Professional Freeskier Bobby Brown Breaks Spine Training in Saas Fee, Switzerland Terrain Park View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bobby (@bobbybrown) Bobby Brown—professional freeskier, back-to-back X Games champion, and the first person ever to have landed a Switch Double Misty 1440—has had a rough past couple of weeks. The Colorado native was training in a terrain park at Saas Fee ski resort in Switzerland when he over-rotated a […] Crash SnowBrains | October 20, 2021 0 Comments
3 Aspen, CO Rescuers Injured Attempting to Recover Missing Man Found Dead on Capitol Peak 32-year-old Kelly McDermott from Madison, Wisconsin was last seen at the Capitol Peak parking lot at 8:00 pm on Saturday, July 31. His plan was to make an early summit of Colorado’s Capitol Peak on Sunday—but he never returned from the attempt. His body was later spotted from a rescue helicopter on Wednesday. Mountain Rescue Aspen team members then prepared […] Climbing SnowBrains | August 7, 2021 1 Comment
Mikaela Shiffrin Injured, Unable to Compete in First World Cup Tour Opener Next Week The FIS Alpine World Cup Tour opener at Sölden, Austria is just over one week from today and Mikaela Shiffrin will have to miss it this year. Related: U.S. Star Mikaela Shiffrin Questions Her Skiing Future After Father’s Death The double Olympic and three-time overall World Cup champion said in a written statement that she’s been advised not to compete […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 9, 2020 4 Comments
Injured Hiker Rescued from Wyoming Backcountry After 400 Foot Fall At approximately 5:15 p.m. on Friday, May 29, Teton Interagency Dispatch Center received an emergency call reporting an injured hiker near Amphitheater Lake in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Buckrail reports that Teton County Search and Rescue dispatched a helicopter to rescue the injured hiker who had fallen and slid roughly 400 feet when out hiking near the lake […] SnowBrains | June 1, 2020 0 Comments
Summit County Rescue Group Saves Injured Snowboarder off Loveland Pass, CO On Tuesday night, six members of the Summit County Rescue Group responded to a call on Loveland Pass, CO when a snowboarder became injured near the top of the pass in whiteout conditions, according to the Summit County Rescue Group’s Facebook page. The group’s public information officer, Charles Pitman, said two men were snowboarding together when one severely hurt himself […] SnowBrains | April 16, 2020 0 Comments
UPDATE: Snowmobiler Broke Both His Legs in Independence Pass, CO Avalanche Earlier This Month Two snowmobilers triggered an avalanche near Independence Pass in Colorado on April 7, that caught, carried, and injured one of them. Additional information from the CAIC has just been released, detailing the extent of the snowmobiler’s injuries. The organization said in a Facebook post: On April 7, a snowmobiler triggered and was caught in an avalanche south of Independence Pass. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 15, 2020 0 Comments
Five Functional Exercises to Keep You Injury Free And On The Mountain Longer For me, one of the worst reasons to miss a good day or skiing or riding is because of an injury I could have prevented. I don’t mean from taking a hard fall but from not having the strength, mobility and stamina to prevent an injury from overuse or bad position. How many times have you or someone you know […] Brains Alex K | March 21, 2020 3 Comments
Legendary Jeff Leger (Dr. Huckinstuff) Seriously Injured at Jackson Hole, Needs Your Help Jeff Leger aka Dr. Huckinstuff is a Jackson Hole, WY native who is known as the voice behind the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort snow report and for sending it BIG off of cliffs in the Teton Mountains. Leger has sent over 100+ classic cliffs in Jackson Hole, and you may have even seen a video of him from last season […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 20, 2020 0 Comments