19 Locations in South Africa Suffered Coldest Ever Recorded Temperatures Last Week While many areas of the northern hemisphere are being punished by record-breaking heatwaves, the other side of the planet is suffering at the other end of the thermometer. A ‘big freeze’ that had its hold on South Africa last week was responsible for 19 cold temperature records being smashed. Related: NOAA: Preliminary Analysis Concludes Pacific Northwest Heatwave Was a 1,000-Year Event… […] WeatherBrains | July 26, 2021 1 Comment
Sandboarding Takes Over Cape Town, South Africa No snow? How about sand? Sandboarding is taking over Cape Town, South Africa as the city’s next great extreme sport. It almost never snows in Cape Town, but that isn’t stopping adventurers from riding the local mountains. And by mountains, I mean sand dunes, huge, white, sand dunes. Cape Town, South Africa is located on he southern most tip of […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | August 25, 2020 0 Comments
It’s Dumping in Africa! Tiffindell, South Africa’s Only Ski Resort, Getting Plenty of Snow It’s dumping in South Africa right now, as Tiffindell Alpine Resort, the country’s only ski area, has been on the end of over 4″ of fresh snow the last day or two. The resort opened early-June for a season that lasts through until September. Related: VIDEO: South Africa Just Received a Record-Breaking Snowfall | Watch in Awe as these Guys […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 2, 2019 1 Comment
A Plane Got Stuck In A Zipline Cable On Friday In South Africa | Occupants Were Stuck 300+ Feet Off The Ground On September 28th, 2018, two occupants of a small aircraft had to be rescued after their plane got caught up in a 2km long zip-line cable. The incident occurred on Pilanesberg, a mountain in northwestern South Africa. Thankfully, the plane got hung up on the cable, which allowed the pair to walk away with only minor injuries. Local authorities utilized air rescue […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 2, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: South Africa Just Received a Record-Breaking Snowfall | Watch in Awe as these Guys Shred it [arve url="https://youtu.be/Byfc8HyrNjA"] SnowBrains | July 8, 2018 113 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Resorts Open for Riding in the Southern Hemisphere Right Now As the northern hemisphere winds up their winter season, in the southern hemisphere winter is just kicking off. More and more resorts are opening every week. Mt. Hutt, one of New Zealand’s highest resorts, opened this weekend with one of its snowiest openings in recent memory. 2000 skiers turned out to the opening day on Friday where they had the […] Industry News Steven Agar | June 11, 2018 0 Comments
Southern Africa 2018 Ski Season Begins! Fresh snow fell at Southern Africa’s two ski fields – Afriski in Lesotho and Tiffindell in South Africa – marking the start to the 2018 ski season! The snowfall was too light to create a solid base, but the cold temperatures are perfect for snowmaking. Snowmaking plays an important role at South Africa’s resorts. Even with top elevations of 2900 […] Industry News Jenah MacGrain | June 7, 2018 2 Comments
VIDEO: 40 Ton Humpback Whale Leaps Entirely Out Of The Water Craig Capehart captured this incredible footage of a 40 ton humpback whale leaping entirely out of the water. It occurred on a rare clear, crisp, cold winter day offshore Mbotyi in Pondoland, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. Chris Wallner | December 4, 2017 0 Comments
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