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Photos: Northern Hemisphere’s First Non-Glacial Resorts Opened Today

This is the time of year skiers and riders begin to salivate. Ski movie trailers are coming out. The first snow has dusted mountains in North America. You may or may not have been shopping for some new sticks… But “winter is coming.” At least in Finland. Levi, the nation’s largest ski area, and Ruka, another one of the largest both […]

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SnowBrains | October 8, 2021
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VIDEO: Remote Arctic Town’s 2032 Summer Olympic Bid Has a Subtle Message

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SnowBrains | February 4, 2021
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Uber for Skis? Lahti, Finland Launches World’s First Urban Ski-Sharing Program

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SnowBrains | January 26, 2021
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Mikaela Shiffrin Finishes 2nd and 5th in Weekend World Cup Slalom Races in Levi, Finland

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Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the World Cup circuit over the weekend, for the first time since her father’s death, covid-19, and then an injury put her career on hold. Related: U.S. Star Mikaela Shiffrin Questions Her Skiing Future After Father’s Death She finished second at the FIS Ski World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland on Saturday, and fifth in the […]

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SnowBrains | November 23, 2020
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Scientists Accurately Measure Northern Hemisphere Snow Mass From Space

Researchers at the Finnish Meteorological Institute and Environment and Climate Change Canada have developed a method to more accurately measure snow mass by reducing the error margins of various observations through determined data from satellite observations, measurements made from the ground, and computer modeling.  Warming surface temperatures have driven a substantial reduction in the extent and duration of the Northern […]

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Sebastian Opazo | June 25, 2020
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Ski Areas Taking Advantage of Abrupt Early Closure and SAVING Snow for NEXT Season

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Like all ski resorts across the northern hemisphere, Levi in Finland has to close early due to the coronavirus pandemic. The closures will have a long-lasting and dramatic economic effect on ski resorts and businesses that rely on them. Levi, though, is already preparing for a bumper season next year – by saving this year’s snow for next season. Related: Snow […]

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SnowBrains | April 13, 2020
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VIDEO: Finnish snowboarder pulls crazy stunt on roof

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SnowBrains | February 14, 2020
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First Non-Glacial Ski Resort in the Northern Hemisphere OPENED This Morning

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Winter has begun in the northern hemisphere as the first non-glacial resort started their lifts turning this morning. Ruka Resort in Lapland, opened this morning, beginning one of the longest seasons in the world. The resort will remain open until at least May 2020. Related: 6 Resorts Have their Snowguns Blazing | Keystone, CO Joins #RaceToOpen for First Time in Over […]

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SnowBrains | October 4, 2019
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