Top EU Doctor Confirms That Ski Resorts Contributed to Major Spread of COVID-19 in Europe A top EU physician said that ski resorts in Europe are likely culprits for being the initial transmission sites of coronavirus in Europe. RELATED: Criminal Investigation Underway at Austrian Ski Resort Linked to Thousands of Coronavirus Cases Yahoo News reports that Andrea Ammon, director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, told The Guardian that a week in […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 22, 2020 0 Comments
PHOTO TOUR: Winter Returns to the Alps | Almost 5-FEET of Snow Falls on Ski Resorts A huge spring storm has dumped almost 5-FEET on some resorts in the Alps this weekend. Although some of these resorts should be open but are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, it does set things up nicely for the summer glacier ski season, if it is allowed to happen. Related: Photo Tour: New Snow at Australian Ski Resorts Today […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 4, 2020 0 Comments
Austrian Tourism Industry Suffers Near $2B Loss as a Result of Quarantine-Measures Austria is now known to have been an initial epicenter for COVID-19 cases on the European landmass, specifically in the ski town/party destination of Ischgl regarded as the ‘Ibiza of the Alps.’ Over 2,500 cases have been linked back to a ski area which has now become the subject of a criminal investigation and the area has been on a […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 28, 2020 0 Comments
Criminal Investigation Underway at Austrian Ski Resort Linked to Thousands of Coronavirus Cases A criminal investigation has been opened at Ischgl, a popular Austrian ski town well-known for its party and après scene, into allegations that an initial coronavirus infection was covered up at the local ski resort which we now are considering as the center of the European outbreak. Hundreds of new cases in Germany, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark have been traced […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 27, 2020 0 Comments
6 Killed in 2 Separate Avalanches in the Austrian Alps Yesterday Six people have been killed in two separate avalanches in the Austrian Alps, Austrian authorities said yesterday. A slide in the Dachstein area, a group of mountains located on the border of Upper Austria and Styria, killed five Czech mountaineers on Sunday, police said. The group of snowshoers were swept away by an avalanche around 9.30 am on Sunday. Related: […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 9, 2020 0 Comments
Video: Nikolai Schirmer And Friends Tackling The Steeps In Chamonix Chamonix, France offers some dang steep skiing and loads of exposure. In this video Nikolai Schirmer, Krister Kopala, Jacob Wester, Flo Bastien, and a few others explore some of what this place has to offer. Many ski lines around Chamonix require not only expert skiing ability but also climbing, rappelling, and glacier navigation skills. It is not uncommon to have […] Featured Video Ryan Nadiak | February 11, 2020 0 Comments
Chamonix, France Report: Powder Has Returned To The Chamonix Valley Report from 30th January 2020 The snow has returned to the Chamonix valley! There was a small storm cycle that came through a few weeks ago but was followed by very warm temps and no more precipitation. Beginning this past Monday, January 27th, a storm sank into the valley. The snow totals were high Monday night but were followed by […] Conditions Report Ryan Nadiak | February 3, 2020 0 Comments
Chamonix Trip Report: Alpine Climb And Ski From Aiguille du Midi, France Report from 12th January 2020 Chamonix, France is home to some of the most spectacular mountaineering in the world. For this reason, I have chosen to call it home for this winter. Even though I have done a fair share of mountaineering in my past stepping into the more technical side of things here is a major eye-opener. This past […] Trip Report Ryan Nadiak | January 16, 2020 0 Comments
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