[VIDEO] Lindsey Vonn Becomes 1st Ever to Ski the World’s Most Dangerous Slope in the Dark [arve url="https://youtu.be/ctRnLQe2wVQ"] SnowBrains | January 20, 2023 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Patagonia Pioneers: 2 Groundbreaking Ski Descents The Patagonia Mountain range is located in South America and takes up about 300,000 square miles of land between Chile and Argentina. Patagonia is home to some of the most beautiful mountains in the world and hosts its own variety of wildlife, including 60 species of mammals, 400 birds, 27 fish, and 52 reptiles and amphibians. The tallest peak in […] Backcountry Jesse | July 15, 2021 0 Comments
A History of Everest | What It Took to Reach the Roof of the World Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, has captivated mountaineers for decades. Why? As George Mallory had once said, “Because it is there”. It is the ultimate symbol of human endeavor where many mountaineers have gone to fulfill their dreams, resulting in both triumph and tragedy. Related: Mount Everest is Visible From Kathmandu, Nepal for First Time in Living Memory […] Climbing Steven Agar | October 25, 2020 2 Comments
NASA Investigating First Ever Crime Committed in Space (Allegedly…) NASA is reportedly investigating the first-ever crime to be committed in space. It’s being alleged that an astronaut accessed the bank account of her estranged spouse from the International Space Station. Related: Scientist is ‘First Man to be Charged with Attempted Murder in Antarctica’ | Plunged Knife into Colleague’s Heart Anne McClain, who has since returned to Earth, acknowledges accessing the account […] SnowBrains | August 27, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Ayumu Hirano Makes History by Landing Back-to-Back 1440’s at X Games History was made on Sunday at the 2018 Winter X Games in Aspen, CO as Ayumu Hirano became the first snowboarder to ever land back-to-back 1440s in a halfpipe competition, scoring a near-perfect 99.00 to claim the gold medal in the Snowboard SuperPipe competition, reports tetongravity.com. The 19-year-old Japanese wunderkind was already sitting on a score of 96.66 and in first place […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 31, 2018 0 Comments
The First Skiers: Deep in Time, Deep in the Altai Skiing is claimed to have originated in Russia, Norway, and the Altai Mountains of Northern China simultaneously. While modern skiing may draw its roots from Scandinavia, the roots of skiing may originate in the Altai Mountains at the end of the last ice age. China claims to have invented skis in this region nearly […] Featured Article Chaz Diamond | March 17, 2014 1 Comment
Arapahoe Basin, Colorado Opens Sunday, Oct 13th | Photo Tour It appears that Arapahoe Basin will be the first resort that we are aware of to open skiing and riding to the general public and it’s only 2 days away! Arapahoe was one of the first resorts to turn on their snow-guns on September 27th and have been blasting snow as much as conditions have permitted them to. During the last 2 […] Kyler Roush | October 11, 2013 4 Comments
Knee Deep Snow @ Snowbird and Alta, Utah w/ 5-9” More Today | Indepth Photo Tour I reported over a week ago that the Wasatch was going to get it’s first snow. Well, the weather man and myself were wrong. Instead of snow levels at 8,500 feet we ended up with snow levels at about 11,200 feet. Only a few peaks in the Wasatch top out above that and received barely a skiff of snow. HOWEVER, we were right about a second system coming in on Wednesday. Yesterday the snow started at around 10am at 10,000 feet. By 2pm the snow levels had plummeted to 8,000 feet and continued to drop […] Weather Kyler Roush | September 27, 2013 3 Comments
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