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“I’m a Skier So I Hate Warm Weather”—Can You Suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder in the Summer?

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We are well into June and the summer solstice is right around the corner, signaling the start of the warm season. It is usually around this time of year that I feel the doldrums of summer set in—and summer has only just begun. I likely feel this way because ski season has long ended, there are no good sports to […]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | June 18, 2025
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Woman Killed by 200-Foot Fall On Via Ferrata Route Near Telluride, Colorado

A 53-year-old woman from Arizona fell approximately 200 feet to her death while attempting a via ferrata route near Telluride, Colorado just before noon on Wednesday. According to the San Miguel County Sherrif’s Office, the 53-year-old victim from Tuscon was climbing Telluride’s Via Ferrata with her friend when she slipped and fell. She ended up plummeting 200 feet to the […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 6, 2021
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Professional Adventure Guide Chason Russell Dies in Crystal River, CO Kayaking Accident

Professional adventure guide and volunteer for Mountain Rescue Aspen Chason Russell, 41, went missing after attempting a perilous section of Colorado’s Crystal River on Thursday. His body was found on Saturday in an area known as the Meatgrinder, where he was last seen by his two accompanying friends that day, the Pitkin County Coroner’s Office said. Russell drowned and his […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 21, 2021
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Skier Killed in Grand Teton National Park, WY Avalanche Monday

The avalanche fatality death-toll rose in Wyoming this afternoon when a 33-year-old man was buried in an avalanche in Grand Teton National Park. According to Teton County Coroner, Matthew Brian of Jackson and originally from Pennsylvania was killed in an avalanche at approximately 12:30 pm on Monday, February 22. Jackson Hole News and Guide reports that park rangers and Teton […]

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AvyBrains | February 22, 2021
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Avalanche Kills Snowmobiler in British Columbia

A significant storm left up to 70 centimeters (27.5 inches) of fresh powder in the backcountry near Mackenzie, BC on Saturday. A snowmobiler was killed.  Avalanche Canada said that there were “very dangerous avalanche conditions” in the treeline and alpine at the time of the snowmobiler’s death last Saturday, Nov. 28.  Related: The SnowBrains Podcast – Episode #7 – Andrew […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | December 2, 2020
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Two Tourists Found Dead in Hot Tub in Snowmass, CO

A man and a woman in their 30s were found dead in a Snowmass Village condo complex hot tub Wednesday morning in Colorado. Foul play is not suspected, the Aspen Times reports. At this time the names of the victims have not been released. All that is known is that the man was 31 and the woman was 32 and […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 6, 2020
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Ruidoso, New Mexico’s Best Skier Dies in Tragic Accident: Fundraiser Organized to Help Family

It’s never a good day when you’ve learned you just outlived your brother. But it was always a good day with Alex Davis.  Because I think if life had a flavor it’d be bittersweet.  Bitter, when you’re living in a world where you can’t go skiing with your brother anymore or do all the things you loved doing with him.  […]

Martin Kuprianowicz | October 1, 2020
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VIDEO: Great White Shark Kills 15-Year-Old Surfer in Australia

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SwellBrains | July 20, 2020
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Hikers Discover Fresh Graffiti in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

A beautiful view from atop a boulder in lower Little Cottonwood Canyon was ruined on Tuesday. Related: Vail Resorts Billboard in Park City, UT Eloquently Vandalized by Disgruntled Local Two hikers alerted Unified Police officers that they had potentially spotted a group of vandals graffitiing a large granite boulder in the Salt Lake City neighboring canyon. When they arrived to […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 29, 2020
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Bodies of Missing Trekkers Found in Nepal 3-Months Later

Recent spring thaw in Earth’s tallest mountain range has solved a 3-month long mystery, revealing tragedy. RELATED: India Air Pollution Dropped So Much That The Himalaya Are Visible For the First Time in 30-Years! Last week, the bodies of two missing trekkers were located after a South Korean duo went missing in January 2020 along with at least four other […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 30, 2020
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Heartbroken Dog Stays By Owner’s Side After Fatal Fall From Cliff in Kentucky, Leads Rescue Teams to His Location

  A search for a missing Powell County, Kentucky man ended in despair Monday night. Powell County Search and Rescue says a man left his home on his 4-wheeler around 11 a.m. Monday and never returned. Family members tried calling him then went out on ATV’s to search for him, according to ABC 36 News. Crews from Powell County and […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 29, 2020
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Dead Humpback Whale Washes Ashore at San Francisco’s Baker Beach

People at San Francisco’s Baker Beach were confronted with a stomach-turning sight on Tuesday when a dead humpback whale washed up on the shore. Beachgoers are being warned to stay away from the whale’s corpse, ABC 7 News reports. RELATED: While Humans Quarantine, Animals Come Out To Play On Tuesday, scientists with the Marine Mammal Center performed a partial necropsy on […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 25, 2020
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Human Remains Found by Trail Near Denver, CO Identified as Paramedic Missing Since 2016

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A hiker made a disgruntling discovery near a trail on Green Mountain Thursday morning when they stumbled upon human remains. Lakewood police have since identified the remains to be those of a paramedic who has been missing since July 2016, KDVR reports. RELATED: Missing Kayaker’s Body Found in Colorado: Drone Footage Led to His Discovery According to […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 23, 2020
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Missing Kayaker’s Body Found in Colorado: Drone Footage Led to His Discovery

Sad news out of Trinidad, Colorado: a kayaker, who went missing on Monday, April 6, was found dead last week submerged beneath the waters of a local lake. Apparently, witnesses saw the kayaker capsize and then disappear, OutThere Colorado reports. The kayaker’s disappearance commenced what would turn into a multi-day search on North Lake, west of Trinidad, Colorado.  Search efforts conducted […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 16, 2020
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El Paso County in Colorado Has The 6th Highest COVID-19 Fatality Rate in the U.S.

El Paso County in Colorado — home to Colorado Springs and a county-wide population of 699,232 people — has the 6th highest COVID-19 fatality rate in the country. On March 29, 5.1% of confirmed COVID-19 cases in El Paso County resulted in death, Out There Colorado reports. Dougherty, Georgia, has the highest fatality rate among COVID-19 cases with a 7.1% fatality […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 3, 2020
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Reward Offered: 6 Bull Elk Poached in Park City, UT Area

Conservation officers from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are offering a reward for anyone who has information regarding the poaching of 6 bull elk killed in the Knob Hill area of Park City, UT. Between Dec. 20, 2019 and Jan. 15, 2020, six mature bull elk were illegally shot and killed in the area, the Utah Division of Wildlife […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 6, 2020
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What Revelstoke, BC’s Most Deadly Disaster Can Teach Us 110 Years Later

On March 4, 1910, Canada had its worst avalanche disaster in history. The 1910 Rogers Pass Avalanche killed 62 men clearing a railroad line near the summit of Rogers Pass through the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia near the town of Revelstoke. This is the accident summary, provided by Wikipedia: On the evening of March 4 work crews were dispatched to clear a big […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | March 4, 2020
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Full Report of 2 Snowbike Riders Killed by Avalanche in Vail Valley, CO

A group of three snowbike riders were all caught in a fatal avalanche in the South Fork of Dickson Creek, east of Red and White Mountain near Valley Vail, CO on Feb. 15, 2020. All three of them were caught, one was partially buried, and two were killed. The CAIC said in a report that the group unintentionally triggered a […]

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AvyBrains | February 24, 2020
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2 Snowboarders Die at Mt. Hood Meadows, OR, in Separate Incidents

A California man was found dead last Monday, Feb. 17 at Mt. Hood Meadows ski resort, OR, after another snowboarder was killed in the same area only a day prior, Oregon News reports. The man from California, Tim Bauters, 47, was reported missing by his family after he had failed to show up to work on Saturday. His family said […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 21, 2020
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Skier Killed by Avalanche in Gaspésie, Canada

One skier was killed and another suffered minor injuries after both were caught in an avalanche in Quebec’s Chic-Chos mountain range on Wednesday, Feb. 19. CBC News reports that the skiers were part of a group of four skiers out for a ski in the Mines Madeleine area in Gaspésie provincial park when avalanche was triggered, killing one skier and […]

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AvyBrains | February 20, 2020
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