Burton Announces Global Mystery Series Tour Schedule for 2022-2023 Winter 2022/Spring 2023 will mark the first season of Burton’s reenvisioned Mystery Series, an inclusive banked slalom event series welcoming all riders and celebrating the global snowboarding community. With 21 events worldwide, the series has expanded to push progression, connection, and good times for all ages and abilities under the shared love of snowboarding. Related: Natural Selection Tour Announces 2023 […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | November 24, 2022 0 Comments
VIDEO: The History of UFO Sightings, Bigfoot, and Mystery Disappearances on Mount Shasta, CA Ancient Aliens Season 17 Episode 4 │The Mystery of Mount Shasta Related article: UFOs and Avalanches | History of Skiing on Mount Shasta Examining the unique geology and location of Mount Shasta in northern California, to determine why it is known as a hotbed of strange events, from Bigfoot sightings to UFO encounters to hikers vanishing without a trace. – […] SnowBrains | September 27, 2021 1 Comment
80-Foot Fall Kills Woman Canyoneering Alone in Mystery Canyon, Zion National Park, UT A 26-year-old woman has died after falling in a canyon at Zion National Park in Utah. The woman was canyoneering alone in Mystery Canyon and fell 50-80-feet on Saturday afternoon. Areas of the park were closed while crews launched a search and rescue effort. Related: No Evidence of Fraud Found in Investigation of Woman’s 12-Day Disappearance in Zion National Park, […] Climbing CragBrains | June 7, 2021 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT Report: Mist, Mystery and Sunshine Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Saturday, March 13, 2021 Deep in the gusty, low-visibility mist that howled at Powder Mountain yesterday did we find ourselves—and some decent snow. At 10 am we went for a walk up the cat track to Lightning Ridge. The wind was howling and the skies were gray. Light snow was falling and […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | March 15, 2021 0 Comments
More Monoliths Spotted Throughout the World—Mystery Solved! As previously reported by SnowBrains, various monoliths have recently been spotted across the United States, first in the Utah desert and then one on top of Pine Mountain in California. A third monolith has been spotted in the United States, this time at Sunlight Mountain Resort in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. A monolith is usually in reference to some form of […] Liam Abbott | December 15, 2020 0 Comments
Mystery of Polar Bear Painted with “T-34” Solved Footage of a polar bear with “T-34” spray-painted on its side was recently shared on social media in Russia. Wildlife experts commented on this baffling video and pointed out the detrimental effects. A scientist at the Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Anatoly Kochnev, said it could take a few weeks for the inscription to wear off. The paint […] Taliana Potts | December 12, 2019 2 Comments
Rural Canada Rocked by Mystery of Double Murder, Third Dead Body, Burning Car, and 2 Missing Teens The mystery of the murder of two backpackers, a third dead body, the disappearance of two teens, and a burning car is shaking rural northern British Columbia, Canada. And police say the cases may all be connected. Canadian police said Monday they were searching for two men whose burning car was discovered on Friday about 30 miles south of Dease Lake. […] SnowBrains | July 24, 2019 0 Comments
Mountain Rescue Aspen, CO Hoping to Solve Mystery of Nebraska Man Missing Since Mid-May A 58-year-old Nebraska man who Mountain Rescue Aspen members were searching for on Saturday in the Capitol Creek Valley apparently went missing in mid-May. Ali Lazem Kenani’s car was found in a driveway on May 12 and was believed to be abandoned. The vehicle was removed, and only when Kenani was declared missing on June 6th did officers reexamine the […] SnowBrains | June 21, 2019 0 Comments
Human Remains Found on Colorado Mountain Could Finally Solve 38-Year Old Mystery For 38 years, what happened to a 32-year-old Colorado mother of two has been a mystery, but investigators now believe they’ve located the woman’s remains on a Colorado mountain. And they could be one step closer to solving the woman’s disappearance. Investigators from the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday they had discovered significant clues in the death of Beverly […] SnowBrains | October 8, 2018 0 Comments
60-Year Mystery of Dead Italian Skier At 10,171-feet high, the remains of a skier and some of his equipment were found on July 22nd of 2005 starting the mystery of a supposed Italian skier. The remains were found in the Aosta Valley in a glacier at Valtournenche in Cime Bianche, Italy. The incident happened close to the current small ski town, Breuil-Cervinia in Italy. Italian police […] Industry News Kristen Strom | July 13, 2018 0 Comments
Jon Krakauer Solves Mystery of Chris McCandless’ Death | “Into the Wild” Jon Krakauer, author of the best selling book “Into the Wild,” recently wrote a piece for the New Yorker detailing how it is believed that Chris McCandless, in fact, died. It is now understood that the wild potato seeds he’d been eating contained a nuerotoxin that causes paralysis in humans. Therefore, Chris McCandless died of poisoning that left him unable […] SnowBrains | September 16, 2013 11 Comments
686 and Pabst Blue Ribbon Collaborate to Make Jacket with Built-In Beer Cooler 686 has never been shy about pushing the limits of snowboard outerwear, and its newest collaboration proves it once again. Teaming up with Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR), the rider-owned brand has created a ski and snowboard jacket that doubles as a beer cooler. The PBR Cooler Insulated Jacket features a built-in six-pack pocket on the back, plus a bottle opener, […] Industry News Brent Glogau | September 9, 2025 1 Comment
Remains of British Antarctic Researcher Found After More Than 65 Years The remains of a British Antarctic researcher who died in 1959 have been discovered in January this year and were identified last week, bringing closure to a decades-long mystery in polar exploration history. Related: Retreating Glacier on Matterhorn Gives Up Body After 34 Years Dennis “Tink” Bell, a 25-year-old meteorologist with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS)—the predecessor to the […] Julia Schneemann | August 11, 2025 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Teases “Secret Project” in Video of Her Skiing at Copper Mountain, CO Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin appears to be working on a new film project, according to a recent Instagram post shared from her spring training camp at Copper Mountain in Colorado. In the post, Shiffrin thanked Copper for “another super productive spring camp” and hinted at an upcoming “secret project,” accompanied by behind-the-scenes video footage of a follow-cam skier capturing […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 13, 2025 0 Comments
South Island, New Zealand – A Compass, A Track, And A Puzzle Named ‘TWALK’ April, 2025 Soon, on an autumn date in late April when pre-dawn cold is really flexing its devilish charm, a rogue throng will be massing in an otherwise empty carpark. Comprising students to retirees to ultra-running human cannonballs, the mass will form ranks as a free brigade of outdoor frolickers–or terminal optimists–convened at the University of Canterbury to undertake one […] Trip Report Paulie | April 6, 2025 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Backflips Off The Tram Building & Mainline Pocket | Big Hucks Off “The Drifter” & “Smooth Air” Report from March 18, 2025 When you’re old, you need a plan. And a friend. Or, better yet, a friend with a plan. I had local legend Aaron Fox guiding me yesterday and he had a plan. There are so many options on a sunny powder day at Palisades… You can get overwhelmed. You can easily make the wrong call. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 19, 2025 0 Comments
Pennsylvania Ski Resorts March into Spring with Multiple Events As Spring approaches, Pennsylvania ski resorts still welcome visitors to the slopes for a final stretch of skiing and snowboarding. This is the perfect time for snow lovers to hit the slopes, with lighter crowds and a full lineup of seasonal events. Resorts across the state offer fun for all ages from pond skimming competitions and carnivals to St. Patrick’s […] Industry News Press Release | March 10, 2025 0 Comments
Vanished Slopes: Inside the Demise of North America’s Ghost Ski Resorts On a frosty morning in Michigan’s Leelanau County, the chairlifts at Sugar Loaf Mountain hang lifeless, and the once-luxurious lodge lies in rubble. It’s a scene echoed in dozens of locations across North America. In fact, nearly 60% of all ski resorts in North America have closed since the boom of the 1960s and ’70s. Economic shifts, warming winters, and […] Clay Malott | March 3, 2025 1 Comment
Why is That Tree Covered in Bras and Beads at the Ski Area? Every ski resort seems to have that one tree covered in bras, beads, boots, panties, and whatever people choose to toss on it. Many refer to it as the “panty tree.” There have been conflicting reports that debate when, where, and why panty trees came to be, so today, we must try to piece together the puzzle. Our earliest theory […] Brains Luke Guilford | February 18, 2025 6 Comments
Skiing on the Equator: Investigating the Mythical Puncak Jaya Ski Resort Puncak Jaya—also known as the Carstensz Pyramid—is a 4,884-meter (16,024-foot) peak in the highlands of Papua, Indonesia, famed as the only place in the equatorial Pacific with year-round ice. In recent years, an intriguing rumor has circulated: that a ski resort once operated on the slopes of Puncak Jaya, making it the world’s second-highest ski area despite its tropical location. […] Clay Malott | February 14, 2025 1 Comment
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