VIDEO: July Powder Day as Summer Storm Dumps on the Alps View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Summer storms have brought surprise powder days to the Alps this week. The video above from Zermatt, Switzerland, and below, from Italy, show what looks like January, not July! Related: Bigger Blankets Are the Key to Saving Our Glaciers Zermatt is one of a number of glacial […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 15, 2021 6 Comments
VIDEO: Mass Carnage at Annual Megavalanche Downhill Mountain Bike Race [arve url="https://youtu.be/8mRyCxpumOY"] CycleBrains | July 14, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Tignes Resort, France, Opens for Summer Skiing Operations View this post on Instagram A post shared by Snow Forecasts * Snow Reports (@snow.forecast) World-class French ski area Tignes is now open for summer skiing. The resort opened on Saturday, June 19, and will remain open until August 1, conditions permitting. Tignes has joined two other French ski areas, Val d’Isere and Les 2 Alpes, for glacier […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 23, 2021 0 Comments
Chief of Swiss Mountain Guide Association Says COVID-19 Lockdown to Blame for Spike in Avalanche Deaths 14 people have died in avalanches in Switzerland this winter. Eight of those deaths were in the last weekend alone. Switzerland averages eight avalanche fatalities every winter. Related: VIDEO: Intense Rescue of Jones Snowboards Rider Buried 3-Feet Deep After Avalanche in Tahoe Backcountry The Swiss Moutain Guide Association’s chief Pierre Mathey believes that COVID-19 lockdown has something to do with […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | January 22, 2021 41 Comments
World’s Highest Elevation Zip Line Opens in Switzerland [arve url="https://youtu.be/MjXOGJ4u9-c"] Liam Abbott | December 17, 2020 Likes Tweets 2 Comments
VIDEO: Freeride World Tour Champion Markus Eder Drops New Ski Edit | “Powder Hunting in the Alps” [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbqecrGGuhs&feature=youtu.be"] SnowBrains | October 16, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skiing off the Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix, France View this post on Instagram How did you start your day? This was ours! Thanks amigos 🤙🏼🙏! โข โข @kaestleski @scarpaspa @thenorthface A post shared by Mike Arnold (@mike_d_arnold) on Oct 8, 2020 at 7:56am PDT Mike Arnold is an American UIAGM/IFMGA Mountain Guide an Athlete who now lives and plays in the Italian Dolomites.ย This video of the alpine […] SnowBrains | October 12, 2020 0 Comments
A $1.5 Million Paradise for Skiers and Riders is Waiting for You in Austria If you are looking for your own slice of mountain paradise, then look no further than this penthouse in the Austrian Alps. Tucked away in the village of Neukirchen am Grossvenediger, this chateau has everything someone with $1.5 million stashed away from 2019…. The New York Times highlighted what would be a winter paradise for anyone looking to spend more […] Industry News Galen Carrico | September 30, 2020 0 Comments