Snowstorm Dumping in Alps and Pyrenees This Weekend While Resorts in the Western US are blowing snow to open on time, many resorts in the Alps and Pyrenees are expecting huge snowstorms to bring feet of snow over the weekend. So far fall snowstorms have broken records for snowfall in the Alps this season. Early December storms in the Alps as well the Pyrenees have many resorts expecting a couple […] Aunika Skogen | December 4, 2021 2 Comments
VIDEO: Professional Skier Adrià Millan Makes First Turns of the Season in Pyrenees Mountains View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adrià Millan Pla (@millan_adria) It’s never too early to ski in September! Adrià Millan Pla is a professional skier from the Pyrenees and he just scored his first turns of the season in his local mountain range. After snowing 20″, Millan strapped on his skis and got to work. Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 28, 2020 0 Comments
Frenchman Who Tried to Walk Through The Pyrenees to Spain for Cheap Cigarettes Needed Helicopter Rescue A Frenchman had to call for help when he got lost walking through the Pyrenees mountain range in a quest to purchase cheap cigarettes in Spain. The citizens of France, like the majority of the rest of the world, are currently in lockdown and anyone who leaves their house needs a written note explaining why. Related: UPDATE: 2,500 Coronavirus Victims Sign-Up […] SnowBrains | April 13, 2020 0 Comments
Microplastic Pollution Carried by the Wind Now Being Found On the Tops of Mountains Tiny fragments of microplastic have been discovered in the Pyrenees mountains of southern France, blown there and deposited by the wind, scientists reported Monday, writes USA Today. Related: Plastic Waste and Toxic Chemicals are Being Found in the Remotest Areas of the Planet Scientists were able to determine that the microplastics – which is plastic that’s less than five millimeters in length – […] SnowBrains | April 16, 2019 0 Comments
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
2016/17 Winter Outlook in Europe | by Accuweather Accuweather.com‘s Winter Outlook 2016/17 in Europe: Forecast Looks Decent For: European Alps Pyrenees European Alps: Almost all of the skiing in western Europe is in the Alps here, so pay close attention. “From late January through February, the primary storm track will shift southward guiding frequent storm systems into France. The risk for flooding will extend from northern Spain through southern France and […] Weather Sergei Poljak | October 6, 2016 0 Comments
Record Breaking Andorra Snow Makes Freeride Competition in the Pyrenees Highlight Worthy (editors note: Andorra was claiming the deepest snowpack on Earth in March at 20 feet deep. Andorra is having their best snow winter in 20 years. This makes for the best ever conditions at a Freeride competition in Andorra.) Many people will be surprised to discover that the Pyrenees have a strong, thriving freeride ski scene. Don’t believe me? Take a […] Lee Lyon | April 18, 2013 2 Comments
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