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Minor Solar Storm from Hole in Sun’s Atmosphere to Hit Earth Wednesday

High-speed solar winds from a “hole” in the sun’s atmosphere are set to hit Earth’s magnetic field on Wednesday, August 3, triggering a minor G-1 geomagnetic storm. The prediction was made by forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) after observing that “gaseous material is flowing from a southern hole in the sun‘s atmosphere,” according […]

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WeatherBrains | August 3, 2022

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Bigger Blankets Are the Key to Saving Our Glaciers

Pontedilegno-Tonale Ski Resort has quite the problem on its hands: their Presena Glacier which allows the ski resort to have superb winter skiing and great summer skiing is melting at an alarming rate. According to saveoursnow.com, the Presena Glacier has lost 1/3 of its volume just between the years 1993 and 2011. The glacier’s rapid decline led to an unlikely […]

Industry News

Artur | July 12, 2021

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Pulseline Adventure, AK Report: Heli Spine Skiing With an All-Star Crew

Brought to you by Pulseline Adventure Report from April 16, 2021 On Saturday, we awoke from a multi-down-day slumber and emerged into the brilliant sunshine & fresh snow in Valdez, Alaska with Pulseline Adventures. We were here with legendary photographer Jeff Cricco & an all-star crew to shoot some Alaska heli-skiing. We opted for a fun, spiney face with good […]

Conditions Report

Miles Clark | April 19, 2021

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Crested Butte, CO Report: Extremes Open, Fresh Snow, and Bluebird Skies

Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Sunday, February 7, 2021 Crested Butte, CO – Today was absolutely epic. Super Bowl Sunday is always one of the best days of the year to ski. Liftlines were short and the mountain felt like it was midweek skiing. After waiting for the majority of the day in liftlines yesterday, today […]

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Dominic Gawel | February 8, 2021

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VIDEO: A Decade of Solar Activity in a 60-Minute Time-Lapse

SnowBrains | July 6, 2020

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Astronomical Event: Jupiter, Venus, And The Moon To Form A Smiley Face Next Month

In times like these, the world needs reasons to smile. Luckily for us, the cosmos is about to lend a hand with that. On May 16, a crescent moon, beneath Venus & Jupiter, will form a smiley face in the sky. This spectacle is called conjunction and is quite rare. The last time this happened was 12 years ago in […]

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