Avalanche That Killed Australian Teenager was Triggered by Patrollers on Their Way to His Rescue The parents of the Australian teenager who died in St Anton, Austria last week say the avalanche was triggered by patrollers as they made their way to help the family, reports ABC. Thomas Meyer and Julie Schatz said in a statement released to Australian media that the family had become stuck in deep snow while skiing in a narrow valley […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 16, 2019 0 Comments
Boy Dies in Avalanche in Austria After Venturing Off-Piste with His Family A teenager has died in Austria after being caught in an avalanche while skiing, in the latest death caused by the severe weather gripping Europe, reports The Independent. Police officers said the Australian teenager died on Wednesday in the Alpine village of St Anton am Arlberg, where he was staying with his family. Related: Deadly Winter Storm Claims at Least 13 Lives […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 11, 2019 0 Comments
Too Much Snow in Austria and The Alps | 7-FEET in 7-Days Closes Some Resorts Ski areas in Austria have reported immense snowfall totals over the last few days, with the ski area of Tauplitzalm in Styria claiming 7-FEET of snowfall in seven days, reports In The Snow. Snow is continuing to fall heavily across much of the country with some of the biggest accumulations in the last 24 hours – St Anton posted 2-feet since […] Weather SnowBrains | January 4, 2019 2 Comments
High Winds Caused a Multiple Gondola Pile-Up at Hochzillertal Ski Area, Austria [arve url="https://youtu.be/gwJOJBhRMtM"] SnowBrains | December 10, 2018 358 Likes 2 Tweets 1 Comment
Too Much Snow? Snowmageddon in the Alps! Image: snow-forecast.com Crazy amounts of snow fell in the Alps in Europe this winter! December was the snowiest start to a season in the Alps since the 1996/97 season. Some resorts reported a meter in 24 hours, and 3 meters in a week in January. Tourist office at Saas Fee. Image: snow-forecast.com In December and January, Tignes in France reported 552 centimeters […] Conditions Report Jenah MacGrain | June 4, 2018 0 Comments
New Guinness World Record in Snow Biking A new Guinness World Record has been set in the ski industry. Hermann Koch and Herald Brenter set the record for the greatest vertical distance on a ski bob/snow bike in 24 hours (team of two) in Obertauern, Salzburg. They accumulated 208,786 ft. in 24 hours– a feat of motivation and teamwork. Guinness World Record reports, “They only had a […] Industry News Katy Shipley | May 10, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Awesome Drone Footage from this Year’s Audi Nines | The Weirdest Event on Snow The Audi Nines took place in the Austrian Alps over the last weekend. The Audi Nines is the weirdest event on snow and is an annual event that lays the foundation for jaw-dropping features, media production, and action; for years to come. In addition to the skiers and snowboarders this year, a team of drone racing pilots was also on site, capturing all the action with some pretty bizarre angles, courtesy of TGR. Steven Agar | April 23, 2018 0 Comments
Austria Officially Enters Race for 2026 Winter Olympics | Joins Italy, Turkey, Japan, Sweden, Canada, Switzerland and USA Austria is moving forward with its 2026 Winter Olympics bid interest, sending a letter of intent to the International Olympic Committee before the end-of-month deadline, reports NBC. The bid would center on Graz, the nation’s second-largest city after Vienna. Graz shares a province with Schladming, host of the 1982 and 2013 World Alpine Skiing Championships. In January, Graz and Schladming […] Olympics Steven Agar | March 30, 2018 0 Comments
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