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: Erupting Volcanoes and A Unique Freeride Experience in Eastern Russia ROAM presents ‘Kamchatsky Chronicles’, a short film produced by Poptop Productions about a groups expedition to eastern Russia to ski the highest active volcano in Eurasia. For 30 days the group of old college friends navigate their way around the Kamchatka Peninsula with varying levels of success and lots of random exciting happenings. “Waiting on the side of the only […] Featured Video Ryan Nadiak | December 23, 2019 0 Comments
World’s first Cross-Border Cable Car To Connect Russia And China As ski, snowboard, and ski resort enthusiast we are used to boarding cable cars to get high, gain elevation, in the slopes. But this means of transport’s potential goes much further than just the mountain. In fact, the first-ever cross border cable car project is scheduled to start building in 2020, and it will connect the cities of Blagoveshchensk, Russia, […] Industry News Micho | December 20, 2019 0 Comments
Russia BANNED From International Sporting Events for 4-Years for Doping Cover-Up Russia has been banned from competing in international sporting events for four-years for a doping cover-up, meaning the country will not feature at next year’s Tokyo Summer Olympics, the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, or the football World Cup in Qatar, also in 2022, reports The Guardian. Related: Nearly Half Of The Sochi Olympics’ Russian Medalists Were Doping An emergency […] Olympics SnowBrains | December 10, 2019 0 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
Walrus Attacks and Sinks Russian Navy Vessel in Arctic Waters A walrus attacked and sank a small Russian boat crossing Arctic waters for a reconnaissance mission, sending researchers scrambling to shore. Members from Russia’s Northern Fleet and the Russian Geographical Society barely escaped last week before walruses sank their dinghy, The Barents Observer reported Monday. Related: Arctic Sea Ice is at Second Lowest Summer Minimum Ever Recorded The group was attempting […] SnowBrains | September 25, 2019 0 Comments