Scottish Snow Patch Melts for Only 10th Time in 300-Years as UK Records Year’s Highest Temperature Famous for having melted entirely just nine times in the last 300 years, Scotland’s Sphinx (as it is affectionately referred to) has now melted for the 10th time as the country recorded its hottest day of the year at 90.86ºF (32.7ºC). The UK’s longest-lasting snow patch resides in a corrie called Garbh Choire Mor on the third-highest peak in the UK, […] SnowBrains | September 11, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Getting After the Last of Winter in Scotland [arve url="https://youtu.be/Ysd0YQLlomI"] SnowBrains | April 25, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
5,000-Points! Naked Skiers Photographed Atop Scottish Mountain 5,000-points each! Shane McConkey would be so proud… A pair of naked skiers were spotted atop a Scottish mountain over the weekend as temperatures dropped below freezing. Related: Butt Naked Skiing: Freedom at Its Finest The man and woman were on the 4,000-foot Cairn Gorm in the Scottish Highlands. A bird watcher spied them through his binoculars before snapping the pics. […] SnowBrains | December 23, 2021 0 Comments
The UK’s Longest Lasting Patch of Snow Has Melted for Only 8th Time in 300-Years Famous for having melted entirely just seven times in the last 300 years, Scotland’s Sphinx (as it is affectionately referred to) has now melted for an eighth time. This patch of snow resides in a corrie called Garbh Choire Mor on the third highest peak in the UK, Braeriach, in the Scottish Cairngorms. The patch of snow, known as the […] SnowBrains | November 5, 2021 0 Comments
At $21,000 to Enter, This Ultramarathon is One of the Most Expensive in the World Highland Kings Ultra is hosting a four-day camping race on the west coast of Scotland and plans to cover 120 miles. According to the BBC, this ultramarathon is one of the most expensive in the world, costing a generous $21,000 per person fee. An ultramarathon is any distance over 26 miles. With the long race, both distance and time-wise, competitors are used […] Breya Bergom | July 30, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Mysterious Skier Brings Jet Pack to Ski Resort, Uses it to Zoom up the Hill An unidentified flying skier (UFS) has been spotted at a remote ski area in the Scottish Highlands zooming around with a jet pack. I’m not making this up. The man who recently earned himself the nickname, “Rocket Man,” has been using his apparent homemade jet propulsion system to fly him up the slopes, saving him both time waiting in lift […] Laughs Martin Kuprianowicz | February 25, 2020 0 Comments
Curing Vertigo: a Testament to the Power of the Ski Edit Have you ever watched a POV ski edit? If you are reading this then the answer is likely yes, many of them. We all love to imagine ourselves as Candide Thovex or Leo Taillefer. These clips are nice on the eyes and are an easy way to cure the summer time blues. Meet a woman who uses them to cure […] Brains Robert Hansen | January 13, 2020 1 Comment
65-Year-Old Former Teacher has Skied in Scotland Every Month for Last Ten Years A 65-year-old former teacher has set a new record by skiing for 120 consecutive months in Scotland. Helen Rennie, from Inverness in Scotland, started hiking up mountains in search of patches of snow to ski on throughout the summer of 2009 and has managed to maintain that streak through to this day. Rennie claims she has faced some challenges along the […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 7, 2019 2 Comments