UNPRECEDENTED: Two 21 Trillion-Cubic-Foot Glacier Avalanches in Same Region of Tibet in 10 Weeks: A 21 trillion cubic foot glacier avalanche came down near Dungari village, a remote area of Tibet, on July 17th, 2016 killing 9 people, 100 sheep, and 350 yaks (see photos above & below). This avalanche was 3.7 miles long and up to 100 feet deep. Then, the impossible happened: another approximately 20 trillion cubic foot glacier avalanche came down in […] Avalanche Sergei Poljak | October 26, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: 2 MILLION Skiers Entered the Backcountry Last Year | Have We Pushed the Limits? Whistler-Blackcomb just released the third segment of their 4-part series “The Big Picture.” This episode deals with safely navigating a backcountry scene that has grown by at least 40% in the last ten years. While any backcountry activity is categorically dangerous, few pursuits compare in risk that of backcountry skiing. The inherent dangers of skiing run the spectrum from those of a high […] Backcountry Sergei Poljak | October 25, 2016 0 Comments
Doctor/Researcher Killed in Antarctica When Snowmobile Fell Into Crevasse We are sorry to report that Dr. Gordon Hamilton, a climate scientist and professor at University of Maine, Orono, has passed away at age 50. Gordon was conducting research on the Ross Archipelago in a shear zone, an area where two large ice sheets meet. This 125 miles strip is characterized by ice up to 650 feet thick and is heavily crevassed. […] Industry News Sergei Poljak | October 24, 2016 1 Comment
Peak Fall Colors In Southern New England While the highest peaks may have seen snow in the past few weeks, my favorite season is peaking in southern New England this weekend through about Halloween. I get it, we’re all excited about the ski season, nobody more so than myself. However, instead of counting down the seconds before A-Basin opens one trail, I’m taking an off-season venture to visit family, […] Conditions Report Sergei Poljak | October 20, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: La Niña & El Niño Explained in Less Than 2 Minutes [arve url="https://youtu.be/wVlfyhs64IY"] Sergei Poljak | October 20, 2016 0 Likes 3 Tweets 0 Comments
Missing Plane Southwest of Lake Tahoe With the conclusion of this weekend’s atmospheric river (Donner pass recorded almost 9″ of rain), the search has resumed for a missing plane in the eastern Sierra Nevada. The plane, in transit from Idaho to Sacramento, was last recorded on Saturday night in a remote, rugged area southwest of Lake Tahoe. El Dorado County authorities were alerted when the plane failed […] Crash Sergei Poljak | October 18, 2016 0 Comments
Crash of the Week: Illegal Jump in Newport, CA Harbor ALMOST Nails Dock… Skip to 1:08 in the video for the jump As Van Halen says…”Jump!” Some folks have an uncontrollable desire to do things like this…for the rest of us, here is this video. This is what 129′ looks like. If you want to get meta, this is what it’s like to commit suicide, except he landed in water. Video Credit: 8Booth Sergei Poljak | October 17, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Todd Ligare Rips the “Ribbon of Death”… Todd Ligare totally goes CLIFFord the big red dog here. Check out that shallow snow up top. Some prep leads to a solid main event. Thanks Todd. “A really steep line with a tricky approach, aka the “Ribbon of Death.” – Todd Ligare Sergei Poljak | October 13, 2016 0 Comments
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