3-Feet of New Snow in the Alps Today | Photo Tour: A snowstorm came down hard on the European Alps yesterday. Today, they awoke to up to 3-feet of new snow in parts of Autsria and beyond. This early season storm is the result of the remains of hurricane Gonzalo. It pounded the alps yesterday with winds up to 90mph and snow levels as low as 2,500-feet. As you can see from these photos, certain parts of the alps got dumped on – mainly Austria. Some ski resorts are already open and it looks like Hintertux and Panai in Austria will open tomorrow to a powder day. Winter starts with a bang in the Alps this year. Last year, Italy had record snowfall – the biggest in 15 years – […] Weather SnowBrains | October 23, 2014 1 Comment
Snowboarder’s Body Found in Ice on Mt. Blanc, France After 2 Years The body of a Belgian snowboarder has been round on Mt. Blanc, France. He went missing over 2 years ago. Mountain climbers discovered the body very early on Saturday, September 6th, 2014 on the Dente de Geant (Giant’s Tooth) glacier at around 6,500 feet. This 40-year-old snowboarder was reported missing in January 2012. He was last seen snowboarding the glacial Valle Blanche off the Aiguille du Midi. His body was well preserved […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 8, 2014 0 Comments
Avalanche Kills Irish Climber in Italian Alps | 4th Irishman to Die Mountaineering in a Week A 40-year-old Irishman named Shay Casey was killed by an avalanche last Thursday, July 31st, 2014. He was climbing with 11 other climbers when the avalanche struck in the afternoon heat. The deceased man suffered major head and neck injures. He was swept 50 meters downhill […] Avalanche SnowBrains | August 6, 2014 0 Comments
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VIDEO | Wingsuit Flying Over Skiers America is the land of the free, but in Europe you are free to fly your wingsuit over skiers. Who is more free? Who knows. But this is pretty much insane and a great way to get all the adrenaline junkies on the same page. Right around 1:40 one of the wingsuit pilots goes for, what I can only assume is the equivalent of a wingsuit hand drag! I think this is a first, definitely haven’t seen wingsuit flying over skiers and paragliders. SnowBrains | March 13, 2014 1 Comment
12 Dead from 10 Avalanches in the Alps Last Week The southern European Alps received a huge storm over Christmas week (Dec. 23rd to 26th) that dropped up to 6-feet of snow in 24 hours. This heavy snow fell along with 130 MPH winds creating large windslabs on top of a very weak layer. The combination of this snow, wind, and weak […] Avalanche SnowBrains | December 30, 2013 7 Comments
British Teenager with Avalanche Airbag Dies in Austrian Avalanche A British father, his twin boys, and there ski instructor were skiing off-piste at Lech am Arlberg ski resort in Austria at 1:24pm on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 when they were caught in an avalanche. Three of the four were caught in the avalanche and two of the three caught in the avalanche were completely buried. It appears […] Avalanche SnowBrains | December 19, 2013 1 Comment
New Study: Alps Warming At Double The Average Global Rate Some of the best skiing in the world lives in the European Alps. The terrain is daunting, the elevations are high, and the culture is vibrant. The Alps own a large part of skiing’s soul. Things are changing fast in the Alps, however. In a recent study, scientists discovered that the Alps are warming at double the average global rate of warming. “Of particular interest to the researchers is why temperatures in the Alps are increasing […] Weather SnowBrains | December 18, 2013 0 Comments
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