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[VIDEO] 2 Hospitalized at Beech Mountain, NC, After Water Line Violently Sprays Skiers on Chairlift

View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) According to Beech Mountain officials, 2 people were hospitalized after being sprayed with cold water on Friday after a water line appeared to break at Beech Mountain Ski Resort in North Carolina. Tim Williams took this video. It’s being reported that some skiers were blown off the lift when […]

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SnowBrains | January 8, 2022
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Does Obesity in U.S. Cities Correlate with Their Proximity to Ski Resorts?

This week, Wallethub.com published its findings on 2021’s Most Overweight and Obese Cities in the U.S. In the report, Wallethub listed the top 100 most populated metro areas in the United States and ranked them based on 19 categories that they determined indicate weight-related problems. Some of these categories include the highest percentage of obese adults, the highest percentage of […]

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Liam Abbott | March 5, 2021
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Florida Man Dies Sledding After Hours at Resort

A Florida man was killed last Friday night, Jan. 31. at Sugar Mountain Resort in North Carolina after sledding at the resort after it had closed. The man, 53, was apparently riding on a plastic disk when he hit a snowmaking machine and was killed by blunt force trauma, Sugar Mountain Police Chief David Henson said.  Related: Heli-Ski Expert Nicolas […]

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SnowBrains | February 6, 2020
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NOAA Head Responsible for Weather Prediction Died Swimming in Forecasted Dangerous Conditions

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The director of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) division responsible for predicting weather died Monday in North Carolina while swimming in dangerous conditions that federal forecasters had warned about, reports NBC News. Related: How to Spot, Avoid and Escape Rip Tides in the Ocean William Lapenta, head of the NOAA‘s National Centers for Environmental Prediction, drowned Monday while […]

WeatherBrains | October 4, 2019
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Hurricane Florence to Impact 20-Million People When it Hits the Carolinas on Thursday

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Hurricane Florence is beginning to strengthen again this morning after some fluctuations occurred overnight. It currently maintains a Category 4 strength, but that could intensify, and is expected to make landfall late afternoon Thursday with sustained winds of 140 mph. Hurricane warnings have already been issued for coastal areas of North Carolina and parts of South Carolina coast. Florence is […]

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WeatherBrains | September 12, 2018
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Nothing to See Here… Just an Alligator Chillin’ in the Ice

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The recent ‘bomb cyclone‘ across the east has left many trying to survive the cold, including southern alligators. The cold-blooded reptiles cannot generate their own body heat, but they can regulate it by changing their environment in a system called brumation. The creatures lower their body temperature and metabolism so they can survive. This essentially allows them to be frozen […]

Steven Agar | January 9, 2018
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2 Mountain Bikers Robbed of Bike at Gunpoint in Pisgah National Forest, NC | Manhunt For Suspect Ongoing

A gunman, Phillip Michael Stroupe III, held up two mountain bikers at gunpoint in Pisgah National Forest, NC on Saturday and stole their bike, according to the Transylvania Times. These two bikers were riding up Forest Road 477 when they heard sirens for 10 minutes before they heard and saw a fast moving car pass them.  The driver then stopped […]

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CycleBrains | July 24, 2017
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