. Zahara de Los Atunes, near Cadiz, used tractors to spray more than 2km (1.2 miles) of beach with a bleach solution a day before Spain allowed children out of lockdown for the first time since it began, BBC […] SnowBrains | April 30, 2020 0 Comments
Frenchman Who Tried to Walk Through The Pyrenees to Spain for Cheap Cigarettes Needed Helicopter Rescue A Frenchman had to call for help when he got lost walking through the Pyrenees mountain range in a quest to purchase cheap cigarettes in Spain. The citizens of France, like the majority of the rest of the world, are currently in lockdown and anyone who leaves their house needs a written note explaining why. Related: UPDATE: 2,500 Coronavirus Victims Sign-Up […] SnowBrains | April 13, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Insane Snow Depth after Several Days of Heavy Snow and Avalanches in Spain Check out the short video above of the snow depth at San Isidro mountain pass, Asturias, Spain after several days of heavy snow and avalanches – Saturday, Feb 10. Europe is getting hammered this year! Avalanche Steven Agar | February 16, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Snowing in the Sierra Nevada… Spain Today We forget that there is a an original Sierra Nevada and it’s in Spain. It’s snowing pretty hard there today. Yep, they get decent snow there and yes, they have ski resorts in the Sierra Nevada, Spain. What’s neat about these mountains is that they are very far south in Spain and they have the most southerly ski resort in Europe. The Sierra Nevadas have mountains as tall as 11,411-feet which is the highest point in Spain. These mountains are located in the traditionally hot and dusty provinces of Andalucia, Granada, and Almeria. Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 29, 2015 0 Comments