Toxic Water Off Russian Coast Leads to Mass Marine Death Recent reports from the Kamchatka Peninsula, in Russia’s far east, suggest that a toxic spill of some kind has led to mass death on the ocean floor. It is estimated that 95% of all benthos, or bottom-dwelling organisms, have died. Local government officials denied initial reports of an unfolding environmental disaster after a group of surfers sounded the alarm. Related: […] Alex Camerino | October 16, 2020 0 Comments
Russian Tank Spills 20,000 Tons of Oil Into Arctic River On May 29 a Russian tank spilled oil into the Arctic. The tank was used for storing diesel fuel. When it exploded it spilled 20,000 tons of oil in the Arctic circle and turned nearby Ambarnaya River red with contaminants. The tank was owned by Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of nickel and palladium. The oil spill into the Arctic […] Industry News Lynn Barlow | June 8, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: US Navy Aircraft Involved in ‘Top Gun’ Style Inverted Maneuver With Russian Fighter Jet In a move reminiscent of the famous Top Gun ‘…because I was inverted‘ scene, the US Navy is reporting that one of their surveillance aircraft flying in international airspace was intercepted by a Russian fighter jet that flew within 25-feet of the US P-8A Poseidon plane in an “unsafe” high-speed, inverted maneuver. “The interaction was determined to be unsafe due to […] SnowBrains | April 18, 2020 1 Comment
SnowBrains “Stay-at-Home” Book Recommendations: Our Top 5 Russian Novels Hello, my name is Miles Clark and I’m the CEO/Founder of SnowBrains. I read a ton and I admittedly skew towards the classics although I enjoy anything well written in any genre. During this Coronavirus crisis, I’ll be sharing some of my favorite reads from my reading experience of the past 25-years or so. *** Today, I’ll be sharing my […] miles clark | March 30, 2020 5 Comments
Variable Thin Russian Roulette Whistler, BC Backcountry Snowpack Video by Chris M – Skier is not me but another person; footage is used with permission It’s said that a picture tells a thousand words; perhaps some avalanche near-miss video will tell several thousand. This MIN report is described as a near-miss from a shallow-angled slope in the Canadian Rockies.  One may ask what relevance that has to the British […] Avalanche Lee Lau | January 3, 2020 2 Comments
VIDEO: Short Movie – The Russian Odyssey: 3 Guys on an Unforgettable Adventure Spawned from the desire to do something different, “The Russian Odyssey” follows a small crew of snow-enthusiasts as they explore the Caucasus Range of Russia. We could have just gone to Japan. That line undoubtedly ran through each of our minds as we dealt with complicated Visas, disgruntled border security, questionable ham sandwiches, and white-knuckle driving through the Russian roadways. Just a few […] SnowBrains | November 29, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: The Russian Odyssey | Follow 3 Guys as They Adventure Round Russia Spawned from the desire to do something different, “The Russian Odyssey” follows a small crew of snow-enthusiasts as they explore the Caucasus Range of Russia. Related: VIDEO: Squaw Legend Aaron Fox Drops His Awesome 18/19 Season Edit From Mt Elbrus, one of the world’s Seven Summits, to Sochi, home of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, the Motherland did not disappoint, […] SnowBrains | November 15, 2019 0 Comments
Friday Fun: Huge Russian Hovercraft Lands on Crowded Beach You guys know better than we do – is this real? Do Russians really do stuff like this? ‘Cause if they do, they’ve gone way up in our book. How stupefied would be if this beastly machine just came cruising up to your summer beach vacation. We’d be […] Friday Fun SnowBrains | November 15, 2019 5 Comments