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What Are Your Chances of Dying While Skiing or Snowboarding?

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Everything we do in life involves a risk. Some risks are greater than others. Even simple daily activities, like getting out of bed, walking down a set of stairs, or driving, expose us to personal harm. Related: Risk Taking in Extreme Sports | Why Do We Do Things That Could Kill or Injure Us? There are a multitude of ways […]

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Brent Thomas | June 6, 2022
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Your Chances of Dying Ranked by Action Sport:

This is a great infographic that tells exactly which action sports are the most dangerous. There is some very interesting information in here like: Snowboarding is more dangerous than skiing Mountain climbing in the Himalayas above 6,000m (20,000ft) gives you a great than 10% chance of death Bungy jumping is safer than bike riding Surfing is so safe its not even on this list! […]

SnowBrains | April 26, 2018
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Lake Tahoe Tree Deaths Double Since 2015

Tahoe Trees are perishing at an alarming rate due to bark beetle infestation and drought, even with the wet winter.  The Tahoe Fund cites that the mortality rate has doubled from 2015 to 2016, with over 100,000 lost in those years alone.  Fortunately, UC Davis is pairing up with the fund to help replenish the area: INCLINE VILLAGE Nev. (Tuesday, July 18, 2017) — […]

Spencer Miller | July 24, 2017
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Brain Post: “How to Keep Batteries From Dying in the Cold?”

Batteries are notorious for dying in the cold. They get cold, their life decreases dramatically and the device they’re powering dies and you’re screwed. Some of the things batteries power are crucial to mountain survival: avalanche beacons and headlamps come to mind. With this in mind, we need to do what we can to make batteries last as long as possible, especially when in the backcountry. Outside Magazine has some great tips that we’ve borrowed here: […]

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SnowBrains | February 14, 2014
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“Why Aren’t More People Skiing?” | Bloomberg TV

Listening to this Bloomberg TV interview with Vail CEO Rob Katz reveals a lot of interesting ski resort information.  Most destination ski resort visitors come from the mid-west followed by the northeast.  It’s also interesting the Vail’s CEO admits and fully accepts climate change.  So, the ski industry is starting to get it, that’s good. What’s sad to learn is […]

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SnowBrains | October 28, 2013
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