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The Reason You Can’t Build a Snowman in Antarctica

Antarctica is the snowiest and most ice-covered place on Earth—yet paradoxically, it’s also the world’s largest desert. Less than half a percent of the continent is ice-free, and the Antarctic Ice Sheet contains a staggering 30 million cubic kilometers (7.2 million cubic miles) of ice. This single ice sheet holds about 70% of the planet’s freshwater and 90% of its […]
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Multiple iF3 Award-Winning, Film of the Year, “Of A Lifetime” Comes to SLC’s Brewvies Cinema Pub on Dec. 10

Salt Lake City, UT — December 1st 2024 — On Tuesday, December 10, local backcountry and adventure travel company Utah Adventures Unlimited presents the 2024 iF3’s multiple award winning film, “Of A Lifetime,” directed by Jerome Tanon and featuring snowboarders & skier Xavier De Le Rue, Victor De Le Rue and Mila De Le Rue, at Brewvies Cinema Pub located […]
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Epic 4,200-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Ski Safari Highlights!

We drove 2,200 miles from Bariloche, Argentina to Ushuaia, Argentina in October. We then got on a boat and sailed another 2,000 miles down to Antarctica and back. This was the most epic road trip of my life. We skied in: Esquel, Argentina El Fraile, Chile El Chalten, Argentina Ushuaia, Argentina Deception Island, Antarctica Portal Point, Antarctica Port Lockroy, Antarctica […]
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[VIDEO] Antarctica Ski Trip 2023 | Day #3 = Nansen Island in a Fierce Blizzard, Grease Ice, and Significant Avalanches

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  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Antarctica Ski Day #3 Yesterday = Nansen Island in a fierce blizzard! We’d never experienced such a white-out blizzard in Antarctica before, and we gotta say that it was exhilarating, and we can’t complain about powder skiing. We’d also never experienced “grease ice” (slushy sea ice) before, […]
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[VIDEO] Antarctica Ski Trip 2023 | Day #2 = Portal Point & “The Blue Room” – Fierce Sunshine & Wild Terrain

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  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Antarctica Ski Day #2 Yesterday = “The Blue Room” & Portal Point. Unbelievable weather yesterday… Sunny, warm, no wind, lots of smiles. We skied on the Antarctic Continent in two separate locales yesterday, and they were both stunning. There’s nothing quite like a bluebird day in Antarctica; […]
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[VIDEO] Antarctica Ski Trip 2023 | Day #1 = Deception Island – Orcas, Penguins, & Corn in an Active Volcano

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  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Antarctica Ski Trip Day #1 Report from October 21, 2023 Yesterday = Deception Island! This is an active volcano (see the video of the penguins walking on the steaming beach.) To start the day, 10 orcas surrounded our ship while two large fin whales lounged in the […]
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3,600-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Safari | Day #1 = Bariloche to La Hoya in Esquel, Argentina

Report from October 4, 2023 Yesterday was day #1 of our 3,600-mile Patagonia to Antarctica road/boat trip. We’re headed from Bariloche, Argentina to Ushuaia, Argentina. The plan is to ski, river raft, kayak, and adventure along the way. Day #1 Details: Miles Driven:  213 Total Miles Driven:  213 Hours of Driving:  4.25 Latitude:  41.1ºS to 44.3ºS Good Food Eaten:  Don […]
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Come Ski & Snowboard Antarctica With SnowBrains in October 2023 | New Spots and New Dates

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxVSwfn74Pg Of the few brave souls who have ever been to Antarctica, even fewer can say that they’ve skied there, let alone partied on a big boat while they did it.  You can do just that this fall by joining us for a unique itinerary to the remote wilderness of the Antarctic Peninsula with SnowBrains’ CEO Miles Clark as a guide […]
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8-Year-Old Boy Breaks World Record as Youngest Person to Ski on All 7 Continents

On the morning of December 1, 2022, Colorado second-grade elementary school student Maddock Jefferson Lipp set a new world record as the youngest person to ski on all seven continents. Maddock, age eight years and 25 days, went from the Ocean Diamond ship off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula via Zodiac craft to shore, near a gentoo penguin rookery. From […]
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NASA: Phytoplankton May Be Abundant Under Antarctic Sea Ice

A decade ago, scientists on a NASA-sponsored ocean expedition found massive populations of phytoplankton blooming beneath sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. Now scientists using underwater instruments and a NASA satellite have found evidence of potentially significant blooms beneath the sea ice encircling Antarctica. The findings were recently published in the scientific journal Frontiers. Phytoplankton is to the ocean what […]
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Antarctica Report Day #4: Skiing Through Seracs, Skiing to a Shipwreck, & a BBQ on the Back Deck

View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Report from November 10, 2022 This day started with a spectacular descent through seracs and crevasses on the west side of Nansen Island. The light was flat but the skiing was good. The old powder skied well and got a little funky and catchy toward the bottom. We headed […]
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Antarctica 2022 Report Day #3: Full-On Powder Skiing, Leopard Seal & Pup, Humpback Whale Attack, Penguins Galore, & Stunning Icebergs

View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Report from November 9, 2022 Nope, a full-on powder day in Antarctica is not a normal thing… But, that’s precisely what happened on November 9, 2022. My group was the last Zodiac off the ship. There was powder everywhere… As the groups in front of us toiled up the […]
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Antarctica 2022 Report Day #2: Full-On Storm Day Powder Skiing & Penguin Take Over

View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Report from November 8, 2022 Day 2 of our Antarctica ski trip with Ice Axe Expeditions 2022 brought us directly into a snowstorm. It really doesn’t snow much in Antarctica. Antarctica is the highest, driest, coldest, windiest continent. That said, the peninsula where we ski is a little different. […]
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