Red Cross Launches Appeal as Mongolia Faces Harshest Winter in 50 Years Mongolia is enduring its most severe winter in nearly half a century, grappling with the devastating effects of Dzud. Since November last year, extreme weather has now enveloped 76% of the nation in White Dzud and Iron Dzud conditions. These conditions cover grazing areas with deep snow and ice, critically limiting access to food for livestock. Related: More Than 2 […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 18, 2024 0 Comments
More Than 2 Million Animals Have Died Thus Far in Mongolia Due To Extreme Winter While many areas across the globe have seen milder winters this season, Mongolia has been suffering from one of the coldest winters on record. The Mongolian Agriculture Minister Gantulga Batsaikhan has confirmed that more than 2 million animals have perished during this year’s ‘dzud’. This winter, Mongolia has been experiencing the heaviest snowfall since 1975. With cold winds coming from […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 26, 2024 0 Comments
Vail, CO Is Closing Lifts as the Season Begins to Wind Down Vail Resort, CO, began closing lifts No. 10, 22, 24, and 38 on Monday as the season begins to wind down. Lift No. 22, the Mongolia surface lift, had a short run this season as it did not open until the second week of February. The Highline Express, chair No. 10, is the eastern-most lift on the front of Vail Mountain. […] Industry News Nick Retterer | April 1, 2021 0 Comments
Adventurer Completes Frozen Mongolian 100-Mile Race in Jeans and Work Shoes After Airline Loses his Luggage Adventurer Peter Messervy-Gross, 47, spent months training for an extreme four-day Mongol 100 challenge, which took place in temperatures reaching -25C, and spent hundreds on specialist kit required for the event. But when he flew from Heathrow to Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar, his bags didn’t arrive with him. Unable to buy footwear to fit his size 13 feet, he decided to take […] SnowBrains | March 29, 2019 0 Comments
10 Dead & 7 Missing After An Avalanche Takes Out A Group of Climbers On A Mongolian Peak According to Xinhua, 10 people are dead and 7 are missing after an avalanche took out a group of climbers on Mount Otgontenger in the province of Zavkhan in western Mongolia. The group of climbers reached the summit and were on their way down when an avalanche was triggered on Sunday. A separate group of 10 climbers made it down the mountain safely and […] Avalanche AvyBrains | October 24, 2017 0 Comments
Ski Mountaineering in Mongolia | “Camels Are Never Cold” movie trailer When we think of Mongolia, we think of high plains, wild asses, camels, yurts, nomads, & yak butter tea. We don’t think of mountains, glaciers, snow, and skiing. Unbeknownst to us, all of these things exist. Mongolia has mountains, plenty of snow, and epic skiing. Ski mountaineering seems to have reached every zone of Earth in recent years but we’ve […] Movie Trailer SnowBrains | July 3, 2013 3 Comments
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