Loose Gravel Causes Highway Incident in Idaho: Wile E. Coyote, That You? Loose gravel above a highway in Idaho resulted in a large landslide that left a section of road covered with huge boulders and scary-looking jagged rocks that blocked auto travel. Related: Remembering the Tallest Known Mega-Tsunami That Destroyed a Bay in Alaska The culprit? It’s still to be determined by local authorities, however, the crime scene does look like something […] SnowBrains | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: 8-Houses Swept Into Ocean in Huge Landslide in Norway Just now in Alta, Norway: Huge mudslide dragging several houses into the sea. pic.twitter.com/xR4t5zLI7m — Jan Fredrik Drabløs (@JanFredrikD) June 3, 2020 This video is hard to believe… The video shows houses being swept into the ocean in Alta, Norway yesterday, June 3rd, 2020. Jan Egil Bakkedal told the Associated Press that he filmed this landslide near Alta, Norway on […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 4, 2020 0 Comments
Landslide Damages Multiple Towers of Chairlift at Canadian Resort A landslide on a ski hill in Alberta, Canada damaged a chairlift in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Multiple towers of the only chairlift at Nitehawk Adventure Park, a community ski area located in Grande Prairie, Alberta were caught in the ground movement. Staff had been monitoring gradual movement this spring and took chairs and sheave assemblies off the lift, […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 22, 2020 0 Comments
I-70 in Colorado Buried by Two Huge 3-Foot Deep Rock and Mudslides Two significant mudslides closed I-70 between Glenwood Springs and Wolcott, CO at 1.30 pm Friday afternoon, creating mayhem for the afternoon commute while CDOT drained water and cleared mud from the lanes. According to Colorado State Patrol Trooper Gary Cutler, a “mudslide with rocks in it” occurred at MM 110 westbound along I-70 at around 2:25 p.m. Friday. Traffic began […] SnowBrains | July 29, 2019 1 Comment
Thousands of Holidaymakers in French Ski Resort Trapped by Landslide A landslide that fell onto the only access road to a ski resort in southern France on Tuesday has left around 2,000 people, many of them holidaymakers, trapped reports thelocal.fr. Monts d’Olmes ski resort in the Occitan district of Ariège is currently unreachable by land, the only access road to the popular ski spot called the Ramier was blocked on […] Industry News Steven Agar | February 22, 2018 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
Flash Flood & Rockslide DESTROY Ski Resort in Slovakia: Photo Tour all photos from Vrátna ski resort facebook page Vrátna ski resort in northern Slovakia took a big hit this week when a flood and subsequent landslide destroyed the base area and gondola. We haven’t been able to find any news about this flood and destruction besides this short blurb: The ski resort of Vrátna in northern Slovakia was devastated by a flash flood that caused a mud and rock slide which engulfed a lift station. The photos they put on their facebook page say everything that you […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 28, 2014 12 Comments
Friday Fun: HUGE Boulder Nearly Crushes Car in Taiwan Landslide On August 31st, 2013 a rock and mud slide crashed down onto this road in Taiwan. The boulder that comes down with the slide is enormous and nearly rolls onto a white sedan before teetering back harmlessly. It’s a incredible thing to watch. It looks like a cartoon. The boulder gets within 1 foot of the car… This happened in […] SnowBrains | September 6, 2013 2 Comments
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