Couple Who Fell to their Deaths from Taft Point, Yosemite, CA Were Taking a Selfie The couple who fell to their deaths from Taft Point at Yosemite National Park in California were apparently taking a selfie, the recently identified man’s brother said yesterday. Park rangers recovered the bodies of Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30, on Thursday from about 800 feet below the popular outlook. Viswanath’s brother, Jishnu Viswanath, said the couple had set up […] SnowBrains | October 31, 2018 0 Comments
Colorado Supreme Court Denies Appeal in Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts for Inbounds Avalanche Death The family who lost their son to an inbounds avalanche at Vail Resort, CO, have been denied an appeal by the Colorado Supreme Court, the Colorado Sun reports. The decision ends their almost 10-year fight after losing the initial court case in 2018 and subsequent appeal to the Colorado Court of Appeals in 2020. Ingalls and Conlin filed their original […] Avalanche AvyBrains | August 19, 2021 0 Comments
Californian Brothers Set World Record for Longest Highline in Yosemite National Park, CA Two Californian brothers have set a new record for the longest highline ever walked across mountains in Yosemite National Park, CA. Moises and Daniel Monterrubio, from San Francisco, walked a 2,800-foot-long line from Taft Point west across a series of gulleys 1,600 feet below. The previous record had been 940-feet long, also from Taft Point, but east. Highlining is slacklining at altitude. The […] SnowBrains | June 22, 2021 1 Comment
VIDEO: Sketchy Low Tide October Snowboarding in Whistler, BC Actual snowboarding starts at 4:18. The season is just around the corner, and YouTuber and snowboarder Chris Eyres had to scratch the itch to get out shredding already! Clay Malott | October 30, 2020 0 Comments
Family Lose Appeal Over Wrongful Death Lawsuit Verdict Against Vail Resorts The family who lost their wrongful death claim against Vail resorts in June of this year lost their appeal against the decision in the Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday. Related: Family Who Lost Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts to Appeal Ingalls and Conlin filed their original case in 2012, months after their 13-year-old son was killed in an […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 6, 2020 1 Comment
Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA Will Open this Friday, 30th November with Upto 2-Feet of Fresh Powder Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA will be opening for the 2018/19 winter season on November 30, 2018. With the potential for up to 2-feet of fresh snow to fall between now and Friday, opening day might well be a powder day! Sierra is excited to have three lifts and one surface lift scheduled to operate, conditions permitting, as well as terrain park features. […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | November 28, 2018 0 Comments
Bodies of 2 Tourists Found at Base of 4,000′ Cliff in Yosemite, CA Officials at Yosemite National Park, CA are this morning investigating the deaths of two people who fell from Taft Point, a popular overlook that allows visitors to walk to the cliff’s edge, where there is no railing, reports the Mercury News. The bodies of a man and a woman were spotted by several tourists on Wednesday, who alerted park rangers. […] CragBrains | October 26, 2018 1 Comment
Family Who Lost Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts to Appeal The family who lost their wrongful death claim against Vail resorts in June of this year are set to appeal almost everything about the judge and jury’s decisions. Dr. Louise Ingalls and Dr. Steve Conlin, parents of Taft Conlin, say judges erred in several rulings and they have declared their intention to appeal those rulings and the jury’s verdict, which […] Avalanche SnowBrains | September 17, 2018 1 Comment