NASA: Record Summer Melting Across Svalbard, Arctic Circle Exceptionally warm air temperatures in summer 2022 have caused record melting across Svalbard. The abundant meltwater, much of which flowed to the ocean, is the latest expression of a rapidly warming climate in Norway’s ice-covered archipelago. Related: Svalbard Trip Report 2018 | Skiing & Sailing Deep Within The Arctic Circle According to Xavier Fettweis, a climatologist at the University of […] SnowBrains | August 5, 2022 0 Comments
Man Killed by Polar Bear in Norway’s Svalbard Islands, Bear Shot and Killed A man was killed by a polar bear after the animal attacked a camping site in Norway’s Svalbard Islands in the Arctic Circle earlier this morning. The attack happened at 4 am and nobody else was injured, although six people were hospitalized for shock. The man was taken to a hospital in Longyearbyen, the main settlement of the archipelago, where he […] SnowBrains | August 28, 2020 0 Comments
Hottest Day Ever Recorded in Svalbard, Norway Last Month The hottest day ever recorded in the small town of Longyearbyen occurred on July 26, 2020. The high temperature for the day was 21.7ºC (71.06ºF). Longyearbyen is a town of about 3,000 people on the Norwegian island of Svalbard. The town lies just over 620 miles from the North Pole. While July is typically the hottest month of the year, […] Alex Camerino | August 3, 2020 0 Comments
Come Ski & Sail the Arctic with Us | Svalbard 2019 This May, Ice Axe Expeditions in headed to Svalbard, an island group only 600-miles south of the North Pole, to ski and snowboard, explore and frolic, observe and revere. They’ve journeyed there many times before and the photos are breathtaking. I was lucky enough to guide on this trip in May 2016, May 2017, and May 2018 and the experience […] Featured Article Miles Clark | March 15, 2019 2 Comments
Svalbard Trip Report 2018 | Skiing & Sailing Deep Within The Arctic Circle Ice Axe Expeditions Svalbard Trip Report 2018 for more information visit: Ice Axe Expeditions The Arctic Circle. Snow, 24-hour sunlight, glaciers, icebergs, fjords, ocean, polar bears, guns, boats, mountains, ski paradise. Immersion. Immersion in a fierce way. You go from cruising through your normal, everyday existence to being 100% dependent on a 62-foot sailboat, its accompanying 16-foot inflatable dingy, the […] Trip Report Miles Clark | February 15, 2019 1 Comment
Svalbard Ski Svalbard with Ice Axe Expeditions See the beautiful Fjords of Norway, ski from a dingy, and take a polar bear plunge on this trip of a life time. Find out how to book your ski trip to Svalbard here. 0 Comments
Svalbard Trip Report + Photo Tour: Skiing & Sailing at 79º North When you fly into Longyearbyen, Svalbard, the first thing you notice is the mind-bending scenery outside the window of the plane. This land was made for skiing and riding. The second thing I noticed was an older lady carrying a hulking .30-06 rifle over her shoulder on the street. What’s going on here? I was shortly thereafter informed of the 3 rules of […] Trip Report Miles Clark | March 6, 2017 1 Comment
Avalanche Smashes Houses, Kills One, in Svalbard, Norway Yesterday Shovels, tractors, dogs, lights, and over 100 rescue personnel were used to dig through tons of snow searching for victims Saturday after a large avalanche smashed into houses in the remote island chain of Svalbard, Norway. One man as killed and 9 others were sent to the hospital with injuries. Four of the injuries were children. One of those children […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 19, 2015 0 Comments