Rescue Crew Had to Spend a Night in California Wilderness After Helicopter Crashed A helicopter crew looking for a missing hiker in the White Mountains of California had to spend a night in the wilderness after their helicopter crashed near Boundary Peak, Nevada’s highest peak at 13,147-feet. Related: Hiker Missing in Yosemite National Park, CA, Since Saturday The four-man crew was searching for a hiker missing in the Inyo National Forest, CA on Friday […] SnowBrains | July 20, 2021 1 Comment
Lake Tahoe is at Lowest Level Since January 2017 Amid drought conditions across the Sierra Nevada, the Lake Tahoe water level is now less than two feet above its natural rim of 6,223 feet. Related: California Snowpack is Currently 0% of Average for June 1st Tahoe’s water typically gets a boost from spring snowmelt, but this year snowpack was virtually melted by May 11 when Tahoe’s snowpack was only […] SnowBrains | July 9, 2021 0 Comments
Teenager Drowned After Falling Off Boat into Lake Tahoe, NV, on Monday A 17-year-old California boy drowned in Lake Tahoe on Monday afternoon, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office reports. The boy has been named as Kyle Kawashima of Greenbrae. Kawashima was on a boat near Secret Cove with a group of 17 and 18-year olds when he accidentally fell overboard while switching seats. Related: Lake Tahoe Drowning Deaths Due to Cold Water Shock […] SnowBrains | July 8, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Insane Footage of Flash Flood in Las Vegas, NV Canyon [arve url="https://youtu.be/vDK6jUDJgNs"] SnowBrains | May 28, 2021 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
Lake Tahoe Feeling the Effects of Over-tourism Starting last March, cities across the world became far less busy than before the COVID-19 pandemic began. With various shelter-in-place and lockdown orders in effect, traffic greatly decreased. Lake Tahoe, however, has seen a level of over-tourism unmatched by many other destinations. The crowds of people coming in and out of Tahoe have affected the lake and its recreational resources […] Alex Mangels | May 7, 2021 3 Comments
Burning Man Canceled For Second Year Running | Will Return in 2022 Burning Man organizers announced yesterday that the festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert will not go ahead for the second year running. Burning Man brings in $60 million each year to the local economy, according to Burning Man’s own economic analysis. 2020 was the first time since the festival began in 1986 that it has had to be canceled. Burning Man […] SnowBrains | April 28, 2021 2 Comments
Alex Honnold Free Solos 3 Famous Routes in Red Rocks, NV During “Casual Half-Day” Alex Honnold continues to push the boundaries of climbing, his latest accomplishment being a speedy free solo of three of Red Rocks, NV’s, most famous multi-pitch climbs. Related: VIDEO: ‘What if He Falls?’ | Behind the Scenes of Alex Honnold’s Free Solo El Capitan Climb A social media post by Cedar Wright describes how Honnold, most famous for his Free […] Climbing CragBrains | April 15, 2021 0 Comments
Close Calls With Avalanches and the Ensuing Social Media Comment Superstorm The 2020-2021 avalanche season has been significant on multiple levels. Most notably, it has had a historic death toll of 36 people in the United States as of March 31. Avalanche incidents have become popular in the mainstream media, and survivors face a dilemma in sharing their incidents. Reporting observations, accidents, and incidents are primary ways avalanche professionals advance the […] Avalanche Dominic Gawel | April 1, 2021 0 Comments
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