The Future of the American Ski Shop: How Local Shop ‘FOTM’ Survives and Thrives During a Pandemic Privately owned ski shops must already compete with mega online retailers, corporately owned stores, and big-box retailers, so the idea of trying to survive a worldwide pandemic may seem daunting if not downright impossible. And as world leaders beg us to keep our social distance and avoid gatherings of almost any size, our local ski shops are begging us to […] Industry News Alex K | November 13, 2020 0 Comments
Snowmobilers Who Fell Into Frozen Montana Lake Survived the Night Before Rescue by Building Fire Five snowmobilers were rescued early Monday after one of the group fell through thin ice on a remote Montana lake, forcing them to build a fire to keep warm and survive while they waited for help, officials said. The riders were on Dinah Lake in the Lolo National Forest near the Mission Mountains in western Montana, reports ABC. Related: Climber Survives […] SnowBrains | December 17, 2019 0 Comments
Family’s Dogs Survive THREE Weeks Lost in The French Alps Family dogs Mungo and Mika survived for THREE weeks in the French Alps alone while their owner Abigail Beaumont searched desperately for them. Abigail was walking the rescue dogs next to a canal in Morzine, France in March when they took off in search of adventure and disappeared. Although Mika, six, and Mungo, three, knew their way home, when they didn’t […] SnowBrains | April 23, 2019 0 Comments
‘Drunk As Hell’ Man Is Expected Survive After He Fell Off A 100-Foot Cliff While Camping In Colorado According to The Durango Herald, the 29-year-old man that fell off of a 100-foot cliff in the upper Hermosa Creek area, CO while camping with a friend is expected to survive. Around 9:25pm on Monday, officials were alerted of a man that activated his GPS tracking device to alert authorities that his friend had fallen off of a cliff and needed to […] Industry News Chris Wallner | September 8, 2017 0 Comments
Weekend Avalanche Roundup | 3 Dead, 3 Close Calls A snowmobiler was buried following a slide on Paulina Peak, the highest peak of the Newberry Volcano near Bend, Oregon. Kyle Thomas was out with two friends when he was caught in the avalanche around 3:30. His two companions immediately started searching for him in the debris pile. The avalanche occurred on the North […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 31, 2014 0 Comments
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