London Named the World’s First National Park City The city of London was recently named a National Park City. If this doesn’t sound like a familiar concept, that’s because it isn’t. London is the first city to ever be given this title. The brainchild of geography teacher Daniel Raven-Ellison, the National Park City Foundation is a nonprofit that aims to make cities greener, cleaner and wilder. Thus far, this […] Jack Conroy | August 2, 2019 0 Comments
Heatwave Causes Tignes Glacier, France to Close for the Summer | Earliest Closing Ever The heatwave sweeping across central Europe has caused Tignes glacier to close early for the summer, more than a month earlier than scheduled. The Grande Motte glacier, which opened for skiing on 22nd June, has been gradually melting throughout the summer and with poor conditions, the resort announced that skiing is over. “The glacier has been subjected to high temperatures since […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 29, 2019 1 Comment
VIDEO: Sweet Footage of Water Skiing the Summer Runoff On the Matterhorn, Switzerland [arve url="https://youtu.be/fdhFMNyb4Qw"] SnowBrains | July 19, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
New Record Set as 150 Paragliders Land on the Summit of Mont Blanc, France 150 flyers from around the world took advantage of the exceptional conditions created by Europe’s heatwave to set a record for the number of paragliders to land on the summit of Mont Blanc. Related: Mountaineers Land Plane Just Below Mont Blanc Summit then Dash for Peak with Police in Pursuit The exceptional heatwave and absence of wind allowed the paragliders […] SnowBrains | July 3, 2019 1 Comment
It’s Official! Milan-Cortina, Italy Will Host the Winter Olympics 2026 The Winter Olympics will return to Western Europe for the first time in 20 years after it was announced that Milan-Cortina, Italy, will host the 2026 Games. The decision was taken yesterday during the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland. The other candidate in the ballot was Stockholm-Åre, Sweden. The last Western European Winter Olympics […] Olympics SnowBrains | June 25, 2019 0 Comments
Major European Resorts Gearing Up for Exceptional Summer Glacier Skiing Season Two major European resorts will reopen this weekend for summer glacier skiing, offering what might be some of the best snow conditions in years. Related: World’s Highest Roof-Top Cable Car Opens in Tignes, France Great winter snowfall, lower than average spring temperatures, and even some spring snow flurries have all contributed to the current fantastic conditions at Les Deux Alpes […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 19, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Mountain Bike Freerider Shreds Deep Powder in Norway [arve url="https://youtu.be/h-VNhMXYRGU"] CycleBrains | June 14, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Viral Video With 13-Million Views Of Avalanche Barrelling Down on Family is FAKE Me watching a bad situation and doing nothing till the final hour: pic.twitter.com/C4HC58sD7y — Sgogwana (@zama_mdluli) June 4, 2019 A video went viral yesterday of an avalanche in Europe that saw a slide barrelling down upon an open-air restaurant, and the father doing his utmost to save himself! Well, after 13-million views, it turns out it was totally fake and […] Avalanche SnowBrains | June 7, 2019 0 Comments
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