At Well Over $1-Million is this the Most Expensive Ski Trip Ever? Heliski tour operator James Orr Heliski has launched what is perhaps the most expensive ski holiday ever, starting at well over $1-million. In an exclusive linkup with SuperYachtsMonaco, this once-in-a-lifetime (unless you can drop this sort of money every week?!) heliski trip to Greenland sees you stay on a luxury superyacht that’s specially adapted to Arctic conditions. The yacht, the MV […] Industry News Steven Agar | August 24, 2018 0 Comments
Huge Iceberg Drifts Perilously Close to Tiny Greenland Village | Evacuated Residents Fear Tsunami [arve url="https://youtu.be/Hyv2AXJ3oFo"] Steven Agar | July 16, 2018 13 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Add This To Your Bucket List: Heli-Skiing in Greenland Whoa – This must go on the bucket list. Heli-skiing in the unique and pristine environment of Greenland. This will give you many stories to tell on the next lift ride. A total opportunity to ride on virgin powder. It doesn’t get much better than this. Check out the video. Featured Video Douglas Perry | October 16, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Hucking a 30-Footer Off a Greenland Iceberg on an Inflatable Pizza Slice This just looks fun! Ethan Pringle takes a victory lap after a six-week expedition in Greenland. “Our second to last day on the boat, headed back to civilization, we came across this perfect iceberg- a big ole mother with a long, perfectly angled slope that led to a 20 foot drop off. Well, I’m here to tell you folks, pizzas […] SnowBrains | August 14, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Tsunami Hits Greenland | 4 Killed, Dozens Injured, 11 Homes Washed Away On June 17th 2017, one of the largest tsunamis ever recorded hit Greenland, but you probably didn’t hear about it. 4 people were killed, dozens were injured and 11 homes were washed away. Tsunamis are mostly caused by large earthquakes and are more destructive than mega-tsunamis which are caused by landslides and water displacement. In Greenland, a landslide registered a 4.1 magnitude […] SnowBrains | August 4, 2017 0 Comments
Swiss Ski Guide & Family’s 17-Year Odyssey – Skiing, Climbing,Sailing: Exploring Climate Change 17-year Global Odyssey: Dario Schwoerer, a Swiss climatologist and international ski-and-mountain guide (UIAGM), has dedicated his life to studying the effects of climate change. Together with his wife, Sabine, and their five children, they have been circumnavigating the globe on a 50-foot sailboat for the past 17 years. Their mission is to inspire students and communities to protect the environment and preserve […] Featured Article Robin Azer | May 4, 2017 0 Comments
Doctor/Researcher Killed in Antarctica When Snowmobile Fell Into Crevasse We are sorry to report that Dr. Gordon Hamilton, a climate scientist and professor at University of Maine, Orono, has passed away at age 50. Gordon was conducting research on the Ross Archipelago in a shear zone, an area where two large ice sheets meet. This 125 miles strip is characterized by ice up to 650 feet thick and is heavily crevassed. […] Industry News Sergei Poljak | October 24, 2016 1 Comment
May 2016 Shatters Global Temperature Records For The Eighth Month In A Row According to NASA, May 2016 is the hottest May on record, making it the eighth month in a row to break the monthly temperature record. Despite one of the strongest El Niños ever recorded finally on the decline, the planet continues to warm at an alarming rate. The latest figures that were released by NASA now make it even more certain that […] Weather Chris Wallner | June 24, 2016 1 Comment
“Greenland Is Melting Away” | by The New York Times We stumbled upon this great interactive piece by the New York Times yesterday and were very impressed. The multimedia article delves deep into the melting of the Greenland icecap and what scientists are discovering there while using new research techniques. The piece is visually stunning, inciteful, and impactful. “No one has ever collected a data set like this,” Asa Rennermalm, […] Brains SnowBrains | October 29, 2015 0 Comments
Chicks Who Rip | K2 MissFits in Murren, Switzerland Last year, K2 sent three of their best skiing and looking female athletes, McKenna Peterson, Pip Hunt and Amie Engerbretsen, to Murren, Switzerland to ski big, bold and burly lines. While there the ladies encountered high avalanche danger, deep pow, manky slush and wind buff but made the most of it all. This winter McKenna and Pip and several others will be taking skills […] Kyler Roush | December 11, 2013 3 Comments
New Study: Earth’s Glaciers Release 1 Lake Erie into the Ocean Every 2 Years According to the latest issue of the journal “Science,” Earth’s glaciers lost 260 gigatons of water every year between 2003 and 2009. To put it in layman’s terms, that’s 1 Lake Erie (240 miles long 57 miles wide, average 60 feet deep) every 2 years. “There was a large amount of uncertainty in how much these glaciers were contributing to sea-level rise […] Weather SnowBrains | May 16, 2013 4 Comments
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