When is it Too Cold to Ski? Temperatures are Causing Olympic Racers to Throw Out Skis after Each Training Run The 2018 Winter Olympics have already begun in PyeongChang, and it’s possible they’re on track to be one of the coldest Olympic games yet, reports Bustle.com. Many skiers will claim that it’s never too cold to hit the slopes, so long as the skier in question is properly dressed for the cold. But there have already been reports from PyeongChang […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 9, 2018 0 Comments
Snowboarders Three Times More Likely to get Injured than Skiers, Study Finds A recent study has found that with a rise in the popularity of skiing and snowboarding as fun winter sports, the number of skier and snowboarder injuries also continue to rise, and according to researchers, snowboarders are three times more likely than skiers to sustain injury. Lead researcher Brett D. Owens from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 17, 2018 3 Comments
All Skiers Prone to Altitude Disease, H.A.P.E High Altitude Pulmonary Edema or HAPE is a life-threatening disease where excess fluid develops in the lungs, meaning people are unable to perform gas exchange properly and have a difficult time breathing. This is when someone is not getting enough oxygen to function normally, and typically effects mountaineers at altitudes above 2,500 meters. This affects hundreds of skiers each year, […] Industry News Kristen Strom | October 1, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Alta Skiers Redo John Denver Skiing Music Video & It’s Hilarious [arve url="https://vimeo.com/213362443"] SnowBrains | August 4, 2017 265 Likes 0 Tweets 1 Comment
VIDEO: Watch Avalanche Slam Into 4 Skiers in a “Safe Zone” One very important part of skiing and riding in avalanche terrain is choosing appropriate safe zones. The skiers in the video thought they were in a safe zone until an avalanche is triggered by their fellow ski partner and slams into them fully burying 2 out of 5 of them. No one was killed but bones were broken, ligaments were torn, and one person spent 4 days in the hospital. This video, taken by my friend Liam, is not only shocking to look at, but it offers some really good education for all of us. Here are some facts and observations below – please feel free to comment. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 12, 2015 4 Comments
Alta is for Skiers | Judge Dismisses Snowboarders’ Lawsuit Alta Ski Area is known for some of the deepest powder on the planet and its policy banning snowboarders from their lifts. Because of this, Alta “Ski” Area has been in the cross-hairs of Snowboarders for years who wish they could ride the lifts, and now thanks to U.S. District Court Judge Dee Benson, Alta can breathe a sigh of relief. If you haven’t been following the debate for nearly the last year, a group called Wasatch Equality has claimed their 14th Amendment rights were being violated by Alta Ski Area for not allowing them […] Industry News Kyler Roush | September 23, 2014 3 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
VIDEO | Wingsuit Flying Over Skiers America is the land of the free, but in Europe you are free to fly your wingsuit over skiers. Who is more free? Who knows. But this is pretty much insane and a great way to get all the adrenaline junkies on the same page. Right around 1:40 one of the wingsuit pilots goes for, what I can only assume is the equivalent of a wingsuit hand drag! I think this is a first, definitely haven’t seen wingsuit flying over skiers and paragliders. SnowBrains | March 13, 2014 1 Comment
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