The Alps Can Expect Up To 4-Inches of Fresh Summer Snow this Weekend The strong cold push over parts of Europe in the next few days will also result in summer snowfall in parts of the Alps. Snow will be limited to higher elevations, of course, but some parts may see up to 4″. Let’s take a closer look with Severe Weather Europe… Late on Friday and early on Saturday, the 0ยฐ C […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 22, 2018 0 Comments
European Ski Resorts Take Up Snow Farming for Next Season With the increasing pressure on resorts to open early and with good conditions, snow farming has been recognized as one of the most useful ways to preserve snow.ย Resorts use tarpaulin to cover their snow farms or sawdust to cover mounds of snow.ย Both methods have proven successful for multiple resorts and are an important part to their success. After […] Industry News Katy Shipley | May 21, 2018 3 Comments
Deadliest Days in Decades | Unexpected Storm that Engulfed the Alps this Weekend Claimed 14 Lives The unexpected storm in the Alps that engulfed groups of climbers and skiers over the weekend, and killed more than a dozen people so far, was the deadliest in decades reports Outside Online. The storm came after several weeks of above-average temperatures, meaning the zero-visibility fog and icy winds caused temperatures to plummet below freezing levels, catching many experienced alpinists […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 3, 2018 0 Comments
UPDATE: Death Toll from the Tragic Storm that Engulfed the Swiss Alps on Sunday Rises to Seven News outlets from Switzerland are reporting that the death toll from Sunday’s terrible storm in the Pigne d’Arolla region has risen to seven.ย Skiers and mountaineers were left dead after an unexpected snowstorm engulfed part of the Swiss Alps, preventing the groups from reaching their destinations and forcing them to spend the night outdoors. A group of 14 skiers became trapped […] Steven Agar | May 2, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skier Triggers Huge Avalanche and Escapes by Parachute at the Last Second [arve url="https://youtu.be/Kd9Qrpkcv6I"] AvyBrains | May 2, 2018 95 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Ski Touring Group Achieve Fastest Crossing of the Alps | 36 Days, 1,069 Miles Distance and 57 MILES Elevation Gain As part of the longest ski tour event in the world, the Red Bull Der Lange Weg, five athletes completed the fastest crossing of the Alps main ridge from Vienna, Austria to Nice, France, reports Adventure Sports Network. Doing so in just 36 days, the group skied and hiked on foot 1,069 miles in distance and nearly 57 miles of […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 25, 2018 0 Comments
Mountain Guides Accept Plea Bargain as they Face Charges of Manslaughter Over Avalanche Death of Skier they were Guiding Two mountain guides haveย accepted a plea bargain overย the death of a British banker after an off-piste expedition in the Italian Alps turned to disaster, reports the Telegraph. Graeme Porteous was killed when fresh snow turned to liquid beneath him, sweeping him 100-feet down a mountain. During a trip to north-west Italy in February 2015, Mr. Porteous and two friends employed […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 17, 2018 1 Comment
Reckon You Could ‘Make Like James Bond’ and Escape from a Locked Cable Car? Val Thorens, France Opens World’s Highest Escape Room Being trapped in a cable car cabin suspended high above a mountain in a ski resort with just one hour to get out sounds more like a scene out of James Bondย than a lovely day out, reports the Telegraph. But that hasnโt stopped Europe’s highest ski resort, Val Thorensย inย France, from opening its latest attraction, Escape Game Caron. Inspired by the […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 10, 2018 0 Comments