Climber Killed in 1,000-Foot Fall While Descending the Matterhorn at 3am A 24-year old climber has been killed while descending the iconic Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps. He was hit by a falling rock and died instantly when he was thrown 1,000-feet down the mountain. Two other climbers in the group were unhurt. The British victim, who has not yet been named, was out on the Hörnli ridge at an altitude […] CragBrains | June 4, 2019 0 Comments
Skier and Snowboarder Killed in Separate Avalanche Incidents in the French Alps Last Weekend An expert and highly experienced skier and mountaineer was killed by an avalanche in the Aiguilles Rouges area high above Chamonix, France and in a separate incident, a snowboarder died on the Alpes Maritimes in what was a tragic weekend in the French Alps. A 33-year old Frenchman, skiing alone, was caught at the weekend in the Aiguille Rouges. His […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 24, 2019 0 Comments
NBA Champions Have Bought 2 Ski Resorts in the French Alps Four-time NBA champion Tony Parker and current teammate Nicolas Batum recently announced that they bought two ski resorts in the southern French Alps, reports Reuters. The two French players, together with former French female basketball-player Marie-Sophie Obama, bought a 76.9% stake in SEVLC, a local company that runs two ski resorts in Villard-de-Lans and Correncon-en-Vercors in the southern French Alps. […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 21, 2019 0 Comments
Snowpass Card is the First European Multi-Resort Pass | World’s Biggest Ski Pass Goes on Sale Next Week Touted as the ‘biggest ski pass of the world’, Snowpass is the first European-wide season ski pass and goes on sale next week with the aim of bringing together 100 ski resorts from 8 countries. 50,000 passes will be available on 12th May for €395 ($440), rising to €895 ($1,000) once they have all sold out. Related: Starting 2021 Americans Will be […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 3, 2019 4 Comments
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Microplastic Pollution Carried by the Wind Now Being Found On the Tops of Mountains Tiny fragments of microplastic have been discovered in the Pyrenees mountains of southern France, blown there and deposited by the wind, scientists reported Monday, writes USA Today. Related: Plastic Waste and Toxic Chemicals are Being Found in the Remotest Areas of the Planet Scientists were able to determine that the microplastics – which is plastic that’s less than five millimeters in length – […] SnowBrains | April 16, 2019 0 Comments
Man Survived 90-Mins Under Avalanche by Digging Cavity Allowing Room to Breathe A man survived 90-minutes before being rescued after being buried by an avalanche in Switzerland on Tuesday. He had managed to dig a cavity around himself to give him room to breathe. The Swiss air-rescue service Rega said the victim was flown to hospital with hypothermia and fairly severe injuries. The man was part of a crew clearing snow from a road […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 10, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: 92-Year Old Takes Wrong Turn and Ends Up Driving Across Ski Slope [arve url="https://youtu.be/-9z5uxuAhZo"] SnowBrains | March 28, 2019 381 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
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