22-Year Old American Hiker Dies Climbing Near Zermatt in Switzerland A 22-year-old American died last Thursday while hiking in the Swiss state of Valais. He was attempting to climb the Dom peak in the Upper Valais region, located in the mountain range between the famous ski resorts of Zermatt and Saas-Fee. Related: Could the Global Energy Crisis Close Switzerland’s Ski Resorts? He apparently hiked unsecured, lost footing, and fell 65-100 feet […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | August 22, 2022 2 Comments
Northern Hemisphere Heatwave: Austria’s Hintertux Glacier is the Last Summer Ski Resort Open to the Public Following the announcement by the Fonna Glacier in Norway and Timberline Lodge and Ski Area, OR, to close their operations on August 21 due to the record heatwave, the Northern Hemisphere now has only one summer ski resort left open to the public for skiing. The last man standing amongst the roughly forty summer ski resorts is the Hintertux Glacier […] Julia Schneemann | August 15, 2022 1 Comment
Human Remains, Plane Wreckage Trapped in Ice for Decades Released by Receding Glaciers in Switzerland Last week a plane was discovered on the Aletsch glacier in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, which had crashed more than half a century ago. While the bodies had been found at the time of the plane crash, the actual plane could not be recovered due to a lack of appropriate equipment 54 years ago. The plane had crashed on […] Julia Schneemann | August 12, 2022 0 Comments
‘Year-Round’ Swiss Ski Resort Zermatt Closes Due to Extremely Warm Temperatures and Rapid Snowmelt High in the Swiss Alps, Zermatt usually stays open all year, never halting its lifts for a day because of the perpetually snow-covered glacier it’s built on. But with severe heatwaves impacting all of Europe, this is no ordinary summer and the world-class ski area has closed its skiing operations for the time being. The resort, which is the highest […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 27, 2022 1 Comment
The World’s Highest Elevation Ski Resort = Chacaltaya, Bolivia @ 17,785-Feet | Closed Due to “Unprecedented” Glacial Retreat When we think about where the highest ski resort on Earth lies, visions of Switzerland, Austria, France, & Colorado fill our minds. Reality is strikingly different. The highest ski resort on Earth lives at only 16° south of the equator in the South American country of Bolivia. It is called Chacaltaya (bridge of ice in the Aymara Indian language). What […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 25, 2022 46 Comments
[VIDEOS] 17 Hikers Still Unaccounted for After Glacier Collapse Caused Avalanche Killing 7 in Italy View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Rescuers are using drones to search for up to 17 hikers who are still unaccounted for following an avalanche in northern Italy on Sunday. Drones are being used because the terrain is too unstable for rescue crews to clamber over to search for the missing hikers. “We’re continuing the […] Avalanche AvyBrains | July 5, 2022 0 Comments
Two Pictures 104 Years Apart Show Disturbing Glacial Melt in Norway Global warming is taking its toll on the world’s glaciers. This could not be more drastically represented than by this side-by-side picture comparison. The original picture was taken in 1918. It shows such massive glaciers that you could barely see the impressive mountains behind them. In the second picture, it is the mountains that look massive. These photos show the […] Industry News Brent Thomas | June 30, 2022 1 Comment
Looking to Extend Your Season? You Might Try Glacier Skiing Before its Long Gone Without a trek to the Southern Hemisphere, it’s becoming tougher and tougher to find reliable snow this time of year. Glacier skiing during these warm summer months seems to be about the best play to date. Unfortunately, it looks like they might be drying up, too. You might want to think about getting after it while you still can. This summer’s […] Industry News Ryan Kime | June 28, 2022 0 Comments
NASA: Lack of Snow Causing Rapid Glacier Melt in the Andes The central Andes are typically draped with snowfall for much of the summer. The bright blankets of white aren’t just scenic; they’re also protective. Fresh snow is highly reflective, so it prevents underlying glacial ice from absorbing the sun’s energy, warming up, and melting. Related: NASA: Melting Glacier in Chile Exposes 139-Million-Year-Old Ichthyosaur Fossils This year, extreme heat removed those […] SnowBrains | June 14, 2022 0 Comments
NASA: Losing a Long-Watched Glacier Peyto Glacier in Banff National Park is among the most closely monitored glaciers in the world. In 1968, the United Nations selected Peyto as a reference glacier for the International Hydrological Decade research initiative. Ever since, teams of scientists have traveled to the Canadian Rockies regularly to conduct fieldwork and calculate changes in the mass of the glacier, providing the […] SnowBrains | May 3, 2022 0 Comments
Glacial Recession and Climate Change Lead to Removal of 100-Year-Old Abbot Pass Cabin Near Lake Louise, AB Slope instability requires dismantling of historic stone alpine shelter overlooking Lake O’Hara Parks Canada is the steward of 174 national historic sites, preserving these nationally significant examples of cultural heritage for the benefit of all Canadians and sharing the history of Canada and the stories of these places with visitors from across the country and around the world. Related: European […] SnowBrains | February 28, 2022 0 Comments
European Glacier Threatened by Expansion Plan to Combine 2 Ski Areas By 2050 it is predicted that the majority of the glaciers in the Eastern Alps will have disappeared due to global warming. Due to a new project in Europe, some of the largest and last glaciers may disappear from the Alps sooner than expected. The project itself is called “Europe’s largest contiguous glacier ski resort”, and the expansion is huge. […] Industry News Evan Boughey | January 7, 2022 2 Comments
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The Secret World Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Antarctica may be the world’s most mysterious continent, a frozen world free from permanent human development or habitation. The unforgiving environment holds the world’s record low temperature of −128.6 °F(−89.2 °C) set in 1983 and is consistently the coldest, driest, and windiest area on Earth. Despite the unique attributes of the surface, scientists have increasingly been drawn to the land hiding […] Brains Lucas Gauthier | August 5, 2021 0 Comments
Bigger Blankets Are the Key to Saving Our Glaciers Pontedilegno-Tonale Ski Resort has quite the problem on its hands: their Presena Glacier which allows the ski resort to have superb winter skiing and great summer skiing is melting at an alarming rate. According to saveoursnow.com, the Presena Glacier has lost 1/3 of its volume just between the years 1993 and 2011. The glacier’s rapid decline led to an unlikely […] Industry News Artur | July 12, 2021 4 Comments
Ticketed Entry to ‘Going-to-the-Sun Road’ Begins at Glacier National Park, MT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Glacier National Park (@glaciernps) Tomorrow, May 28, ticketed entry to Going-to-the-Sun Road begins at Glacier National Park in Montana. To enter Going-to-the-Sun Road between 6:00 am and 5:00 pm, you will need both a Park Pass and an Entry Reservation Ticket (or a reservation for service along GTSR). Related: […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 27, 2021 0 Comments
Chicago Business Owners Start Contest For Citizens to Guess When Huge Pile of Snow Infront of Their Business Melts Away Citizens are betting on when they think a glacier is going to melt in Chicago’s suburban neighborhood of Palatine. Yes, a glacier. But not a real one in the true sense of the word—just a 10-foot pile of snow that’s still hanging around the outside of the Advanced Auto and Truck building in Palatine. Locals refer to this beast of […] SnowBrains | April 30, 2021 2 Comments
Without Climate Change Mitigation, Scientists Now Predict Summer to Last 6-Months in the Northern Hemisphere by 2100 For some, it may come as no surprise. A new study from the American Geophysical Union shows that without any further climate change mitigation, summertime in the northern hemisphere could last up to six months by 2100. By analyzing climate data from 1952 to 2011, the research team observed that on average, summer grew from 78 to 95 days, winter […] Brains Liam Abbott | March 22, 2021 4 Comments
HAPE and the Threat it Brings to Pre-Season Training It’s the time of year where skiers and riders are the most excited of all. Temperatures are dropping, snow may be sprinkling some peaks, and the professionals are already out on snow doing their thing. The hustle of the beginning of another competition (or leisure) season has begun. The pros are lucky and usually get to jump into action right […] Industry News Phil Tremblay | February 1, 2021 0 Comments
Switzerland Decides to Keep Ski Resorts Open as Coronavirus Second Waves Locks Down Europe “People need mountains,” Zermatt’s Mayor Romy Biner-Hauser said in an interview with Reuters. And it’s true—too true. France, Italy, Austria, and Germany’s ski areas have all been closed since late October when they opened but had to quickly shut down due to a rapid surge in coronavirus cases—the feared second wave. View this post on Instagram A post […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 24, 2020 0 Comments
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