Classic Friday Fun: Grape Lady Falls & Wails… 14.6 million people can’t be wrong… We just watched this this morning and couldn’t stop laughing. Obviously, the poor lady falls from the grape stand but it’s her hideous screams that really crushed us. Ow, ow, ow, oh-stop, oh-stop… Then it cuts to the studio and the people don’t know what to say. Poor gal. But, watching other humans fall is innately funny. It’s scientifically proven. Take a small human baby that can’t even talk. Then fall down […] SnowBrains | December 20, 2013 0 Comments
Andreas Franssonโs Extreme Skiing Partner Falls to Death in New Zealand on Saturday Andreas Franssonโs Swedish ski mountaineering partner, Magnus Kastengren, fell to his death on Saturday while extreme skiing on 12,316-foot Mt. Cook in New Zealand. 32-year-old Magnus was skiing on Mt. Cookโs summit ridge near its lower summit at around 12,200 feet when he slipped while on a ridge line and fell 2,000-vertical feet on Saturday morning. ย Magnus did not survive […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 4, 2013 6 Comments
Cycle Sunday: The Crash of a Lifetime at Red Bull Rampage Red Bull Rampage has been ramping up this week and will go broadcasted live today on RedBull.tv but the big story for qualifiers was 37-year-old Dustin Schaad’s massive fall. See the full photo sequence below and hear Schaad recall the fall in his own words by following the link below: CRASH OF A LIFETIME: Dustin Schaad Walks Away […] Cycle Eric Behn | October 13, 2013 0 Comments
Brain Post: FALL is Here! | NASA: Why Does Earth Have Seasons? On September 21st, 2013 Earthโs northern hemisphere officially observed the autumnal equinox. This is the day where the day is equally as long as the night. On the next day, September 22nd, 2013, night was longer than day bringing us that much closer to our beloved northern winter and ski season. Why does Earth have seasons? Weโll NASA answer that one for us: One of the most frequently misunderstood concepts in science is the reason for Earthโs seasons. As we experience the September equinox today […] Weather SnowBrains | September 23, 2013 2 Comments
First Snow-filled Forecast For Alta & Snowbird, Utah Canada has gotten it, Montana has gotten it, Wyoming has gotten it and heck Colorado got it a month ago and even Tahoe is about to get it. Now the greatest mountain range with the greatest snow is about to get it. THAT’S RIGHT! The Wasatch is about to get its first snow of the year and it appears to be significant enough that it may be measurable! Currently on the 7-Day NOAA Forecast there are 5 out of the next 7 days forecasts that use the magical word โSNOWโ. It’s obvious that this snow will NOT stick around […] Weather Kyler Roush | September 19, 2013 2 Comments
Baby Falls 100-Feet from Cable Car in Switzerland & Survives A 12-month old baby girl survived a 100-foot fall from a cable car at Baerlaui Mountain, Switzerland yesterday. ย Unfortunately her mother, 31 and father, 38 did not survive in the fall. ย For reasons still unknown, they were riding on a cargo-only cable car down the mountain after going on a hike. At some point on the decent from 2,700m (8,558 […] SnowBrains | August 6, 2013 3 Comments
12-Year Old Climbing Phenom Tito Traversa Passes Away After 50-Foot Fall 12-year old Italian climber Tito Traversa has passed away today after taking a 50-foot fall to the ground while climbing in Orpierre, France on July 5th. ย He was on a trip with his local climbing gym with 10 other kids and 3 adults. Tito reportedly fell while climbing 50-feet off the ground and the quick draws he was using reportedly […] SnowBrains | July 9, 2013 4 Comments
Chile & Argentina Get Weekend Snow | South America Snow Photo Tour Itโs still early for skiing in the South America. ย May down there is the equivalent to our November, but really itโs more like our October as ski season doesnโt really get going until July down there. They have a much shorter season than we do in the North. ย South America ski season is only about 3 months long compared to […] Miles Clark | May 20, 2013 2 Comments