European Ski Resorts Take Up Snow Farming for Next Season With the increasing pressure on resorts to open early and with good conditions, snow farming has been recognized as one of the most useful ways to preserve snow. Resorts use tarpaulin to cover their snow farms or sawdust to cover mounds of snow. Both methods have proven successful for multiple resorts and are an important part to their success. After […] Industry News Katy Shipley | May 21, 2018 3 Comments
NOAA: How Winds Miles Above the Arctic Brought Wintry Nor’Easters and Once in a Generation Storms to Europe A super interesting post over on the NOAA’s ENSO blog from the weekend, explaining why what is known as a ‘stratospheric polar vortex’ in February was to blame for the nor’easters and all the crazy storms and snowfall across Europe. Grab a coffee, sit back, and learn… Author: Dr. Amy Butler This is a guest post by Dr. Amy Butler (@DrAHButler) who […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 1, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Awesome Drone Footage from this Year’s Audi Nines | The Weirdest Event on Snow The Audi Nines took place in the Austrian Alps over the last weekend. The Audi Nines is the weirdest event on snow and is an annual event that lays the foundation for jaw-dropping features, media production, and action; for years to come. In addition to the skiers and snowboarders this year, a team of drone racing pilots was also on site, capturing all the action with some pretty bizarre angles, courtesy of TGR. Steven Agar | April 23, 2018 0 Comments
Following Best Snow in Recent Memory Scottish Ski Resorts to Stay Open Well Into May Jackson Hole closed a couple of weeks ago, many Colorado ski resorts had their closing parties this weekend just gone, and some snow-starved resorts across North America closed long ago. But after one of the best snow seasons in recent memory, at least two Scottish ski resorts have announced that they will be staying open into May, and for as long […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 17, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Léo Taillefer Triggers Multiple Avalanches While Skiing At Val-d’Isère, France View this post on Instagram A post shared by Leo Taillefer (@leotaillefer) Léo Taillefer shared this video of some sweet skiing at Val-d’Isère in France. The snow looks fun but dangerous, as he triggers multiple avalanches throughout the short video. Thankfully, he was able to escape them all. Avalanche AvyBrains | March 7, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Beautiful Drone Footage Shows Venice, Italy Covered in White after Rare Snowfall Snow doesn’t fall in Venice, Italy very often, but when it does the sight is quite spectacular, as captured by birds-eye drone footage taken by staff at the Bauer Palazzo hotel. The video shows some of Venice’s most iconic sights, from Piazza San Marco across to Cannaregio and beyond, covered in snow. The freak weather system, caused by stratospheric warming […] WeatherBrains | March 1, 2018 0 Comments
12-Year-Old Boy Dies After Falling Off A 500ft Cliff At A French Ski Resort According to BBC, a 12-year-old boy died at a French Ski Resort after he got lost and fell off a cliff outside the ski area. The boy, his 10-year-old brother, 6-year-old sister, and father rode up the chairlift together Saturday afternoon at Avoriaz Ski Resort in France. The boys’ father and sister went down a slope, while they ventured down on their […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 26, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Throwing A HUGE Double Backflip Into DEEP Powder In Switzerland https://www.instagram.com/p/BfJEub-D27A/?utm_source=ig_embed The snow is deep in Switzerland and Joel’s taking full advantage of it. He’s going for it throwing huge double backflips into the fresh snow. Along with going full send, he’s out there taking some epic powder turns. Chris Wallner | February 20, 2018 0 Comments
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