Idaho Passes Fairness In Women’s Sports Act For Biological Women Transgender women competing in women’s sport have created controversy for years at many different levels of competition. Earlier in 2020 Idaho lawmakers became the first to pass an act recognizing the unfairness of the situation, Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. The law looks to categorize women by their biological identity at birth rather than their gender identity. A petition of more […] Rouchelle Gilmore | August 10, 2020 2 Comments
Cerro Torre: The Impossible Mountain in Patagonia The Cerro Torre gets its name from its pointed and subtle silhouette that is accompanied by a rime ice mushroom at the top. It is one of the best-known mountains in southern Patagonia, either for the captivating stories that it keeps or its unquestionable beauty. Even Jim Bridwell said that it was a challenging mountain and that he was grateful to […] Climbing Sebastian Opazo | August 10, 2020 2 Comments
Trip Report: La Parva, Chile – Visiting the Neighbor Despite all the years of skiing a few feet away, I had not been given the opportunity to meet my neighbor, La Parva. Chile is in quarantine, even so, certain communes of the Capital are allowed mobility and the practice of sports with their corresponding measures. Among these communes is Lo Barnechea, which the mountain town Farellones belongs to. The […] Trip Report Sebastian Opazo | August 10, 2020 0 Comments
Chamonix Guide Killed After Falling into Crevasse and Buried by Falling Snow Bridge An experienced Chamonix guide died on Friday after falling into a crevasse and having a snow bridge collapse on top of him. Jean-Louis Le Garrec was returning from Tacul on the main trail towards Hellbronner in the Mont Blanc massif with a client. The collapse of an exceptionally large snow bridge near the Aiguille de Toule, under the Géant Glacier at 11,800-feet, […] Climbing CragBrains | August 10, 2020 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT Offers Insight into Next Season | Opening Day Will be Thanksgiving Day Big Sky Resort, MT’s General Manager, and COO & President have addressed the local community in an open letter regarding their expectations for the upcoming 20/21 winter season. Related: CEO of Aspen Skiing Co. Offers Look at Next Season | Expect ‘Annoying’ Procedural Changes The pair reveal that the resort has been ‘working hard at building the framework for a […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 10, 2020 0 Comments
Victoria, Australia Government Orders All Ski Areas to Close Due to COVID-19 Restrictions Just as COVID-19 brought an abrupt end to the ski season in the northern hemisphere, it looks like it’s going to have the same impact on the Australian ski season. The Victorian Government advised on August 6th that all Victorian alpine resorts are to close to members of the public as part of its stage 3 coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions across […] Industry News Oz Brains | August 10, 2020 0 Comments
$57.25-Million Mansion Becomes Most Expensive Home Ever Sold in Vail, CO A house has just sold for $57.25-million in Vail CO, making it the most expensive home ever sold in the affluent town, and almost double the price of the previous most expensive home. Related: FOR SALE: $26-Million Gets You Ski-In Ski-Out at Vail Mountain, CO (Epic Pass Not Included) Kevin Ness, a Colorado-based entrepreneur, says he bought the property as a […] SnowBrains | August 10, 2020 0 Comments
Wildfire Sweeps Through Soldier Mountain Resort, ID Closing Brand New Bike Park On the very same day that they should have been celebrating the grand opening of their new bike park, Soldier Mountain Resort, ID was instead being ravaged by wildfire. The Idaho resort in the Sawtooth National Forest, once owned by Bruce Willis, was swept up in the Phillips fire which was ignited by a lightning strike on August 5th. Related: Soldier […] Industry News Firebrains | August 10, 2020 0 Comments
6 Year-Old Sends Yosemite’s Lost Arrow Spire On July 21 and 22, 6-year-old Samuel and his father, Joe Baker, sent Yosemite’s iconic Lost Arrow Spire. Sam and his dad opted to climb “The Tip”, a 5.7 C2 route that is described on Mountain Project as having “Tremendous exposure”. The pair took two days to send the route and spent a cold blustery night in a portaledge 2700 […] Climbing Spencer Cox | August 10, 2020 0 Comments
Trip Report: The Stunning Central California Coast I voyaged down the Central California coast this week. The trip was sublime. Medium-sized mushy waves. The best car-camping campsites of my life. Exquisite sunsets. Vicious full-moonrises. 20 dolphins jumping & frolicking 100′ off the beach for 30-minutes whilst I ate breakfast. Cool, wet waterfalls. Hummingbirds. International Space Station zipping by. Bunnies everywhere. Bats like crazy at sunset. Fast-flowing fog. […] Trip Report Miles Clark | August 10, 2020 2 Comments
Historic 2019 Avalanche Cycle In Colorado Creates Research Opportunity March 2019 was a historic avalanche cycle in Colorado of great importance. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center, or CAIC, had reports of nearly 1000 confirmed slides during that cycle. The true number was likely multitudes higher. D5 is the highest possible rating on the destruction scale for avalanches. March 2019 saw 3 avalanches earning a D5 rating. Two of which occurred […] Avalanche James Pulfer | August 10, 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
VIDEO: Surfing Florida’s Coast After Hurricane Isaias https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9WdNRrrLCs&feature=youtu.be “Hurricane Isaias finally sent some surf towards South Florida, which has been flat all summer. Got a chance to film again once the storm passed! Super fun session! Almost got run over by an unknown kook at 3:20! Make sure to watch in HD!” — Living in Lama Land Show Surf SwellBrains | August 7, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Whale Protects Calf, Swats Surfers With Tail in Australia [arve url="https://www.facebook.com/DailyMailVideo/videos/1153222895065097"] SwellBrains | August 7, 2020 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
Are High Speed Crashes To Blame For Sledding Athletes Taking Their Own Lives? An increasing number of athletes in sliding sports, particularly bobsledding and skeleton, are taking their own lives. Looking at a series of case studies over recent years, neuroscientists are working to understand how dangerous these sports are in terms of the risk to the brain. The findings are consistent in showing continuous head injuries that eventually, if not immediately, lead […] Brains Emily Crofton | August 7, 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
Tasmania Experiences Coldest Morning Ever Recorded | First Snow in Living Memory for Many Residents Tasmania just recorded its coldest morning EVER on record and residents of the southern Australian island state woke to find about an inch of snow on the ground this morning, following an unusually cold spell in the region. Related: New Snow in Australia: City Records Coldest Temperatures in 80 Years The previous cold record was 8ºF (-13.0C) in Tarraleah Village […] WeatherBrains | August 7, 2020 0 Comments
4FRNT Debuts Innovative New “Tourlock” System [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGAk904ndu0"] Clay Malott | August 7, 2020 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
All Aboard! Next Stop Las Vegas, NV A high-speed rail from Southern California to Las Vegas, NV is on the horizon. Brightline/Virgin Trains has announced they plan on bringing high-speed rail service from Victorville, CA to Las Vegas, NV by 2023. The high-speed rail project is known as XpressWest, and there have been many iterations over the years. Proposals ranging from express rail service from Los Angeles […] Taylor Stephan | August 7, 2020 0 Comments
The Fitz Roy or The “Smoking Mountain” The Fitz Roy is known for its huge and ancient granite spires that every climber wishes to conquer, and for being the highest point in an important group of mountains surrounding the southern Patagonian Ice Field. The “smoking mountain” is located in Los Glaciares National Park on the border between Chile and Argentina in Patagonia, near the town of El Chaltén. […] Climbing Sebastian Opazo | August 7, 2020 1 Comment
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