VIDEO: Olympic Medal Winning GS Skier v World Champion Drone Racer | Who Will Win? [arve url="https://youtu.be/Wn_Fx2MwCB0"] SnowBrains | November 10, 2018 13 Likes 3 Tweets 0 Comments
Missing French Skier from 1954 Identified A skier went missing in the Italian/Swiss Alps over 60 years ago, and his identity and story have just been released. He was identified after his remains and story were shared all over social media last month as French. His glasses, watch, skis, and poles were not found until 2005, 50 years after the original disappearance very high in the […] Industry News Kristen Strom | July 31, 2018 0 Comments
60-Year Mystery of Dead Italian Skier At 10,171-feet high, the remains of a skier and some of his equipment were found on July 22nd of 2005 starting the mystery of a supposed Italian skier. The remains were found in the Aosta Valley in a glacier at Valtournenche in Cime Bianche, Italy. The incident happened close to the current small ski town, Breuil-Cervinia in Italy. Italian police […] Industry News Kristen Strom | July 13, 2018 0 Comments
Skier Survives 22-Hours Lost in Mount Baker, WA Wilderness after Solo Backcountry Lap Dave Drulard is recovering at home in Seattle after spending more than 20 hours in the Mount Baker Wilderness over the weekend, reports king5.com. Having skied with his family in the resort on Saturday morning, he took off alone in the afternoon hoping to get a really quick backcountry lap in and as daylight fell, ended up losing his way. […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 1, 2018 0 Comments
Canadian Skier Missing at Whiteface Mountain, NY Turns Up Safe & Well almost 3000 Miles Away in California We wrote last week about a Canadian skier missing at Whiteface Mountain, NY and the police efforts and public appeal for his whereabouts. In a bizarre new twist, he has turned up, safe and well, almost 3000 miles away, reports NBC. New York State Police said Constantinos “Danny” Filippidis, 49, of Toronto, was found 2,900 miles away Tuesday in Sacramento. […] Industry News Steven Agar | February 16, 2018 1 Comment
VIDEO: Skier Pulled Round the Streets of Boston Behind $300k Lamborghini I can’t think of a better use for a $300k supercar! Check out this video, courtesy of aviboston.com During the last major snowstorm, my friend took his brand new Lamborghini Performante out at night when the roads were empty and decided it would be fun to tow his friend along behind him on his skis! I can’t even imagine how […] Steven Agar | January 10, 2018 0 Comments
7 Holiday Gift Ideas for the Snow Sports Enthusiast Do you have someone in your life who’s snow crazed and you can’t think of what to get them for the holidays? We have 7 perfect holiday gift ideas for that will have them looking like a little kid on Christmas when they unwrap your present. Voormi Jacket/Vest Men’s Voormi Inversion Jacket, image: Voormi.com Voormi is an up and coming […] Gear Mitch McDermott | December 20, 2017 0 Comments
Afghan Skiers to Make History by Competing at the Winter Olympics Two Afghan skiers are aiming to inspire a new generation of skiers by being selected for the 2018 Games and marking the first time the war-torn country will compete at a Winter Olympics. Sayed Alishah Farhang and Sajjad Husaini, who have been training at Swiss resort St Moritz, will compete in the giant slalom in Pyeongchang. Farhang and Husaini, who […] Olympics Steven Agar | November 7, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Ski Icon Sean Pettit’s 2017 Edit Should Be Named “Indescribably Smooth” Thought to have been a ski prodigy at 12, iconic pro Sean Pettit is 25 years old and not peaking yet… he’s throwing down. We pushed the play again button more than once. Sean Pettit, SKI PART 2017 Music by: Mary “Bingo” Filmed by: Jeremy Wallace-Maclean, Jerm Thornburg, Ski Chef, Gabe Langois and friends. Edit by: Jeremy Wallace-Maclean LadyBrains | October 3, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: How to Be a Skier | In 29 Easy Steps… [arve url="https://youtube.com/watch?v=YPg4HuIQt9c"] Kyler Roush | June 20, 2017 50 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
Ski And Snowboard Visits Add Up To Be 53.9 Million In The U.S. This Winter According to the Aspen Times, total ski and snowboard visits increased this winter, despite the poor snow conditions that the eastern half of the United States experienced. Ski areas generated an estimated 53.9 million visits, which is an increase from the 53.6 million that were recorded throughout the 2014-2015 winter season. The record high season was in the winter of 2010-11, when […] Industry News Chris Wallner | May 23, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sammy Carlson Sends It Backwards & Spins Off 24-Story Ski Jump… [arve url="https://youtu.be/t-Y9riCoJ7k"] SnowBrains | December 15, 2015 0 Likes 4 Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skier Stays Perfectly on Feet After Losing Both Skis… This is very impressive. This ski racer hits a gate, double ejects from both skis and somehow manages to stay directly on his feet and boot ski his way to a controlled stop. This guy has some incredible balance and it was truly a freak incident that left him in a position to pull this off. Hats off to this guy. This is very impressive. This ski racer hits a gate, double ejects from both skis and somehow manages to stay directly on his feet and boot ski his way to a controlled stop. This guy has some incredible balance and it was truly a freak incident that left him in a position to pull this off. […] SnowBrains | February 16, 2015 0 Comments
The First Skiers: Deep in Time, Deep in the Altai Skiing is claimed to have originated in Russia, Norway, and the Altai Mountains of Northern China simultaneously. While modern skiing may draw its roots from Scandinavia, the roots of skiing may originate in the Altai Mountains at the end of the last ice age. China claims to have invented skis in this region nearly […] Featured Article Chaz Diamond | March 17, 2014 1 Comment
2 Killed in 2 Separate Montana Avalanches Following recent snowfall across the Western U.S. there has been high avalanche activity throughout the Rockies. In the past two days, two people were killed in unrelated incidents near Missoula and Cooke City, Montana. On Monday March 10, Peter Maxwell of Missoula was caught and buried in a slide in the Altoona Lakes area outside of Philipsburg, MT. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 12, 2014 1 Comment
Julia Mancuso Surfs Sochi After Winning Bronze Medal Squaw Valley’s Julia Mancuso, the most decorated female Winter Olympian in history, went surfing in Sochi, Russia last week. Julia is a surfer, has a house in Maui, and got invited to surf with Sal Masakela on her last day in Sochi, Russia’s Black Sea. Cool. “It was cold, but it wasn’t bad. I didn’t have a hoodie [an insulated neoprene hood] on, so I only lasted about 45 minutes. I caught four amazing waves. There were some big sets. Most of the waves were shoulder high. I caught some incredible waves all the way to the shore, so I was pretty stoked. We surfed up a storm, literally. There was a storm passing through and it died out in two hours, and the waves were gone after that. We hit it perfect.” – People Magazine […] SwellBrains | February 25, 2014 0 Comments
British Teenager with Avalanche Airbag Dies in Austrian Avalanche A British father, his twin boys, and there ski instructor were skiing off-piste at Lech am Arlberg ski resort in Austria at 1:24pm on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 when they were caught in an avalanche. Three of the four were caught in the avalanche and two of the three caught in the avalanche were completely buried. It appears […] Avalanche SnowBrains | December 19, 2013 1 Comment
Widow Of Dead Skier Sues Ski Buddy British Columbia, Canada The Canadian Broadcast Cooperation reported Monday that the widow of a backcountry skier, who died on a heli-ski tour in 2009, will be suing her late husbands “ski buddy”. To be clear: though the incident occurred in B.C. Canada, the Plaintiff is lives in the United States of America, the defendant lives in the United Kingdom. Mark […] Industry News Eric Behn | December 5, 2013 3 Comments
Skier Death Saturday at China Peak Ski Resort, CA From ABC News: FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Action News has learned the victim of the skiing accident at China Peak is 49-year-old Richard Sigle of Fresno. SnowBrains | March 19, 2013 0 Comments
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