China Indefinitely Bans All Extreme Sports Events in Wake of Death of 21 Ultra Runners China has banned indefinitely extreme sports events, including ultramarathon, trail marathons, and wingsuit flying, in the wake of the deaths of twenty-one ultra runners last month. Last Saturday, the runners were killed when extreme weather hit during their ultra-marathon in the mountainous section of a 62-mile (100km) race. Hail, freezing rain, and high winds bombarded runners during the high-altitude section of […] SnowBrains | June 4, 2021 0 Comments
Calls to Boycott China Winter Olympics Grow The 2022 Winter Olympics in China are just under a year away but already a hotly contested subject. Several groups and individuals have called for a boycott of the Winter Olympics, citing human-rights abuses against minorities by the Chinese government. As the list of objectors continues to grow, the appeals for a boycott have become tough to ignore. The leading […] Olympics Alex Mangels | May 28, 2021 8 Comments
21 Runners Killed as Extreme Weather Descends on Mountains During Ultra Marathon Twenty-one runners were killed in China on Saturday when extreme weather hit during their ultra-marathon in the mountainous section of the 62-mile (100km) race. Related: Kansas Ultramarathon Runner Struck by Lightning During Race, Dies Tragically Hail, freezing rain, and high winds bombarded runners during the high-altitude section of the race held in the scenic Yellow River Stone Forest near Baiyin city […] SnowBrains | May 24, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Horrifying Moment Tourist Dangles Then Falls From Chairlift [arve url="https://youtu.be/UzPn8F6U7mQ"] SnowBrains | March 18, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Three Mountaineers Missing in K2 Winter Attempt At 28,251′, K2 is the second-highest peak in the world. The peak is notorious for its stature, death rate, short season, and difficulty to climb. The “savage mountain” claims the lives of 1 in 4 climbers who attempt it making it the 3rd deadliest mountain in the world. Until January 16, 2021, the peak had never been climbed in the […] Climbing Dominic Gawel | February 11, 2021 0 Comments
Mount Everest | The World’s Highest Mountain Just Got Almost 3-Feet Taller “What is the height of Mount Everest?” is a common tie-breaker question in many a pub quiz. For those that had the number memorized for such an occasion, it’s time to update your knowledge. Mount Everest has just been confirmed as being even higher than originally thought. “We can be confident that this is the most accurate height of Everest […] SnowBrains | December 8, 2020 0 Comments
Skis Are Older Than the Wheel | NPR Story What came first: the ski or the wheel? According to a recent NPR story, it was the ski. We’ve previously reported on the origins of skiing and how skiing is about 9,000 years old and from Scandinavia. This article proposes that skiing is 10,000 years old and from China. The birthplace of skis is under debate, but the ski is believed to be even older than […] SnowBrains | September 5, 2020 1 Comment
VIDEO: Lightning Strikes Building in China Check out this video of a building getting hit by lightning! It is unclear exactly what happened, but it is clear that being outside during this incident was a bad idea. Those sparks showering the ground are most likely parts of the ground wire flaking off from the extreme heat produced. Related: ‘Megaflashes’ | New World Records Set for Longest […] Alex Camerino | August 6, 2020 0 Comments
New Indoor Snow Center with Rooftop Water Park Now Open in China When I think about going skiing, I picture iconic mountain ranges like the Grand Tetons in Wyoming or the Wasatch Range in Utah. I’ve been lucky enough to experience places like these, but I’ve also realized that not everywhere in the world has mountains, let alone natural snow within their region they can access. Related: First American Indoor Ski Resort […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | July 17, 2020 2 Comments
Bubonic Plague Cases Confirmed in China We’re only halfway through the year, but 2020 has felt like an endless roller coaster ride. Most notably, we point to the current Coronavirus pandemic, which has caused our daily lives to change drastically and almost the entire world to grind to a halt. Between unemployment, travel restrictions, health uncertainty, economic distress, and more, we’ve seen and experienced more than […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | July 9, 2020 1 Comment
Climate Change May Already Be SuperCharging Tropical Storms Reports show that climate change could already be supercharging tropical storms. This was something that climatologists around the world believed would occur, but it was unclear how soon this would start happening. Scientists now believe they have found evidence of this occurring already. Not only do they believe that these storms are intensifying, but that they also could be helping […] Brains Ryan Flynn | June 29, 2020 0 Comments
Hope for the Ski Industry: 3 Nations Still Have Open Ski Resorts — More May Open Theirs Soon As the world stands still, ski lifts everywhere have stopped spinning. All North American ski resorts are now closed, there are rumors that ski areas in New Zealand and Australia may not open for their winter season, and a tremendous amount of uncertainty is present about how the next ski season is going to look due to the possibility that […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 14, 2020 1 Comment
Chinese Ski Resorts are Starting to Reopen 2-Months After Pandemic Gripped the Nation Chinese ski areas are starting to re-open, reports the FIS, as the country begins to return to normal life after the number of new domestic coronavirus infections dropped dramatically. Some outdoor areas less affected by the virus reopened early March, but as the season typically ends towards the end of March when the snow melts, it’s unlikely we’ll see many more reopen […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 26, 2020 0 Comments
Mount Everest Climbing Season CANCELED to Prevent Coronavirus Spread Mount Everest has closed for the rest of the climbing season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nepal’s government confirmed yesterday that the world’s tallest mountain will be shut to expeditions between March 14 and April 30. The decision comes a day after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic. Everest is now closed from the north side (Tibet) […] Climbing CragBrains | March 13, 2020 0 Comments
X Games China 2020 POSTPONED Due to Coronavirus Concerns The Winter X Games, set to head to China next month, starting in Chongli on February 21st, is being postponed due to the coronavirus that is making headlines out of Wuhan, China. Related: Why The X Games Are Not Going To Calgary Anymore The event at the Secret Garden ski resort in Chongli district might be over 800 miles away […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 30, 2020 0 Comments
China to Ban All Single-Use Plastics by 2022 China is by far one of the world’s biggest plastic polluters but is unveiling a new plan to reduce its output of plastic waste across the entire country. By 2022, non-degradable bags will be banned in all major Chinese cities and towns (exempting markets selling fresh produce until 2025), BBC News reports. China and its 1.4 billion citizens have been […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | January 29, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Henrik Harlaut – Day In Life / Nanshan Ski Village – China [arve url="https://youtu.be/WRiz5vz2NDw"] SnowBrains | January 3, 2020 Likes Tweets 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
VIDEO: Candide Thovex Skiing The Great Wall of China [arve url="https://youtu.be/D6jXKbEhwIM"] SnowBrains | November 15, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Introducing the Cheerful Mascots for Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 A cheerful Panda called Bing Dwen Dwen has been chosen as one of the Olympic mascots for the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022. The new Olympic mascot will serve as an ambassador for winter sports, bringing joy to those who participate in and watch the Olympic Winter Games. Related: 2022 Beijing Olympic Mountain Venues Average 2″ Snow Depth “Bing” means ice and […] Olympics SnowBrains | October 5, 2019 0 Comments
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