France Emerges As Surprise Contender for 2030 Winter Olympics France surprised everyone this week by announcing its intention to bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics in a lengthy press release late on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. France is also the host nation for the 2024 Summer Olympics, and the French Alpine regions of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur hope to build on the momentum of the Paris Olympics, and jointly […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 19, 2023 0 Comments
Sweden Inching Closer to Bid for 2030 Winter Olympics Sweden is moving closer to a making an official bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. The Scandinavian nation had emerged as a last minute contender in February this year, after several potential bidders dropped out of the bidding contest, and wrapped up a four-month feasibility study last month. Barcelona, Spain, withdrew its bid as it could not come to […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 30, 2023 0 Comments
NASA: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Reaches Europe Smoke from wildland fires, which have been burning in the Canadian province of Quebec for weeks, has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and darkened skies in southwestern Europe. Related: NASA: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Chokes Northeastern US The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this image in the morning (11:10 Universal Time) on June 26, 2023. At […] Fire Firebrains | June 27, 2023 0 Comments
SCOTT Athlete Valentin Rainer Crowned Freeride World Tour Champion, Molly Armanino Claims 2nd for Freeride World Tour Ski Women’s Verbier, Switzerland – Following days of high winds and heavy snow, and despite best efforts from the organizers and mountain professionals, the Freeride World Tour’s final stop, the Yeti Xtreme Verbier, was canceled on Tuesday morning, leaving the World Championship titles to be announced based on the current rankings. After a consistently good season, where he landed his runs and stayed towards the […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 30, 2023 0 Comments
FIS Alpine World Cup Finals Calendar in Soldeu, Andorra — Who to Watch When This year, the last event of the FIS Alpine World Cup season is the World Cup Finals, held in Soldeu, Andorra. Andorra is a tiny principality between France and Spain, situated in the southern peaks of the Pyrenees mountains. Related: [VIDEO] Celebrating Mikaela Shiffrin, the Greatest Ski Racer of All Time Only the best 25 skiers of each discipline are invited, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 15, 2023 0 Comments
Austrian Snowboarder Becomes Oldest FIS World Champion At 42 Years of Age Andreas Prommegger from Austria became the oldest individual FIS World Champion when he won the Parallel Slalom in Snowboarding at Bakuriani, Georgia, yesterday. The 42-year-old won the final run against his teammate Arvid Auner, making it his third Gold medal at a World Championship after winning double Gold at the 1996 World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain. This makes him […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 24, 2023 1 Comment
Meet the 64-Year-Old Prince Who Has Competed at 20 World Championships He is the most flamboyant and well-known ski racer on the World Championship scene, but for the uninitiated, he is probably a name they have never heard of: Hubertus von Hohenlohe. Born in 1959 in Mexico to German parents — his father was working for Volkswagen in Mexico City — this globetrotter learned to ski in Austria and took his […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 21, 2023 0 Comments
Could Reviving the Woolly Mammoth Protect the Arctic Permafrost? Colossal Biosciences plans to heal the Earth in a nonconventional way. Their mission is to utilize bioscience to jumpstart nature’s ancestral heartbeat and create a healthier planet and human populace. Colossal is working on several projects, but one stands out the most: the Woolly Mammoth’s de-extinction. Related: Worms Frozen in Permafrost 42,000-Years Ago when Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Planet have been […] Brains Luke Guilford | February 1, 2023 0 Comments