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 Michael Muchacho | 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
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