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
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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 […] 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