Australia Proposes Year-Round Concrete Runway for Antarctica Vast, untouched, pristine, frigid; these are a few words that come to mind for me when picturing Antarctica. I’ve always thought of it as the last frontier on Earth, where nature is still the dominating force and human presence is minimal and restricted. Human presence in Antarctica isn’t new, but a controversial new development proposal is on the horizon. Related: […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | July 21, 2020 0 Comments
Why Have There Been So Many Shark Attacks in Eastern Australia? Surfers down under, beware- within the last month, the Eastern coast of Australia has seen an alarming number of shark attacks. Although the eastern coast has been known to be sharky, over the span of the past five weeks, there have been four shark attacks. Of those four attacks, three have tragically been reported fatal. Related: VIDEO: Great White Shark […] Surf Spencer Cox | July 21, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Great White Shark Kills 15-Year-Old Surfer in Australia [arve url="https://youtu.be/3bCA4umBAAc"] SwellBrains | July 20, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
North Face’s Short Film: Western Faces – a Glimpse Into the Australian Backcountry [arve url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRAYrnb3e9s"] Rouchelle Gilmore | July 17, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Australia’s Oldest Living Olympian Celebrates his 99th Birthday at Thredbo Resort, AUS This week, famed Australian Olympic skier, Frank Prihoda, celebrated his 99th birthday at the Australian ski resort of Thredbo. Prihoda was an integral figure in Thredbo’s rich ski history. In his honor, Thredbo renamed ‘Tors Run’ to ‘Frank’s Face’. This intermediate run starts from the highest lift-accessible point in Australia. Additionally ‘Franks Face’ is located between the runs ‘Sasha’s Schuss’ […] Industry News Spencer Cox | July 10, 2020 0 Comments
World Champion Snowboarder Dies in Tragic Freediving Accident The Australian snow community is in mourning today following the death of a three-time Olympian and two-time world boardercross champion who drowned while freediving and spearfishing off Palm Beach on the Gold Coast of Australia. Australian snowboarder Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin, 32 was found unresponsive on the ocean floor and brought to shore where lifeguards and paramedics attempted to resuscitate him for […] Industry News Oz Brains | July 8, 2020 0 Comments
Australia Shuts Border Between States For First Time in 100-Years as Coronavirus Cases Surge Crossing the border between two states in Australia will be forbidden from tomorrow as officials rush to prevent a surge in coronavirus cases in the city of Melbourne spreading. It is the first time for 100-years (since the Spanish Flu pandemic, 1919) that the border between Victoria and New South Wales, the nation’s two most densely populated states, has been shut […] Oz Brains | July 6, 2020 0 Comments
Hotham and Falls Creek, Australia Delay Opening to July 6th Due to “Challenging Early Season Conditions” Vail Resorts announced today that Hotham and Falls Creek will delay the opening of the ski lifts for the 2020 snow season until 6 July (conditions permitting) due to challenging early-season conditions. The delay is to ensure that Hotham and Falls Creek can open enough terrain to provide a safe experience in accordance with the COVID-19 Safe Operating Plan. Vail Resorts […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 24, 2020 0 Comments
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