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