34-Year-Old Climber Dies on Germany’s Highest Mountain A 34-year-old man has died while ascending Germany’s highest mountain, the 9,717-foot high Zugspitze. The climber, who reportedly attempted to climb the Zugspitze alone, was found dead by three hikers on Wednesday morning, 1,640 feet below the summit. A medic called to the scene could only confirm the death of the climber. The three hikers who found the body were […] Climbing Leander Walchshöfer | June 13, 2024 0 Comments
Missing Skier’s Body Found at Snowbird Ski Resort, UT On Sunday night, May 19, a concerned relative contacted the Unified Police Department that 60-year-old Charles Esposito had not returned from skiing at Snowbird, Utah. Police responded to the call and located Esposito’s vehicle in the Snowbird parking lot. Tracking his phone, officers narrowed down his location to an area near the Gadzoom Lift which is closed for the season. […] Industry News Luke Guilford | May 21, 2024 0 Comments
Police Trade in Their Cruisers for Skis and Begin Patrolling the Slopes at Vail and Beaver Creek, CO Over the last 18 years, the Mountain Patrol has put skiing police officers on the slopes of Vail and Beaver Creek. The idea is for the officers to serve more as a helping hand than to do actual police work. Don’t expect to see cops shredding all over the mountain, as only one or two officers work per week. Law […] Industry News Luke Guilford | March 9, 2023 1 Comment
2 Skiers Rescued After Becoming Lost and Exiting Sugar Bowl Resort, CA, Boundaries Sugar Bowl Resort is located in California, Northwest of Lake Tahoe. On Sunday, February 5th, a couple in their early 50s became lost and accidentally left the ski area’s boundary. Harsh weather conditions decreased visibility, causing the two skiers to become disoriented as they made their way toward Crow’s Nest from the Disney Express lift. The couple continued skiing down […] Industry News Luke Guilford | February 17, 2023 1 Comment
Toddler in Australia Found After Being Lost in Woods For 3-Days On Monday, a missing three-year-old boy named Anthony “AJ” Elfalak was found in Canberra, Australia. This was three days after he was initially lost in the woods of Australia. Elfalak, who is non-verbal and has autism, was found drinking water from his hands while sitting in a creek by a police helicopter crew. According to ABC News, he originally went […] Breya Bergom | September 7, 2021 0 Comments
As the Legalization of Cannabis Spreads, Drug Sniffing Dogs Go Jobless According to O.Berk, in 48 out of 50 states, some form of medical marijuana is legal, except for Nebraska and Idaho. Within those 48 states, many states are expanding on how much is legal and which variants. Recreational use of Marijuana is legal in 18 states, as well. This presents an obstacle for drug-sniffing dogs (K-9). While K-9 dogs can detect […] Breya Bergom | July 16, 2021 1 Comment
Soaring Unemployment Rates Among Drug-Sniffing Police Dogs The legalization of marijuana has been a trending topic in the United States for decades now. 18 states have legalized marijuana since 2012 and, according to the PEW Research Center, 90% of Americans support the legalization of Marijuana. As the legislation surrounding cannabis relaxes, and the plant becomes more socially acceptable throughout society, there is a decreasing demand for weed-sniffing […] Brains Jesse | July 14, 2021 1 Comment
Campers Arrested Near Arches National Park, UT for Violating Public Health Ordinance A couple who had been warned several times about camping restrictions due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19 was arrested on Wednesday in Grand County — home to Arches National Park — police say. Robert John Letterman, 56, and Joy Letterman Featherstone, 55, were arrested for violating a public health ordinance, theft of a car, and drug possession, KSL […] SnowBrains | April 17, 2020 0 Comments
Parks And Trails Full Of People in Colorado Despite Stay at Home Order and Social Distancing Protocols Crowds of people were seen in Cheeseman Park in Denver on Sunday despite a stay at home order and social distancing protocols put in place by Colorado governor Jared Polis in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. CBS Denver shared photos and social media posts illustrating the lack of compliance by many people in park and trail parking lots spread throughout […] SnowBrains | April 7, 2020 0 Comments
Criminal Investigation Underway at Austrian Ski Resort Linked to Thousands of Coronavirus Cases A criminal investigation has been opened at Ischgl, a popular Austrian ski town well-known for its party and après scene, into allegations that an initial coronavirus infection was covered up at the local ski resort which we now are considering as the center of the European outbreak. Hundreds of new cases in Germany, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark have been traced […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 27, 2020 0 Comments
Aspen Police Department Received 322 Calls During the 4-Day X Games Event The X Games took over Aspen for four days last week, with 111,500 people attending the event, according to ESPN, including a record 49,500 on Saturday alone. During those four days, the Aspen Police Department received more than 300 calls. “What it says to us is we were busy but not as bad as you might think,” a Facebook post on […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 30, 2020 0 Comments
How Dangerous is it to Leave Snow On Top of Your Car? Is it dangerous to leave snow on the top of your your car? The answer is YES! Snow and ice are very heavy and when it falls off a vehicle, it can become airborne. Ice and snow can hit oncoming cars and easily shatter windshields, injuring people inside. If California Highway Patrol (CHP) finds a vehicle with excess ice and […] Brains SnowBrains | December 13, 2019 1 Comment
58-Arrests @ Burning Man This Year… | Sexual Assault, Assault w/ Deadly Weapon, Drugs, More Contrary to popular belief that there is no law enforcement at Black Rock City in the Nevada desert, this year’s Burning Man, which came to an end yesterday, resulted in 58 arrests. This is a marked increase on last year’s 43 and the same as the 58 in 2017. Every year tens of thousands of people travel to the Black Rock […] SnowBrains | September 3, 2019 0 Comments
Mountaineers Land Plane Just Below Mont Blanc Summit then Dash for Peak with Police in Pursuit Two Swiss mountaineers landed a small plane less than 1,300-feet (400m) from the summit of Mont Blanc on Tuesday before heading straight for the summit of western Europe’s tallest peak with police in pursuit, the French gendarme reported. The pair landed the aircraft at 14,600-feet (4,450m) on the iconic mountain in the French Alps in an incident described as a […] Climbing CragBrains | June 19, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Tucson Police Department Investigates Suspicious White Substance [arve url="https://youtu.be/vj1LWJ0vV-w"] SnowBrains | March 1, 2019 162 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Ski and Snowboard Theft Cases Increase at Breckenridge in 2016 Ski and snowboard theft cases with the Breckenridge Police Department increased in 2016 after two years of decline. A total of 26 skis and snowboards were reported stolen, compared with 16 in 2015 and 25 in 2014. SKIS AND SNOWBOARD REPORTED STOLEN BY YEAR: 2013: 75 2014: 25 2015: 16 2016: 26 But the 2016 numbers remain well below 2013, when 75 boards […] Matias Ricci | January 20, 2017 1 Comment
Vail Police Investigates and Warns About Fraudulent Ski Lift Ticket Sale The Vail Police Department is investigating multiple cases of ski lift tickets being fraudulently sold online through third-party vendors. In each case, ski lift tickets are being sold through Craigslist to visitors coming into Vail from out of town. When they arrive to pick up their tickets, they are either non-existent or are fraudulent. HOW DOES THE FRAUD WORK: In one […] Matias Ricci | January 19, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Dutch Police Train Eagles To Take Down Drones According to IFL Science, Dutch Police have partnered with Guards From Above, a firm in the Hague who specialize in training birds of prey for private security, to help protected the skies from bad drones. The eagles are trained to recognize the drones as prey, which influences them to disable the drones with their talons and return to a safe […] Chris Wallner | February 2, 2016 0 Comments
No Charges for Snowboarder Who Triggered Missoula Avalanche There will be no charges filed against the Missoula snowboarder who triggered the February 28th slide that ran into a neighborhood. The avalanche occurred on Mount Jumbo, close to the Univeristy of Montana Missoula Campus. The avalanche destroyed the house of an elderly couple, burying them and two neighborhood children. All four were recovered alive but 68-year old Michel […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 5, 2014 2 Comments
Gordon Samel, ‘Into the Wild’ Moose Hunter Killed in Police Confrontation Gordon Samel, known for discovering the decaying body of ‘Into the Wild’ Chris McCandless has been killed in a police confrontation […] SnowBrains | March 15, 2014 0 Comments