Friday Fun: Opening a Beer with a Helicopter This week, Chinese helicopter pilots participated in a 3-day tournament to show off their skills and see who’s “the best of the best.” The final competition involved strapping a bottle opener to the helicopter’s skid and having these pilots open a beer. You have to open the beer without damaging the bottle. This is an annual competition that tests pilots’ […] Friday Fun SnowBrains | November 1, 2013 1 Comment
BASE Jumper Dies Training for Red Bull Wingsuit Championship in China Three-time Hungarian national wingsuit champion Victor Kovats died Tuesday flying his wingsuit in China’s Hunan province while training for Red Bull’s Wingsuit League’s Championship. Victor reportedly hit a cliff head-first, mid-flight due an equipment failure or gust of wind. “The reports said the highly experienced Kovats apparently died from a head injury after crashing into a cliff side. His 700-meter (2,290-foot) jump Tuesday afternoon was part […] SnowBrains | October 10, 2013 1 Comment
Friday Fun: Jackson Hole, China: CNN VIDEO There’s no doubting the the Chinese love the USA. Especially the wealthy Chinese. They love copying all our clothing, shoes, accessories, and now, even our hip towns. Yes, Jackson Hole, China is real. You’ve gotta watch the above video to believe it. Jackson Hole China is only a 90-minute drive from downtown Bejing, China. For even more info on Jackson […] SnowBrains | August 2, 2013 4 Comments
Would You Ski in China? Lets ask the question: “would you ski China?” While not known for its terrain, or its snow, and overshadowed by the amazing skiing in Japan, why would you even consider taking a ski trip to China? The same reason you would go to Iran, or Antarctica to ski – for the adventure. China, a country of 1.3 billion people, has over the […] Jesse Cassidy | May 16, 2013 9 Comments
Shangri-La China | Woman in Traditional Tibetan Dress Shangri-La China. 10,000 feet. China, very near the Tibetan border. This is one of the Tibetan cities outside of Tibet. Photo from October 2012. SnowBrains | May 7, 2013 0 Comments
Tibetan Prayer Flags | Southwestern Tibet Prayer flags flutter in the wind. You always hear about prayer flags. But once you get inside Tibet, it’s amazing how many prayer flags you see. They are ubiquitous and beautiful against the snow and ice of the 20,000+ foot peaks. SnowBrains | May 2, 2013 0 Comments
7 Places You Will Not Believe are Real The Earth never ceases to amaze us. It now seems that the only limits to our amazement exist somewhere between our computer screens and a photographer’s hands. As great adventurers and great photographers continue to reach deeper and deeper into Earth’s unknowns and continue to find new perspectives on everyday life, we all benefit from the visual evidence of our […] SnowBrains | May 1, 2013 4 Comments
MoonSet – Sunrise in Yubeng, China Yubeng China is a remote village with no roads and no vehicular access. You’ve gotta walk in about 8 miles or ride a mule. The top of the ridge in this photo is the border of Tibet. Tibet is run by China now. Yubeng is also Tibet despite being just outside the border. The people are all Tibetan and they […] SnowBrains | April 29, 2013 0 Comments
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