The 5 Scariest Lifts in the World We’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 Valley… […] SnowBrains | November 11, 2024 19 Comments
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 “What’s the weirdest ski trail name you’ve come across?” Below is just a sample of some of their answers. We tried to categorize them as best we […] Laughs Brent Thomas | March 25, 2024 16 Comments
7 Best Dog Breeds for Snow 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 Samoyed’s are classified as […] Breya Bergom | June 10, 2022 3 Comments
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, “runaway ramp?” 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 […] SnowBrains | October 15, 2021 174 Comments
VIDEO: World-Record-Holding Climber Colin O’Brady and Joe Rogan Talk Mt. Everest [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdUav0AoDfM"] Jesse | August 24, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Avalanche Airbag Saves Rider’s Life: Why Airbags Are Crucial in the Backcountry [arve url="https://youtu.be/AHO-9R8PCqQ"] AvyBrains | February 8, 2021 Likes Tweets 2 Comments
VIDEO: Skier Chased by Bear at Romanian Ski Resort [arve url="https://youtu.be/VKkPAc4XM0I"] SnowBrains | January 28, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Giant Inbounds Avalanche Triggered by Control Teams at Closed French Ski Area [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXw8U-39drk&feature=emb_title"] AvyBrains | January 21, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Don’t Let Powder Fever Get the Best of You This Season Powder fever is real. How real? Real enough to smash the window of someone’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 […] Martin Kuprianowicz | January 14, 2021 1 Comment
VIDEO: All California, All High Elevation, All Scary Ski Movie [arve url="https://youtu.be/idvv1uZFm08"] SnowBrains | April 17, 2020 Likes Tweets 2 Comments
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 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 17, 2020 0 Comments
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 man’s co-workers didn’t know him as well as they thought. […] SnowBrains | April 13, 2020 1 Comment
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 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 1, 2020 0 Comments
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. I’ve never experienced an earthquake before and when I woke up I couldn’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 […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | March 18, 2020 0 Comments
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 SnowBrains | March 6, 2020 0 Comments
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 — the natural fixture in the shape of a mushroom composed of rime ice — looks seemingly harmless. And then a part of it breaks loose, raining frozen hell on anything below. This video was captured by […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | March 6, 2020 0 Comments
Steepest Groomed Run in Europe Debuts at Austrian Resort The steepest groomed trail in Europe just opened for the first time at Austria’s Kaunertal Glacier last weekend. The new run has a pitch of a little over 41° (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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 27, 2020 0 Comments
‘Historic weather event’ in the Wasatch: 48 avalanches in 72 hours Last week’s storm that hit the Wasatch has now been dubbed as a ‘historic weather event‘ and it’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 […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | February 13, 2020 0 Comments
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 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 11, 2020 0 Comments
Detailed accounts from 2 avalanche survivors on Utah’s Mount Olympus Memorial Couloirs Author of the “Chuting Gallery,” Andrew Mclean, describes Mount Olympus’ Memorial Couloirs as “hard to see, hard to get to and hard to find, but quality skiing nonetheless.” The Memorial Couloirs are a series of easting-facing chutes with about a 45° pitch that flank the Mount Olympus Couloir which is tucked behind the far left-hand (north) shoulder of Mount Olympus […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | February 10, 2020 0 Comments
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