VIDEO Overlay: 2 Skier’s Tear ACL on The Infamous Kitzbühel, Austria World Cup Downhill in Exact Same Spot/Way This video overlay shows 3 identical Kitzbühel, Austria crashes from last week. 2 of these crashes ended up in season ending knee injuries (torn ACLs). It was this jump in the video that caused the carnage. This jump took out 3 of the top downhill racers on the World Cup. They ended up shortening the event to only 30 racers […] SnowBrains | February 1, 2016 0 Comments
One Killed in Avalanche Near Brundage Mountain Ski Area, Idaho Yesterday This January continues to be a nightmare for avalanche deaths in the USA. We’ve seen more avalanche deaths this January (12) than we saw all of last winter in the USA (11). The latest victim was 20-year-old Kirk Kinzer, Jr from Lewiston, ID. He was snowmobiling with family and friends in the Twin Lakes area near Brundage ski resort, ID […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 1, 2016 0 Comments
Missing Snowboarder Dies After Falling Off Large Out-of-Bounds Cliff at Cypress Mt, B.C. A 40-year-old snowboarder was reported missing at Cypress Mountain, B.C., Canada on Friday around 6pm. That snowboarder was found dead at the bottom of a cliff in an out of bounds called Montizambert Creek drainage. It appears he rode off the edge of the cliff. In a statement released by the ski resort, Cypress Mountain spokesman, Joffrey Koeman, reported that […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 1, 2016 3 Comments
3-Day Snowfall Totals for Colorado + Photo Tour | Up to 33″ New Snow Colorado just got pounded with snow this weekend and there is much more snow in the forecast today. 6-12 more inches of snow are forecast for Wolf Creek today. * TIMING…PERIODS OF SNOW… HEAVY AT TIMES…WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON…WITH LIGHT SNOW INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION…STORM TOTAL 6 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY…REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 A […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | February 1, 2016 0 Comments
3-Day Snow Totals for California + Photo Tour | Up to 42″ of New Snow… California just experienced a big, wet, nasty, atmospheric river. It came in as all rain and left as all snow. The rain wasn’t ideal, but ski resorts in California more than made up for it by harvesting multiple feet of snow once that rain changed over. Reports off deep snow, all-time conditions, and no crowds this weekend abound. CALIFORNIA SKI […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | February 1, 2016 1 Comment
Mt. Baker Conditions Report: Blower Pow! The pow is back! Baker received 18″ on Friday night and it’s still snowing! After a little warm up, everyone worried it was going to rain all week but the snow gods decided to finish off January with a (dry and deep) bang. This weekend remained cold, deep and the PNW got what we waited patiently for. With below freezing […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | January 31, 2016 0 Comments
NOAA: Blizzard Warning for Mammoth, CA Today You don’t see many Blizzard Warnings in California. More of a Great Plains thing… Definition of a Blizzard: A blizzard occurs when you can’t see for 1/4 mile. The winds are always 35 miles an hour or more. The storm must last at least 3 hours to be classed as a blizzard. If any of these conditions are less, it […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 31, 2016 0 Comments
5 Killed in Large Avalanche in Canada Friday: 5 snowmobilers were killed in a large avalanche near McBride, B.C. yesterday, according to Donita Cuzma of the British Columbia Coroners Service. It’s being reported that all of the deceased were from Alberta and between the ages of 40 and 55. The avalanche occurred on the flanks of Mt. Renshaw. Donita also reported that two groups of snowmobilers were involved in the avalanche and […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 31, 2016 4 Comments
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