Avalanche Engulfs Swiss Hotel While Guests are Eating Three people were injured when an avalanche engulfed a Swiss hotel as heavy snow battered Europe’s ski resorts. The avalanche occurred at around 4pm on Thursday afternoon in the Schwägalp pass area, at the Hotel Säntis. Officials have confirmed all guests are accounted for. Related: Snowstorms, High Winds, and Avalanche Risk Cause Evacuation of Norwegian Arctic Town One eyewitness told Tagblatt that he had […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 11, 2019 1 Comment
Ancient Monuments Blanketed in Snow as Greece Records Record Low Temperatures Icy winter weather has been blasting through Europe and wreaking havoc as it goes, and even the usually sun-kissed beaches and monuments of Greece are unable to escape. A huge dip in the jet stream has allowed polar air to plunge into the normally temperate Mediterranean, dumping snow in Greece’s capital and beach resort towns, report Gizmodo. Related: Deadly Winter Storm […] Weather SnowBrains | January 10, 2019 0 Comments
Deadly Winter Storm Claims at Least 13 Lives Across Europe Deadly winter weather blasted Europe for yet another day Tuesday, trapping hundreds of people in Alpine regions, whipping up high winds that caused flight delays and cancellations and raising the risks of more deadly avalanches in the mountains, reports Kirsten Grieshaber for AP News. At least 13 people have been killed in weather-related accidents in Europe over the last week, most […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 10, 2019 0 Comments
Too Much Snow in Austria and The Alps | 7-FEET in 7-Days Closes Some Resorts Ski areas in Austria have reported immense snowfall totals over the last few days, with the ski area of Tauplitzalm in Styria claiming 7-FEET of snowfall in seven days, reports In The Snow. Snow is continuing to fall heavily across much of the country with some of the biggest accumulations in the last 24 hours – St Anton posted 2-feet since […] Weather SnowBrains | January 4, 2019 2 Comments
Christmas Miracle: 12-Year-Old Boy Survives Uninjured Buried In Avalanche for 40-Minutes A 12-year-old boy survived being buried in an avalanche in French Alps for 40-minutes on Christmas Day. The avalanche was located at 2,400m in an out of bounds area near the La Plagne ski resort. The boy did not have any avalanche equipment. The boy was discovered via avalanche dog. The Bourg Saint-Maurice police report that the boy was skiing in […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 28, 2018 0 Comments
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Nearly 10 FEET Of Snow Last Week Prompts Early Start To Ski Season In Europe Skiers and riders in the Alps, Spain, and Portugal are enjoying an early start to the ski season thanks heavy snow storms that have allowed resorts to open a month ahead of schedule. More then 3 meters (~10ft) of snow fell last week in the southern Swiss and northern Italian Alps. With the aid of man-made snow, Verbier Ski Resort in […] Conditions Report Mitch Flores | November 7, 2018 0 Comments
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