Mikaela Shiffrin Finishes 2nd and 5th in Weekend World Cup Slalom Races in Levi, Finland 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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 23, 2020 0 Comments
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 […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | June 25, 2020 2 Comments
Ski Areas Taking Advantage of Abrupt Early Closure and SAVING Snow for NEXT Season 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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 13, 2020 1 Comment
VIDEO: Finnish snowboarder pulls crazy stunt on roof [arve url="https://www.facebook.com/DailyMailVideo/videos/437755973768523/?v=437755973768523"] SnowBrains | February 14, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
First Non-Glacial Ski Resort in the Northern Hemisphere OPENED This Morning 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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 4, 2019 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Begins her World Cup Defence with a Dominating Slalom Victory in Finland [arve url="https://youtu.be/p0Py38jemWc"] SnowBrains | November 21, 2018 63 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
First Non-Glacial Ski Resort in the Northern Hemisphere OPENED Last Week for Winter 2018/19 With all the talk this side of the pond being about Loveland, A-Basin, and now Wolf Creek racing to open first, this resort in Finland got in there and beat them all by a clear week. Their 2018-19 ski season got underway last Friday at Ruka in Lapland, making it the first ski resort in the northern hemisphere that doesn’t […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 12, 2018 0 Comments
Europe on Fire: 70 Dead in Greece as Wildfires Burn in the Arctic It’s so hot in Europe that even parts of the Arctic are on fire. Temperatures this month reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit well inside the Arctic Circle in Sweden, where the worst fires the country has seen in decades are now burning. More than 50 wildfires have ignited across the country, forcing evacuations. Finland and Norway are also fighting flames. “This […] Fire Firebrains | July 25, 2018 0 Comments
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