10 Facts About Mount Everest’s Mountaineers A new study looking at the success and death rates on Mount Everest reveals interesting facts about the mountaineers who climb it. Some of their findings are not surprising, such as a decreased death rate due to better gear and weather forecasting. Check out the list below, are there any that you wouldn’t expect? Related: Nepal to Insist that Trekking […] Climbing Alex Camerino | September 12, 2020 2 Comments
Hurricane Force Winds Toppled Semi Trucks in Utah On Tuesday, September 8th a cold front pushed into Utah and much of the west bringing hurricane-force winds that toppled Semi Trucks. The Utah Highway Patrol reported a record 45 overturned trucks in the greater Salt Lake area. There were multiple road closures stretching from Salt Lake City to the Idaho border. “If you’re stuck in traffic, do not exit […] Alex Camerino | September 12, 2020 0 Comments
Could We See Snowmageddon 2.0 For Idaho This Winter? According to some, Idaho could be in for another snowmageddon this winter. If you believe in any of the folklore, there are many signs of a snowy winter to come. The leaves are beginning to change in the mountains, which is earlier than normal. People have reported wasp nests higher up than usual. These are just two of many signs […] Industry News Alex Camerino | September 5, 2020 1 Comment
As Idaho Shakes, Geologists Look For Answers On March 31, 2020, at precisely 5:52 pm central Idaho was rocked by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake. The quake was the second-largest ever recorded in the state. The largest temblor in Idaho’s history was the Borah Peak earthquake in 1983 which registered as a magnitude 6.9. The questions geologists are asking of the March 31st quake is why was it […] Brains Alex Camerino | September 5, 2020 0 Comments
Introducing SkiClicker: Innovation For Ski And Boot Rentals? [arve url="https://vimeo.com/371332880#at=44"] Alex Camerino | September 5, 2020 Likes Tweets 2 Comments
How Weather Conditions Affect Wildfires Weather conditions affect wildfires in three key ways that can lead to easier suppression or an out-of-control blaze. The three major factors for the development or suppression of a wildfire are wind, humidity, and air temperature. Wind Wind is the most obvious driver of a wildfire. As the wind picks up it flattens out the flames, bringing them closer to ground […] Fire Alex Camerino | September 3, 2020 2 Comments
Using Reforestation for Avalanche Mitigation: Does it Work? A new study suggests that strategic reforestation may help to mitigate avalanches in certain areas. SLAB Laboratory, based in Vaud Canton of Switzerland, studies the physics of avalanches using computer-generated models fed with historic avalanche data. Researchers were interested to see how wildfires in 2018 affected the winter avalanche cycles in the mountains around Vaud. Related: Lake Tahoe Tree Deaths Double […] Avalanche Alex Camerino | August 28, 2020 5 Comments
Swimming The Length of Lake Tahoe Kate Rye became the latest person to swim the length of Lake Tahoe this past week. Rye grew up in Incline Village by the shores of Lake Tahoe. In high school, she was a competitive swimmer winning the freestyle state championships for her division four years in a row. Now enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno she has refocused her […] Alex Camerino | August 27, 2020 1 Comment
Propelled by Segway, First Person Scooters Coast to Coast On August 25th, exactly two months after setting off, Graham Pollard became the first person to scooter across the United States. He completed the 4,000-mile journey on a Segway Ninebot KickScooter Max traveling at a max speed of 18.6 mph. The venture mostly followed the TransAmerica Trail, a bike route from coast to coast. Chasing Pollard across the country, Christian Boyle and […] Alex Camerino | August 26, 2020 0 Comments
Study Says Troubles Ahead For California Due to More Rain And Less Snow A new study from UCLA signals troubles ahead for California due to more precipitation falling as rain. That precipitation mainly falls during atmospheric river (AR) events. In fact, more than half of California’s annual precipitation occurs during these events. As Alex Hall, Director of the Center for Climate Science at UCLA puts it, an AR is a filament of water that comes from the […] Brains Alex Camerino | August 21, 2020 1 Comment
Vail, CO Town Council Approves $1 Million in Rent Relief The Vail Town Council unanimously voted recently to allocate $1 million for commercial rent relief. The measure is intended to help small businesses with the tourism downturn. Normally, summers are bustling in Vail with a small slowdown in the fall. This year tourists are almost nonexistent. In the towns of Breckenridge and Aspen, similar measures have been adopted to boost […] Industry News Alex Camerino | August 20, 2020 1 Comment
Plans For Oil And Gas Development In The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Approved Plans for oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) were approved on Monday, August 17. Secretary of the Interior, David L. Bernhardt signed off on the plans for 1.56 million acres of coastal lands to be leased to companies looking to extract oil and gas. The leases are required by law under the Tax Cuts and […] Alex Camerino | August 18, 2020 0 Comments
Oil Spill Quickly Becoming a Marine Calamity in Mauritius A ship is currently spilling oil just off the coast of Mauritius, causing a marine calamity. The Japanese tanker MV Wakashio ran aground on July 25 but did not immediately start leaking. On August 6, oil began to seep from the ship through large cracks that formed in the hull. As crews pumped oil out of the ship over 1,000 […] Alex Camerino | August 18, 2020 0 Comments
The Civilian Conservation Corps: Opening America’s Wilderness The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) opened America’s wilderness and put millions of men to work. During the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt created the CCC as part of the New Deal. The projects were largely environmental based and made the outdoors much more accessible for recreating. The Corps existed from 1933 to 1942, employing over 3 million young men during […] Brains Alex Camerino | August 14, 2020 1 Comment
Thwaites Glacier: The World’s Most Consequential Ice [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRUxTFWWWdY"] Alex Camerino | August 14, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Farmer’s Almanac: Will This Winter Be Harsh? Will the upcoming winter be a great ski season? These days we always run to the internet for our answers, but what did people do just a few decades ago? Farmer’s Almanac is a classic go-to book for all your seasonal questions. First published in 1818, the Almanac has plenty of tips for how to have a great garden and […] Alex Camerino | August 13, 2020 0 Comments
Running Duo Break Colorado’s Famed 4-Minute Mile Barrier A pair of runners recently broke the famed 4-minute mile barrier in Colorado. Olli Hoare and Joe Klecker ran 3:56.8 and 3:48.4 respectively during an intrasquad certified time trial on August 3, 2020. They are the first two people to ever break the 4-minute mile barrier in the state. Due to the state’s altitude runners tend to be significantly slower when […] Alex Camerino | August 10, 2020 0 Comments
Hurricane Hunters: A Suicide Mission For Knowledge? Most pilots try to avoid flying through any sort of weather, but the Hurricane Hunters fly through hurricanes in the name of science. The concept originated with Capt. W. L. Farnsworth in the early 1930s and was subsequently signed into law as the “storm patrol bill” in 1936. However, the first hurricane warning service dates back to the early 1870s. […] Alex Camerino | August 7, 2020 0 Comments
How Ocean Warming is Impacting The 2020 Hurricane Season A marine heatwave is currently sweeping through the Atlantic ocean which will likely intensify this year’s hurricane season. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reports that the water off the New England coast is 3-4˚F warmer than normal this summer. Related: Hurricane Hunters: A Suicide Mission For Knowledge? Typically, off New England’s shores, there is a thin layer of warm water sitting […] Brains Alex Camerino | August 7, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Lightning Strikes Building in China Check out this video of a building getting hit by lightning! It is unclear exactly what happened, but it is clear that being outside during this incident was a bad idea. Those sparks showering the ground are most likely parts of the ground wire flaking off from the extreme heat produced. Related: ‘Megaflashes’ | New World Records Set for Longest […] Alex Camerino | August 6, 2020 0 Comments
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