[PHOTOS] Desert in Saudi Arabia Sees Snow for 1st Time in Recorded History On Monday, November 4, the Al-Jawf region of Saudi Arabia experienced its first recorded snow, transforming the desert landscape into a winter wonderland. This unprecedented meteorological event follows a week of intense precipitation and hailstorms across the Kingdom. Related: 85-Year Weather Record Broken as Snow Hits South Africa The United Arab Emirates National Centre of Meteorology attributes this unique weather […] SnowBrains | November 8, 2024 0 Comments
The Top 5 Most Unexpected Places to Ski Skiing and snowboarding are sports that are enjoyed in almost every region of the world. Whether the area is served by lifts or is a backcountry paradise barely matters as long as there is a way up and a ride down. These are the 5 strangest, most unexpected areas that you can ski: 5. Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort, Arizona – […] Brains Jesse | July 7, 2022 0 Comments
Rangely, CO: Home to The Only Rock Crawling Park in the State On the border of Colorado and Utah sits Rangely, CO, home to the only off-road rock crawling park in the state. The small desert town “ranked #23 in the U.S. for “Best Work from Home Cities in 2021,” and has a population of just over 2,000 people. Rangely prides itself on a high quality of life, beautiful mountain scenery, education, […] Brains Jesse | August 5, 2021 0 Comments
Utah Governor Issues Executive Order Declaring ‘State of Emergency’ in Utah Because of Worsening Drought Utah’s Gov. Spencer Cox recently issued another executive order regarding the current drought in Utah. This time, the executive order puts Utah in a ‘state of emergency.’ What’s a state of emergency? A state of emergency declaration is a critical step a governor takes in the event of a major disaster, or in preparation for one. The order gives the governor […] SnowBrains | May 18, 2021 0 Comments
Moab, UT Report: Post-Ski Trip Desert Climbing Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Tuesday, May 4-Wednesday, May 5, 2021 We skied. We climbed. We conquered. But really we just hung out and had a good time in the desert. After an intense ski down one of North America’s 50 classic ski descents in the La Sal Mountains near Moab, Utah on Monday, it was time […] Climbing Martin Kuprianowicz | May 7, 2021 0 Comments
Photos: Snow Falls in Africa’s Sahara Desert as Temperature Plummets to 27ºF The Sahara desert in Africa has a fresh blanket of snow after temperatures recently dropped to 27ºF. Winter descended on Ain Sefra, Algeria on January 13th. Related: First Sahara Desert Snow In 37 Years | Photo Tour The desert, which covers most of Northern Africa, has seen temperatures fluctuate over the past few hundred thousand years, but snow and ice are […] SnowBrains | January 19, 2021 1 Comment
More Monoliths Spotted Throughout the World—Mystery Solved! As previously reported by SnowBrains, various monoliths have recently been spotted across the United States, first in the Utah desert and then one on top of Pine Mountain in California. A third monolith has been spotted in the United States, this time at Sunlight Mountain Resort in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. A monolith is usually in reference to some form of […] Liam Abbott | December 15, 2020 0 Comments
Grand Canyon Parks Service Takes to Social Media with Warnings of Extreme June Heat Grand Canyon is an unforgiving environment. The heat inside the canyon can cause shoes to come apart, and heavy hiking boots can trap sweat and lead to painful blisters. Before setting off on a hike, understand the limitations of yourself and your gear. https://t.co/PLebJv4uTz pic.twitter.com/fvB4DgHcl2 — Grand Canyon NPS (@GrandCanyonNPS) June 22, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Summer temperatures in Grand Canyon National […] Elliot Levey | June 30, 2020 0 Comments
Saharan Dust Cloud Makes 5,000-Mile Journey to U.S. Just in case there was not enough news in 2020, a massive plume of dust and sand from the Sahara Desert is making the 5,000-mile journey across the Atlantic to the Caribbean and the southeastern United States. Although similar Saharan dust clouds are sent from the desert across the Atlantic for thousands of miles nearly every year, this year is exceptional […] Brains Galen Carrico | June 26, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: [MTB] 3 Hot Minutes of Pedro Burns in Chile Pedro Burns is seriously pushing the envelope down in Chili. And the variety of terrain he attacks is truly impressive. He keeps a wicked high pace on loose and gross scree while maintaining silky flow, then rips into an all-out urban line, and finishes mowing through deep techy ruts in the forest. Pedro is definitely on another level. Elliot Levey | June 17, 2020 0 Comments
Utah’s Navajo Land Has a Higher Rate of COVID-19 Infection Than New York City The curve of Utah’s overall coronavirus cases appears to be flattening, but don’t let that fool you — there’s a crisis in the south of the state. Because it’s officially on sovereign territory of the Navajo Nation on the southern border of San Juan County in Utah, cases on Native American reservations often don’t get included in the State Health […] SnowBrains | May 22, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: The FIFTY Ep. 17 – Skiing Mt. Tukuhnikivatz, UT with 2 Native American Skiers [arve url="https://youtu.be/ZBokg-bzY_s"] SnowBrains | October 31, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Trip Report: Climbing in Indian Creek, UT Adventure Summary: crack climbing, desert camping, citations, scuba diving, and canned tamales. The two best state highways in Utah are highways 210 and 211. They are coincidentally numbered one right after the other even though they are located on two different sides of the state. Highway 210 is the road that runs through Little Cottonwood Canyon, home to righteous ski […] Trip Report Martin Kuprianowicz | October 16, 2019 0 Comments
Seriously Injured Woman Survived 6-Days on Grass and Water After Car Crash in Arizona Desert A woman survived on grass and water in the Arizona desert for six days after a car crash left her stranded with serious injuries. The woman, who has not been publicly named, crashed near the town of Wickenburg, about an hour’s drive northwest of Phoenix earlier this month. You might also like: Woman Survives 7 Days at Bottom of Californian Cliff […] SnowBrains | November 1, 2018 0 Comments
Sahara Desert was Blanketed under 16 inches of Fresh Pow on Sunday On Sunday, snow fell in one of the most unlikely places on Earth, the world’s hottest desert. Ain Sefra, an Algerian town in the Sahara Desert, got a couple inches of fresh pow. It stayed on the dunes for 90mins before melting. It was the third time in the last 40 years, and the second time in less than two years, […] Weather Steven Agar | January 9, 2018 1 Comment
First Sahara Desert Snow In 37 Years | Photo Tour The Sahara Desert is the world’s largest hot desert and its more than 9 million square kilometers cover most of North Africa. As well as being one of the driest places in the planet, it’s one of the hottest — temperatures here can reach more than 122ºF. Snow covered the small town of Ain Sefra in Algeria on December 19th and […] Matias Ricci | January 3, 2017 0 Comments
High Desert During No-Snow November Is the lack of snow really getting you down? OK, we’ll just pretend it’s the lack of snow. And the unseasonably warm temperatures. There’s only one cure for that in November, a generally bleh month in North America: Moab and the surrounding area. Moab is great, but it’s usually really crowded – like, Beijing crowded. They can expect 100,000 people on a big […] Climbing Sergei Poljak | November 15, 2016 0 Comments
Red Bull Announces Rider List For 2016 Rampage in Virgin, UT Red Bull has announced the rider list for this year’s Red Bull Rampage. We are stoked to see what the boys have in store this year. This will be the 11th time that the world’s best racers, freeriders, and slopestyle riders will meet in the desert of Virgin, Utah, to determine a champion. Each year the jumps at the […] Biking Guest Author | August 4, 2016 0 Comments
The Driest Place on Earth, Atacama Desert, Chile | South American Ski Adventure Trip Report When going to South America it is easy to get caught up in the euphoria of skiing powder in August while your buddies are back home roasting in 100+ degree heat. While the skiing in South America is killer, and a great excuse to blow off work and take off on an adventure, there is a lot more to South […] Trip Report Jesse Cassidy | October 8, 2015 1 Comment
Jimmy Chin & Camp 4 Collective Getting Attacked at Knife Point & Making 1st Ascents in the Deserts of Chad, Africa scary video of Jimmy Chin and crew getting attacked by natives with knives in Chad, Africa “Getting attacked at knife point deep in the Ennedi Desert of Chad, 5 days driving from the nearest road, was a bit […] SnowBrains | September 5, 2013 2 Comments
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