Anchorage, AK Gets Snow After Warm November | Storm Breaks 3 Records. Last Saturday Anchorage saw its first major snowfall of November. Throughout the day, snow showers were reported along the city, leaving several inches of snow on what is its first measurable snow accumulation of the season. Intermittent showers produced a total of 5 to 9 inches of snow in the Anchorage Bowl, with the hillsides seeing even a higher amount […] Weather Micho | November 18, 2019 1 Comment
Mission Achieved! Nepali Man Climbs World’s 14 Highest Mountains in 6-Months | Smashes Previous Record by 7-YEARS A 36-year-old Nepali just became the fastest climber to summit the world’s 14 highest mountains on Tuesday, summiting all the mountains in just over six months, smashing the previous record by more than seven YEARS. “MISSION ACHIEVED !” says @nimsdai from the summit of #Shishapangma #14peaks7months #History At 8:58 hrs local time, Nims and his team reached the summit of […] Climbing CragBrains | October 29, 2019 0 Comments
Colorado’s 115ºF in July Has Been Confirmed as State’s Highest Temperature EVER Recorded It has been officially confirmed that Colorado broke its previous all-time record high temperature on July 20, 2019, when the mercury reached 115ºF near Lamar, 209 miles southeast of Denver. The previous record high was 114 degrees, tied on July 1, 1933, in Las Animas and July 11, 1954, in Sedgwick. Related: September in Denver, CO Was the Hottest EVER […] WeatherBrains | October 18, 2019 0 Comments
1 Year After Beating Cancer: Sarah Thomas Swims the English Channel 4x Nonstop The most times the English channel had been swum until Sarah Thomas plunged on the scene was 3 times. Sarah added another lap, making her the 1st person to swim it 4 times. At 21 miles across (as the crow flies), the trip would be 84 miles if done in a straight line, but the tides dramatically changed Sarah’s route. […] Sydney Stephens | October 1, 2019 0 Comments
A Number of Record High-Temperatures Smashed Across Colorado Yesterday A number of high-temperature records were broken across Colorado yesterday as record-breaking heat hit Denver and the south east. Related: Softball Sized Hailstone that Fell in Colorado is Officially a Record In Denver, a high of 98ºF broke the day’s record of 97ºF, set in 1986. The mercury in Pueblo hit 102ºF, smashing the city’s previous record for the date […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 20, 2019 0 Comments
Softball Sized Hailstone that Fell in Colorado is Officially a Record Colorado has officially set a new hail size record. The National Weather Service has confirmed that the hailstone that fell near Bethune, CO was 4.83-inches in diameter, and weighed just over half a pound. Related: Freak Hail Storm Buries Vehicles Under 5-FEET of Ice in Mexican City of Guadalajara The hailstone fell at a home north of Bethune Tuesday and […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 16, 2019 0 Comments
New Record Set as 150 Paragliders Land on the Summit of Mont Blanc, France 150 flyers from around the world took advantage of the exceptional conditions created by Europe’s heatwave to set a record for the number of paragliders to land on the summit of Mont Blanc. Related: Mountaineers Land Plane Just Below Mont Blanc Summit then Dash for Peak with Police in Pursuit The exceptional heatwave and absence of wind allowed the paragliders […] SnowBrains | July 3, 2019 1 Comment
Houston, TX Set a SNOWFALL Record Last Week Beating the Previous Record of 0.00″ Set Last Year Temperatures hit highs well over 90ºF in Houston, TX last week, but that didn’t stop the city setting an unlikely record: Houston set a record for snowfall on Friday. Related: Beartooth Pass, MT Finally OPENS After Being CLOSED Past 5-Days For Snow! While it’s not too unusual to hear reports of snow at the highest elevations of western North America […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 1, 2019 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin is Winningest Female World Cup Slalom Skier Ever Mikaela Shiffrin, 23 finished the best year of her career by breaking yet another record, overtaking one of her childhood heroes to become the most successful female slalom skier in World Cup history. In the final race of 2018, she added her 36th slalom victory, having previously shared the record with Austria’s Marlies Raich (Schild), who won 35 times before retiring […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 3, 2019 0 Comments
How Much Snow Does Mt. Rainier, WA Actually Get? Mt. Rainier is Washington’s highest peak, and at 14,411-feet, is the only 14er in the state. Located just over 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean and roughly 60 miles southeast of Seattle, Mt. Rainier doesn’t just appear to stand alone, it really does so more than most mountains. In fact, it is ranked 3rd out of 128 ultra-prominent mountains in the […] Jon Roubik | November 16, 2018 4 Comments
Cyclist Completes First ‘Everesting’ on Everest | 41-Hours Non-Stop, 29,030-Feet Climbed, 220-Miles Covered Since late 2013, riders around the world have been attempting to “Everest” their local climbs; trying to complete enough ascents of one climb to amass 29,030-feet of vertical gain, the height of Mt. Everest, reports Cycling Tips. Nowadays, “Everesting” is a global phenomenon, more than 2,700 “Everestings” have been completed, from roughly 2,000 riders, in almost 80 countries. But now, […] Biking CycleBrains | August 13, 2018 0 Comments
Backflip Record Still Holds – 43 Years Later! Valentines Day, 1975 in Ski Acres (now Summit Central at Snoqualmie, WA), sixteen skiers were able to hold hands during a unison backflip! It took a few tries and finally they got the number up to 16 people doing a backflip in unison, breaking the previous record held by the “Flying Coyotes”, with eight jumpers in 1974. One of the […] Industry News Kristen Strom | July 8, 2018 0 Comments
Aussie Steve Plain Climbs the Seven Summits in only 117 days. A New Record. News from the world of climbing just keeps flowing in! Earlier in the week, before the record setting Everest climbs on Wednesday, Aussie Steve Plain quietly completed his last of the “7 Summits” in a record time of 117 days, 6 hours and 50 minutes. Steve’s time beat the record of 126 days set by Polish climber Janusz Kochanski last […] Climbing Mike Lavery | May 18, 2018 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn Postpones Entering Men’s Races to Focus on Beating World Cup Wins Record Although Lindsey Vonn still has intentions of competing with the men and entering a men’s World Cup race, at the moment she is focussing on beating just one man: Ingemar Stenmark. She just pulled back her proposal to enter a men’s World Cup race in November, instead keeping her focus on training to break the World Cup career wins record in what […] Industry News Steven Agar | May 17, 2018 2 Comments
Kami Rita Sherpa summits Everest for a Record 22nd Time A good weather window means things are going off on Everest right now! Kami Rita Sherpa, a veteran mountain guide, topped out on Everest early this morning for a record 22nd time! He and nine Chinese climbers summited from the Nepal side and were safely on their way down to a lower camp by the afternoon. The 48 year old […] Climbing Mike Lavery | May 16, 2018 2 Comments
Record Breaking 78-Foot Wave Recorded Off New Zealand Scientists have just registered the largest wave ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, measuring in at an astonishing 78ft high. The experts believe the wave, which was measured in New Zealand, is record-breaking. It was measured by a buoy on New Zealand’s Campbell Island in the Southern Ocean on Tuesday. The previous record for the southern oceans was previously held by […] Surf SwellBrains | May 14, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Simply Stunning Time-Lapse of a Superhuman Record Breaking El Capitan Climb This time-lapse sped up video of the record-setting El Capitan climb last fall is simply stunning. For a climb that takes most climbers 3 to 4 days, this is an almost superhuman effort. Well worth a watch, just sit back at marvel at these guys. On a cold, misty morning in late October 2017, after 11 previous attempts, Brad Gobright and […] Climbing CragBrains | April 23, 2018 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn Reminds us Why She’s One of the Best Skiers on the Planet | 82nd Victory puts her 4 Away from All-Time Record Lindsey Vonn recently said she wouldn’t stop until she got the record, and she got just a little closer. A couple of weeks since the Olympics finished, Vonn, is making sure we keep tabs on her. After failing to win a gold medal at the Winter Games in PyeongChang, she just reminded the world why she’s still one of the […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 15, 2018 0 Comments
Last Three Months the Warmest on Record for Colorado | Temperatures Averaged ABOVE Freezing The NWS just posted on their Facebook page that November 2017 through January 2018 was the warmest Nov-Jan period on record in Colorado and many of the western states. Looking at the map above, there’s an obvious east/west divide, with the east winning amongst winter enthusiasts! In Alamosa, the average temperature of 29.0F through this 3 month period was the warmest on […] Weather Steven Agar | February 8, 2018 9 Comments
Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC Celebrating the Most Snow in their History | 26-Feet Season to Date with More to Come Over the past week, 43 inches of snow has fallen at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, and not for the first time this season. RMR is currently on record-pace for its seasonal snowfall amount, with just over 26-feet of snow to date. And with more snow in the forecast all this week, this 10th anniversary season is shaping up to be one […] Weather Steven Agar | February 5, 2018 0 Comments
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