Race Report: Norway’s Aleksander Kilde Goes Back-To-Back in Beaver Creek, CO with Ganong on the Podium It was a true speed weekend for both the men’s and women’s circuit this weekend, with the men’s races going down in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Scheduled to have two super-g races followed by two downhills, the first super-g featured a long DNF list and a first-time Canadian podium with Broderick Thompson. 2020 Overall Crystal globe winner Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was a […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | December 8, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: The Season of My Life | Ticking Off 4 of Norway’s Steepest Lines The last season was definitely one for the books. Constant refill of snow, and pretty much stable conditions during the spring. We were able to tick off some of Lyngen’s finest and also opening a new line “Ukkonen”. Downdays.eu made an article about the lines. Head over to their page if you want to learn more about the lines, the […] SnowBrains | October 30, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Glacier Pond Skim in Norway Skiing through a Glacier Pond in Norway from r/nextfuckinglevel So smooth! Would you try this? SnowBrains | October 9, 2020 1 Comment
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
VIDEO: 8-Houses Swept Into Ocean in Huge Landslide in Norway Just now in Alta, Norway: Huge mudslide dragging several houses into the sea. pic.twitter.com/xR4t5zLI7m — Jan Fredrik Drabløs (@JanFredrikD) June 3, 2020 This video is hard to believe… The video shows houses being swept into the ocean in Alta, Norway yesterday, June 3rd, 2020. Jan Egil Bakkedal told the Associated Press that he filmed this landslide near Alta, Norway on […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 4, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Intense Footage of the First Descent of Ukkonen in The Lyngen Alps, Norway Some weeks ago we went on a camping trip with big hopes to ski a new line. After we figured we were too late to ski it, we went for another line. Despite skiing a possible first descent we didn’t really get what we came for. Related: ‘Absolutely Historic’ First Descent of Caroline Face on Mount Aoraki in New Zealand […] Backcountry SnowBrains | May 12, 2020 0 Comments
Ski Areas Reopen in Norway Select few ski areas in Norway are watchfully spinning their lifts again as ski areas shut down because of coronavirus concerns begin to reopen. However, they’re not exactly operating like before the pandemic. RELATED: FONNA Glacier Summer Ski Area in Norway Will Open for the Season on May 1st With 40-Foot Base Norwegian ski areas are reopening with new, strict […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 25, 2020 0 Comments
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