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The 5 Scariest Lifts in the World

World's scariest lifts Aguillle du Midi, Chamonix, France

Weโ€™ve all had a scary experience on a chairlift, tram, or gondola. Some lifts are scarier than others and that should be recognized. Whitelines.com put together a list of the 5 scariest lifts in the world along with some details as to why each lift is great at raising the hairs on the back of your neck. We personally get freaked out every time we ride Red Dog at Squaw Valleyโ€ฆ [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 11, 2024
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The Most Unforgettable Ski Trail Names

Everybody has their favorite ski run. The one that given the right conditions delivers incredible satisfaction. But what about the trail that stands out just on the name alone? We asked our followers โ€œWhatโ€™s the weirdest ski trail name youโ€™ve come across?โ€ Below is just a sample of some of their answers. We tried to categorize them as best we [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | March 25, 2024
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7 Best Dog Breeds for Snow

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It is not an unusual sight to see a dog with its owner on the mountain. This adorable, enjoyable moment can become a reality for anyone seeking a snowy friend. The following dog breeds are considered the best for intense snowy treks or a simple ball toss at the bottom of the ski hill. 7. Samoyed Samoyedโ€™s are classified as [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo Breya Bergom | June 10, 2022
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VIDEO: Camera Catches 18-Wheeler Narrowly Escaping Death on Runaway Ramp

You know those long, steep, runway-strip-looking pieces of road that you always drive past on mountainous highways with signs before them that read, โ€œrunaway ramp?โ€ Seldom do you ever see them actually used, and you often wonder if they are really a necessary installment to the state highway system. Well, here, a runaway ramp in Colorado really proved its necessity [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | October 15, 2021
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VIDEO: World-Record-Holding Climber Colin Oโ€™Brady and Joe Rogan Talk Mt. Everest

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Jesse | August 24, 2021
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VIDEO: Avalanche Airbag Saves Riderโ€™s Life: Why Airbags Are Crucial in the Backcountry

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AvyBrains | February 8, 2021
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VIDEO: Skier Chased by Bear at Romanian Ski Resort

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | January 28, 2021
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VIDEO: Giant Inbounds Avalanche Triggered by Control Teams at Closed French Ski Area

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AvyBrains | January 21, 2021
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Donโ€™t Let Powder Fever Get the Best of You This Season

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Powder fever is real. How real? Real enough to smash the window of someoneโ€™s car on the highway with your ski boots because their driving made you angry?  Apparently so. A week ago I was stopped at a light coming up to Big Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City, Utah when I saw mayhem blossom before my very eyes. It was 8ish-am [โ€ฆ]

Martin Kuprianowicz | January 14, 2021
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VIDEO: All California, All High Elevation, All Scary Ski Movie

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 17, 2020
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Skier Caught in Avalanche in Highland Bowl at Aspen Ski Resort, CO

A skier was caught in an avalanche in Highland Bowl at Aspen Highlands Ski Resort this morning, Friday, April 17, but was uninjured, Pitkin County officials say. The skier said he regretted his decision to ski the steep, snow-loaded terrain and that he hopes his experience serves as a lesson to others, according to The Aspen Daily News. RELATED: Backcountry [โ€ฆ]

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AvyBrains | April 17, 2020
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64-Year-Old Man Accidentally Ejects Himself from Fighter Jet at 2,500 Feet

A 64-year-old man on a surprise company outing to a French airbase was under so much stress when going for a joy ride in a fighter jet that he accidentally grabbed the ejector button and launched himself into the air 2,500 feet above the ground, CNN Travel reports. Apparently, the manโ€™s co-workers didnโ€™t know him as well as they thought. [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 13, 2020
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Can Earthquakes Cause Avalanches?

Yes, they can. A 6.5 magnitude earthquake was reported yesterday, March 31, in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho near the town of Stanley. The earthquake hit right at the tail end of a storm that dropped 2-3 feet of snow (HIGH avalanche danger), making it a very rare event. The Sawtooth Avalanche Center is saying that observers in Stanley heard [โ€ฆ]

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AvyBrains | April 1, 2020
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5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Salt Lake City, UT This Morning

I woke up to my entire house shaking at about 7:10 am. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. Iโ€™ve never experienced an earthquake before and when I woke up I couldnโ€™t tell if I was still dreaming or not. But then the shaking continued and I realized that this was an earthquake. A big one. Everything in my house [โ€ฆ]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | March 18, 2020
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VIDEO: Breaching Whale Lands on Two People in the Ocean

What would you do if a whale breach and landed on you as you were out for a swim or a kayak in the ocean?! RELATED: VIDEO: Kayaker Captures Moment Huge Humpback Whale Breaches Right Next to Him off Moss Landing, CA

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 6, 2020
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VIDEO: Patagonian Rime Ice Mushroom Collapses

The destruction caused by a rime ice mushroom in Patagonia which recently collapsed in almost unreal to watch. From far away, Cerro Torre โ€” the natural fixture in the shape of a mushroom composed of rime ice โ€” looks seemingly harmless. And then a part of it breaks loose, raining frozen hell on anything below. This video was captured by [โ€ฆ]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | March 6, 2020
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Steepest Groomed Run in Europe Debuts at Austrian Resort

The steepest groomed trail in Europe just opened for the first time at Austriaโ€™s Kaunertal Glacier last weekend. The new run has a pitch of a little over 41ยฐ (an 88% incline) which resort operators claim is steeper than the steepest part of the infamous Streif slope used in the annual Hahnenkamm downhill races in Kitzbuhel, Snowhunter reports. Related: 7 [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 27, 2020
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โ€˜Historic weather eventโ€™ in the Wasatch: 48 avalanches in 72 hours

  Last weekโ€™s storm that hit the Wasatch has now been dubbed as a โ€˜historic weather eventโ€˜ and itโ€™s not hard to tell why. Brought about by an upside-down storm, which is when a snowstorm deposits denser snow over less dense snow, rapidly creating a slab/weak layer combination, the snowpack in Big and Little Cottonwood canyons became extremely unstable incredibly [โ€ฆ]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 13, 2020
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Avalanche partially buries snowmobiler near Apex Mountain Resort, BC

British Columbia native Sam Johnson was sledding with a group of snowmobilers in the Powder 8 area southwest of Penticton, BC near Apex Mountain Resort when he was caught in a human-triggered avalanche and partially buried, Global News reports. Johnson was descending into a gully between two mountains when several slides came down, including one behind him and another in [โ€ฆ]

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AvyBrains | February 11, 2020
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Detailed accounts from 2 avalanche survivors on Utahโ€™s Mount Olympus Memorial Couloirs

Author of the โ€œChuting Gallery,โ€ Andrew Mclean, describes Mount Olympusโ€™ Memorial Couloirs as โ€œhard to see, hard to get to and hard to find, but quality skiing nonetheless.โ€ The Memorial Couloirs are a series of easting-facing chutes with about a 45ยฐ pitch that flank the Mount Olympus Couloir which is tucked behind the far left-hand (north) shoulder of Mount Olympus [โ€ฆ]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 10, 2020
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