Utah Doctor Facing Federal Charges For Allegedly Falsely Reporting Hypothermia to Get Helicopter Rescue Off Denali A Utah doctor is facing Federal charges after allegedly falsely reporting that a mountaineer was suffering from hypothermia in an attempt to be evacuated during a failed summit attempt of Mount Denali, AK, this spring. At 20,320-feet, Mount Denali is North America’s highest summit. According to the criminal complaint filed in Fairbanks, Alaska Federal Court, Dr. Jason Lance, 47, a radiologist from […] Climbing CragBrains | November 11, 2021 0 Comments
Skier Injured After Being Caught in ‘Lazy-Boy Sized Snow Blocks’ From Falling Cornice on Tincan Ridge, AK A skier suffered a minor injury when a cornice broke off and carried him 200-feet down the slope on Tincan Ridge, AK, on Saturday. Related: Did Alaska’s Chugach Range Just Get Over 28-Feet of Snow in 3-Days? The skier was bootpacking up a steeper section at the top of Hippie Bowl when a cornice broke in the headwall above him. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 8, 2021 0 Comments
Alyeska Resort, AK, Got a Record-Breaking 19″ of Rainfall Last Week While the higher elevations of the Chugach Mountains in Alaska received unbelievable amounts of snowfall last week, an estimated 28-feet in places, at lower elevations that precipitation fell as rain. Related: Did Alaska’s Chugach Range Just Get Over 28-Feet of Snow in 3-Days? What a week! The historic Halloween storm that rolled in late on Oct 29th is finally loosening […] SnowBrains | November 8, 2021 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Birds Eye View of Chugach Mountains, AK, After Forecasted 28-Feet of Snow Earlier this week, we shared an NWS forecast predicting 28-FEET of snow over 72-hours in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains. Related: Did Alaska’s Chugach Range Just Get Over 28-Feet of Snow in 3-Days? Many people were skeptical. Only the very highest peaks would see snowfall, and most would see rain. There are also no weather stations on any of the highest mountains, […] SnowBrains | November 5, 2021 0 Comments
Did Alaska’s Chugach Range Just Get Over 28-Feet of Snow in 3-Days? Ladies and gentlemen, may I present one of the greatest snow forecasts of all time. The Chugach Mountains in Alaska are being slammed with feet upon feet of snow, with a local maximum of 344″ (28.7′) over a 72-hour period #AKwx 1/3 pic.twitter.com/2AzghJwPCg — Evan Fisher (@EFisherWX) October 31, 2021 On Sunday, October 31st, the NWS put out a snow […] SnowBrains | November 3, 2021 3 Comments
[VIDEO] SnowBrains 2020/21 Alaska Highlights: Helicopters, Spines, Powder, & Backflips We spent the entire month of April 2021 skiing in Alaska, traveling around, chasing snow and good times. This was our 13th ski trip to Alaska (damn we’re getting old…). Within 12-hours of landing in Anchorage, we were flying in a helicopter with Triple Point Expeditions skiing some of the highest quality powder we’ve ever laid into in Alaska. After […] Featured Video Miles Clark | November 1, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 80-100″+ of Snow For Alaska Mountains Through Sunday Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 9:45 pm MST, 10/27/2021 Forecast Summary: An atmospheric river will slam into Alaska and bring 80-100″+ of snow through Sunday. Snow will pick up this weekend as a stream of moisture is transported into the region. Snow will continue into the long-term and the extended. Places like Alyeska and Silverton Mountain could do well […] Weather Eric McNamee | October 27, 2021 1 Comment
Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center, AK Conditions Report Warns of Multiple Glide Avalanches View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chugach NF Avalanche Center (@chugachavy) A conditions report here from the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center in Alaska. The snowpack at 3,000-feet is already pretty deep for October, with multiple layers, including rain. However, it is quite wet with no weaknesses (although they may exist at higher alititudes.) Related: Brain […] Avalanche AvyBrains | October 26, 2021 0 Comments
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