Slopestyle Course Revealed for 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia The FIS just released images and numbers on what the slopestyle course for skiers and snowboarders will look like at the 2014 winter games in Sochi, Russia. It looks unreal. You’re gonna have to have some stamina and one serious bag of tricks to keep it together through the entire thing. words and photos by FIS Today [August 21, 2013] […] Olympics SnowBrains | August 23, 2013 2 Comments
“What Is & Where Is Sochi, Russia?” Yep, Sochi, Russia, home of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, is a beach town. Ya know, palm trees, warm water, bikinis, sunscreen? Sochi lies in a sub-tropical climate akin to Florida’s climate. But 30 miles away from that beach lies the foot of the Caucasus mountains (which white people are named after) and, hopefully, a lot of snow. Already the […] SnowBrains | August 7, 2013 3 Comments
NPR Story: Are the 2014 Winter Olympics Hurting the Beach Town of Sochi, Russia? This NPR story sheds light on what exactly is happening to Sochi, Russia as they prepare for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Sochi isn’t what we think. It’s not a ski resort town. It’s a beach resort town (luckily they’ve stored 450,000 cubic meters of snow for 2014) on the Black Sea that is getting a winter make over for […] SnowBrains | June 12, 2013 6 Comments
Russians Stockpiling Snow Now for 2014 Winter Olympics | 2 Test Events Canceled Due to Low Snow in 2013 “We think it’s unlikely that there will be 2 mild winters in a row. Even if this winter is without snow and mild, we’ll still have 450,000 cubic meters, which, of course, is enough.” – Mikail Tiguskin, snow saving operations manager The Russians have begun stockpiling snow for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. They’ve already stored 450,000 cubic meters […] Olympics SnowBrains | June 4, 2013 4 Comments
Brain Post: Frozen Woolly Mammoth Found in Russia with Flowing Blood | Clone It? PRESERVED MAMMOTH FACTS: – a preserved full grown Woolly Mammoth with flowing blood and preserved muscle tissue was found for the 1st time ever in Siberia – Russian scientists found this Mammoth in the Lyakhovsky Islands in the Arctic Sea in Russia’s northeast – It appears that Mammoth blood has a type of antifreeze built into it. “For now our […] Brains SnowBrains | May 30, 2013 4 Comments
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