Man Has Both Legs Amputated After Frostbite From Getting Lost Overnight on Colorado 14er A Colorado Springs man has had his legs amputated below the knee after he got lost and suffered extreme frostbite while climbing 14,232-foot Mount Shavano near Salida, CO. Related: VIDEO: How to Stay Alive in the Mountains – The Deadliest Colorado 14ers Nick Noland reached the summit of Mount Shavano on Tuesday and began his descent. As daylight started to […] Climbing CragBrains | November 1, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: Blizzard Warning Issued in Northwest Montana Today NOAA has issued a Blizzard Warning for northwest Montana including Glacier National Park. We don’t see many Blizzard Warnings in an entire winter, let alone in September. It’s getting crazy in Montana right now with the Montana Governor having declared a “Winter Storm Emergency”, Blizzard Warnings, Winter Storm Warnings, Winter Weather Advisories, and 4-feet of snow staked on garbage cans […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 29, 2019 0 Comments
Montana Governor Declares “Winter Storm Emergency” Due To Historic September Snowstorm Montana’s governor Steve Bullock issued a “Winter Storm Emergency” for Montana yesterday due to the “historic early season storm” that is currently slamming into Montana. “With an unprecedented winter storm throwing our state a surprise in September, state and local governments are working closely together to protect the health and safety of Montanans and our top priority is making sure […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 29, 2019 0 Comments
Arctic Sea Ice is at Second Lowest Summer Minimum Ever Recorded This article was written by Michon Scott and Rebecca Lindsey, and first appeared on the NOAA website The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) reported that Arctic sea ice extent—the area where ice concentration is at least 15 percent—dipped to 1.60 square miles (4.15 million square kilometers) on September 18, 2019, and has since been increasing. Barring a major storm […] Industry News WeatherBrains | September 27, 2019 0 Comments
Tropical Storm Fells Trees, Erodes Coast At Canadian National Park Hurricane Dorian has inflicted massive damage upon Prince Edward Island National Park, Canada. Parks Canada estimates 80 percent of tree growth and two meters of coastline have been lost. The area most affected is the west side of the park in Cavendish. Canadian Nature Federation had already identified Prince Edward Island National Park as the most endangered in the national […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 13, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Listen to this Little Girl Battle Her Fears Before Dropping in On Biggest Jump of Her Life… We all know that feeling as we stand on the edge of a gnarly line, you want to drop-in but every survival instinct in your body is telling you it’s not the best idea. Those thoughts and emotions are usually an internal dialogue, between you and your fears. Related: VIDEO: Mikaela Shiffrin Stops to Give a Beginner Some Tips This is what […] Friday Fun SnowBrains | September 6, 2019 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: There Is SO Much Snow Here Right Now… Report from August 3rd, 2019 Brought to you by Cerro Catedral Today was my first day back at Cerro Catedral this season, my 11th consecutive season here. I’ve never seen so much snow here at such an early date. The upper mountain is buried, smooth, and everything connects well. The lower mountain has snow to the base making skiing top […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 5, 2019 0 Comments
Woman Dies After Plunging into Deep Crevasse on Swiss Glacier A woman has died after she plunged into a deep crevasse on a Swiss glacier on Thursday during a trek to the Strahlhorn mountain. The 58-year-old Brit walked straight into a crevasse along the Allalin Glacier located in the Pennine Alps near the Allalinhorn in the canton of Valais at around 4.30am. Related: Story of Survival: Falling 50-Feet Into a Crevasse […] Climbing CragBrains | August 2, 2019 0 Comments