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WATCH: 1996 U.S. Extreme Skiing Championships

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This video of the 1996 Red Bull U.S. Extreme Skiing Championships, with commentary from Rod Elisha and Sandy Santucci, is the best thing you will see today. The event took place on some of North America’s steepest in-bounds terrain, at Crested Butte, Colorado, and features legendary skiers including Shane McConkey and Wendy Fisher. The ’96 Championships were hosted by Budweiser […]

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Jesse | August 10, 2021
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NASA: Extreme Winter Weather Causes U.S. Blackouts

This article first appeared on the NASA Earth Observatory website A potent arctic weather system chilled much of the United States with frigid weather in mid-February 2021, shattering low-temperature records in the middle of the country. The extreme cold combined with several snow and ice storms to leave millions of people without power. Texas was hit particularly hard. According to […]

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WeatherBrains | February 17, 2021
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Crested Butte, CO Report: Soft Snow, Cliffs, and Party Laps

Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from January 30, 2021 Crested Butte, CO – The Butte finally broke 100″ of snowfall for the season and the mountain is skiing well with plenty of soft snow. The mountain has just about every run open outside of the extremes. Today was an epic day with the Western Freeride Team. We […]

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Dominic Gawel | February 1, 2021
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VIDEO: The Canyon Flipper – Brendan Fairclough’s POV From Red Bull Rampage 2019

CycleBrains | November 1, 2019
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Arapahoe Basin, CO Conditions Report: Chalky, Rocky and Steep

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With 135 of 145 runs now open, Arapahoe Basin is almost 100%. Some of the only terrain left closed is the East Wall, which typically doesn’t open until late winter anyways. Snowpack for the region is currently sitting at 111% of average.Coverage is good, allowing most of the resort to remain open. With little-to-no recent snowfall since Christmas, conditions have […]

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Jon Roubik | January 6, 2019
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Canada’s Extreme IKONic Road Trip

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The IKON pass allows you to hit up some of the best snow and most extreme skiing in Canada! Included in this year’s IKON Pass are Revelstoke Mountain Resort and Ski Big 3 (Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise Ski Resort and Mt. Norquay). Revelstoke Mountain Resort is known for big snowfall and big terrain features while Ski Big 3 provides steep, technical terrain. For some […]

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Kim Vinet | November 10, 2018
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Thousands Stranded in Zermatt as Resort Cut-Off for Second Time in Two Weeks by Heavy Snowfall

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Thousands of tourists are stuck in the Swiss ski resort of Zermatt as it was cut off by heavy snowfall for the second time in as many weeks, reports the Evening Standard. Heavy snowfall and risk of avalanches left 13,000 people trapped in Zermatt just two weeks ago. Swiss authorities closed ski slopes, hiking trails, cable cars, roads and train services […]

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Steven Agar | January 23, 2018
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IMAGES: Huge Avalanche Buries Road Under Seven Meters of Snow After Once in a Lifetime Snowstorm in the Alps

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Unbelievable photos of a tunnel of snow towering above people and vehicles on a road that was buried by a massive avalanche show the current danger levels in the French Alps after “once-in-generation” snowfalls this week, reports The Local. The snowslide blocked the road between Bessans and the village of Bonneval-sur-Arc in the Savoie district on Tuesday and left the 250 […]

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Steven Agar | January 12, 2018
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