VIDEO: Huge Avalanche Hits Ski Resort in Russia | 12 Buried, 1 Dead, 6 Rescued, and 3 Still Missing Twelve people were buried, one person was killed, and four others were injured yesterday when a human-made avalanche hit a ski resort in Russia’s Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia in the North Caucasus. Dombay sits at 5,350-feet on Mount Mussa-Achitara. 233 rescuers were working at the site, with bad weather hampering rescue operations. Six people have been rescued so far, and three are still […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 19, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Spiderman? 70-Year-Old Crazy Russian Climber Descends Head First Without Helmet, Ropes, or Safety Gear Only in Russia, right?! Related: VIDEO: ‘What if He Falls?’ | Behind the Scenes of Alex Honnold’s Free Solo El Capitan Climb Diduh Andrey Andronovich, a 70-year-old Russian, is seen quickly clambering head first down a steep crevice in Stolby Nature Reserve, near Krasnoyarsk. Climbing CragBrains | October 23, 2020 0 Comments
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
Russia Using Cloud Seeding to Create Artificial Rain to Fight Fires According to the Russian Federal Agency for Forestry, they are using cloud seeding to create rain to help fight fires in the Siberia region of Eastern Russia. Related: Cloud Seeding | What is It, How Does It Work, and Does It Make a Difference? As of Friday, July 10, there were 158 forest fires covering 46,261 hectares (about 180 square […] Fire Clay Malott | July 14, 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
Mikaela Shiffrin Pulls Out of World Cup Events in Russia this Weekend to Rest Mikaela Shiffrin has pulled out of this weekend’s World Cup events in Rosa Khutor, Russia, the Alpine site of the 2014 Olympics, instead taking the week off to rest and train. MEDIA ALERT 🚨 @MikaelaShiffrin will not be heading to the World Cup in Sochi this weekend. She’ll be taking the week off to rest and get a solid training […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 30, 2020 0 Comments