The First Skiers: Deep in Time, Deep in the Altai Skiing is claimed to have originated in Russia, Norway, and the Altai Mountains of Northern China simultaneously. While modern skiing may draw its roots from Scandinavia, the roots of skiing may originate in the Altai Mountains at the end of the last ice age. China claims to have invented skis in this region nearly […] Featured Article Chaz Diamond | March 17, 2014 1 Comment
Brain Post: “The 5 Jobs Most Likely To Make You Sick” Many jobs put us in situations that can make us sick. Some more than others. Men’s Health has put together a list of the jobs most likely to make you sick. The only problem is that most all of us fall into one of these 5 types of jobs… Talk about an occupational hazard: 40 percent of Australian workers may be exposed to chemicals that boost their risk of developing cancer, according to a team of Aussie researchers. Solar radiation, tobacco smoke, and diesel engine exhaust topped the list of the most common disease-causing culprits. While some jobs, such as logging and power line […] Featured Article SnowBrains | February 21, 2014 1 Comment
Brain Post: “How to Keep Batteries From Dying in the Cold?” Batteries are notorious for dying in the cold. They get cold, their life decreases dramatically and the device they’re powering dies and you’re screwed. Some of the things batteries power are crucial to mountain survival: avalanche beacons and headlamps come to mind. With this in mind, we need to do what we can to make batteries last as long as possible, especially when in the backcountry. Outside Magazine has some great tips that we’ve borrowed here: […] Featured Article SnowBrains | February 14, 2014 1 Comment
Brain Post: Volcano Emits Electric Blue Flames | This is NOT Lava… No filters were used in these photos of Kawah Ijen, a volcano on the Indonesian isle of Java. The glow radiating from the volcano in this photo comes from the combustion of sulfuric gases emitting from the volcano itself. “This blue glow—unusual for a volcano—isn’t, of course, lava, as unfortunately can be read on many […] Brains SnowBrains | February 3, 2014 0 Comments
The Island that has it all: Views, Beaches, and 1.8 million gallons of Agent Orange! | Brain Post The Johnston Atoll is certainly pushing its way up on the travel list. Located westward of the Hawaiian Islands, the atoll looks like any normal atoll Brains SnowBrains | January 17, 2014 1 Comment
Some Avalanche Beacons OFF By Up to 1+ Meters in Deep Burials Recently, We’ve come across an explanation from BeaconReviews.com of how some types of avalanche beacons, during deep burials, could lead you to probe up to a meter or more away from the actual victim. It has to do with signal spikes from the flux lines of the transceiver. “The distance between the strongest signal and the transmitter is based on the orientation of the two transceivers and the depth of the burial […] Avalanche Bevan Waite | January 16, 2014 1 Comment
Brain Post: Study Says NOT Drinking Will Shorten Your Life Not drinking is killing you… Seriously. There have been many studies showing that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol (2 drinks/day for men, 1 drink/day for women) is good for your health and can actually lengthen life. These studies generally focus on alcohol being healthy as it thins the blood and causes benefits to heart and circulatory health. A 2010 study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research that followed 1,824 participants between the ages of 55 and 65 for 20 years is showing that the benefits of moderate alcohol use may actually be social. There are some great facts from this study and we’re […] Brains SnowBrains | December 17, 2013 0 Comments
Brain Post: What’s the Difference Between a Typhoon and a Hurricane? With the recent land fall of Super Typhoon Haiyan and the associated media you may be wondering to yourself what’s the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane.  Below are the brief definitions of both: Typhoon: A tropical cyclone in the Indian or Northwest Pacific Ocean. Hurricane:  A tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific. Tropical Cyclone: A localized, very […] Brains SnowBrains | November 14, 2013 0 Comments
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