Svalbard Trip Report 2018 | Skiing & Sailing Deep Within The Arctic Circle Ice Axe Expeditions Svalbard Trip Report 2018 for more information visit: Ice Axe Expeditions The Arctic Circle. Snow, 24-hour sunlight, glaciers, icebergs, fjords, ocean, polar bears, guns, boats, mountains, ski paradise. Immersion. Immersion in a fierce way. You go from cruising through your normal, everyday existence to being 100% dependent on a 62-foot sailboat, its accompanying 16-foot inflatable dingy, the […] Trip Report Miles Clark | February 15, 2019 1 Comment
Snowstorms, High Winds, and Avalanche Risk Cause Evacuation of Norwegian Arctic Town Snowstorms and avalanche risk will lead to the evacuation of more than 100 people in the town of Longyearbyen on Norway’s Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, newspaper Aftenposten reported Wednesday. You might also like: Svalbard Trip Report 2018 | Skiing & Sailing Deep Within The Arctic Circle The evacuation of 29 homes and some student dormitories in risky areas will begin […] Avalanche WeatherBrains | January 10, 2019 0 Comments
Polar Bear Shot Dead for Attacking Cruise Ship Guard A polar bear has been shot dead after it attacked a cruise ship guard on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, within the Arctic Circle. The guard suffered non-life-threatening head injuries and is said to be in a stable condition. He was assigned to protect tourists who had landed on Svalbard’s northernmost island from the MS Bremen, which is operated by Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The […] SnowBrains | July 30, 2018 1 Comment
Svalbard Trip Report + Photo Tour: Skiing & Sailing at 79º North When you fly into Longyearbyen, Svalbard, the first thing you notice is the mind-bending scenery outside the window of the plane. This land was made for skiing and riding. The second thing I noticed was an older lady carrying a hulking .30-06 rifle over her shoulder on the street. What’s going on here? I was shortly thereafter informed of the 3 rules of […] Trip Report Miles Clark | March 6, 2017 1 Comment
VIDEO: Skiing the Eclipse in Svalbard | A Banff Mt. Film Festival Winner This video won ‘Best Snow Sports Film’ at the 2015 Banff Mountain Film Festival. “It was a ridiculous idea from the start. Travel to the edge of the earth to see one of the planet’s rarest events- a total solar eclipse in the Arctic. Faced with the likely reality of bad weather obscuring the sun and having to battle frigid, […] Featured Video SnowBrains | November 22, 2015 0 Comments
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