Is Climate Change Turning Antarctica’s Snow Green? Antarctica has large patches of green snow that are visible from space using satellite imaging. This green snow is caused by algal blooms. The patches of green snow have been growing as the continent warms due to climate change. Scientists mapped the prevalence of the blooms along the Antarctic peninsula and published their findings in late May. Most think of […] Brains Lynn Barlow | June 26, 2020 0 Comments
Come Ski Antarctica with SnowBrains in November 2019: **All photos in this article are from Ice Axe Expeditions’ 2017 Antarctica trip. In November 2018, November 2017, November 2016, and November 2014, I was fortunate enough to guide 4 fun skiers in Antarctica for a week with Ice Axe Expeditions aboard the 331-foot Sea Adventurer. These were by far the coolest trips I’ve ever been on anywhere. Not just the coolest […] Featured Article Miles Clark | January 18, 2019 2 Comments
Trip Report: Skiing Antarctica With Ice Axe Expeditions 2017 **All photos in this article are from Ice Axe Expeditions’ 2017 Antarctica trip. Powder & Sunshine. Powder & Sunshine are what defined the October/November 2017 Ice Axe Expeditions Antarctica ski trip. Crisp, dry powder skiing isn’t even thought to happen in Antarctica, we know. But in late October 2017, we skied boot deep, dreamy powder on the Antarctic Peninsula. The […] Trip Report Miles Clark | March 8, 2018 1 Comment
Trip Report: Skiing the Antarctic Peninsula w/ Ice Axe Expeditions On November 9th, 2014, I set ski boot on the continent of Antarctica for the first time in my life. Within 5 minutes of being on land, a monstrous (about the size of 3 houses) iceberg began to moan, crack, and then flip over less than 100 yards away from where we stood. Within 6 minutes of being in Antarctica, I found myself running uphill, away from the ocean to avoid a potentially huge wave that the flipping iceberg threatened to send our way. Welcome to Antarctica rookie… 93 skiing clients and 24 mountain guides set sail in the 331-foot Sea Adventurer from Ushuaia, Argentina (furthest south city on Earth) for the Antarctic Peninsula […] Miles Clark | November 20, 2014 17 Comments
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