Puffing — What is it, Where it’s Illegal, and Why It is a cold, snowy morning in Colorado, and your car is parked outside. The thought of standing in the cold and scraping the windows is not the most appealing, so you decide to turn on the car and let the engine do the hard yards for you while you have a cup of coffee inside. Seems like a great […] Brains Julia Schneemann | January 28, 2025 6 Comments
Driver Abandons Audi Sports Car on Keystone Resort, CO, Ski Trail Following GPS Mishap Skiers on the Schoolmarm trail at Keystone Resort on Monday, January 6, encountered an unexpected obstacle: an abandoned Audi sports car. The unusual sight was the result of a GPS error that led the vehicle’s driver onto the ski trail late Sunday night. Related: [VIDEO] Navigation Fail Sees American Driver Stuck in the Middle of Cross-Country Trails in Austria According […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | January 8, 2025 0 Comments
Is Your Car Ready for Winter? The leaves are turning yellow, snow is appearing on the mountain peaks, and the days are getting shorter, signaling that winter is approaching. Everyone is starting to think about the upcoming snowsport season, and you are probably starting to get your ski and snowboard gear ready. Now is also the perfect time to ensure your car is ready for winter, […] Brains Julia Schneemann | October 25, 2024 0 Comments
Could This Snow Chain Concept Revolutionize Winter Road Trips? Putting on snow chains can be one of the worst parts of driving during the winter. Trying to wrap the cold metal chains around the tire while your fingers go numb can ruin the whole mood during a winter road trip. Luckily South Korean car manufacturers Kia and Hyundai unveiled a new concept that could potentially get rid of this […] Industry News Leander Walchshöfer | July 3, 2024 0 Comments
Which Toyota Is Right For Your Skiing Needs? Our Guide To Buying A New Car That’ll Get You To The Slopes Stress-Free Brought to you by Toyota Whether you’re a regular at your local hill or like to road trip from mountain to mountain, car troubles are the last thing you want to deal with on your skiing adventures. From snowy and slippery road conditions to struggling to fit all of your gear in, winter driving presents many unique challenges that you’ll […] Featured Article Lucy Ferneyhough | February 8, 2023 0 Comments
California Man Sets His Car on Fire to Keep the Bears Away California Highway Patrol responded to the call of a car on fire, started by the owner to keep the bears away. Responding officers immediately extinguished the fire. Related: Is It A Smart Idea to Use Marijuana In The Mountains? Allen Ray Houck, 32, of Rio Linda, told officers he knew there were bears in the area, so he’d set the fire […] Fire Firebrains | July 19, 2021 1 Comment
Avalanche Pushes Car OFF Road in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah Today 🚨 #RoadClosure Update: @UDOTavy will be begin additional avalanche mitigation and UDOT will be clearing the slide debris when safe. New estimated opening time is 2:30pm. 🚨@CanyonAlerts @UDOTTRAFFIC pic.twitter.com/j7pFJL2mHL — UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) January 12, 2020 According to local police and UDOT, a car was pushed off the highway 210 in Little Cottonwood Canyon (road to Alta), Utah this […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 12, 2020 0 Comments
World’s first Cross-Border Cable Car To Connect Russia And China As ski, snowboard, and ski resort enthusiast we are used to boarding cable cars to get high, gain elevation, in the slopes. But this means of transport’s potential goes much further than just the mountain. In fact, the first-ever cross border cable car project is scheduled to start building in 2020, and it will connect the cities of Blagoveshchensk, Russia, […] Industry News Micho | December 20, 2019 0 Comments
Watch Out For Icy Bridges… The temperature is dropping and snow is falling. Winter is finally here and with that comes slippery roads and slower travel. We all know to take extra caution while driving during wintry conditions. However, what most people are not aware of are the dangers of bridges. Related: Brain Post: It’s Time to Get Your Car Prepared for Winter Weather Bridges […] Brains Emily Crofton | November 15, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Who Needs a Ski Lift When You’ve got an F1 Car Cool video from the Red Bull F1 Team. Pretty neat way to get up the mountain, although I thought it’d be faster going downhill! I’d race it on skis downhill any day… Steven Agar | February 16, 2018 0 Comments
Friday Fun: Man Drives Car Onto Tuolumne Meadows, CA I drove up through Yosemite National Park’s Tioga Pass highway this past Friday. When I reached 8,600-foot high Tuolumne Meadows, one of our greatest national treasures, I found a car parked right in the middle of the meadows. Its owner had his family in the car and was leaning on the trunk. His car was stuck and his idea of joyriding the meadows had backfired blindingly. I don’t think the meadows were hurt too bad […] Miles Clark | May 15, 2014 4 Comments
How To: NOT Get Your Car Broken Into A surfer/writer from Surfer Magazine recently caught a thief breaking into his car. He told the guy: “I’m not going to call the police. But I do want to know how you’re doing what you’re doing. I don’t want to know why. I want to know how.” And that started our conversation. For the next half-hour, he stood there and gave […] SnowBrains | November 26, 2013 3 Comments
Friday Fun: HUGE Boulder Nearly Crushes Car in Taiwan Landslide On August 31st, 2013 a rock and mud slide crashed down onto this road in Taiwan. The boulder that comes down with the slide is enormous and nearly rolls onto a white sedan before teetering back harmlessly. It’s a incredible thing to watch. It looks like a cartoon. The boulder gets within 1 foot of the car… This happened in […] SnowBrains | September 6, 2013 2 Comments
Racing Over the Sierras by Car After the Record Winter of 1911 Our friends at the Sierra Sun has just published a terrific two part article entitled: Conquering Donner Pass by Car. The article highlights a “race” over Donner Summit, CA in 1911 during extremely high snow depths. In the early 1900s, automobiles were new and taking them to the limit was all the rage. A cross-country car race craze had […] Featured Article SnowBrains | May 9, 2013 4 Comments
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