5 States You Would Have Never Thought You Could Ski In What states come to mind when you think of skiing in the United States? Many would say Colorado, Utah, California, Montana, and Idaho. However, 37 out of the 50 states in the union have at least 1 ski resort servicing skiers and snowboarders year in and year out. Many of these resorts may not provide the most vertical feet or […] Brains Matt Scribner | November 3, 2022 0 Comments
Bear Injures Mother and 3-Year-Old After Ripping into Tent in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN | Bear Found and Euthanized Great Smoky Mountains National Park wildlife biologists and park rangers responded to Elkmont Campground on Sunday, June 12, following a bear incident that resulted in human injury. After an investigation and on-the-site monitoring, wildlife biologists successfully captured the responsible bear. Due to the risk to human safety, the bear was humanly euthanized on Monday, June 13. “The bear weighed approximately […] SnowBrains | June 16, 2022 0 Comments
Free Climber Killed in 100-Foot Fall A 34-year old Columbia, Tennessee resident died from injuries sustained by a 100-foot fall while free-climbing with a friend in the vicinity of Twin Arches in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area on August 8, 2021. The body was recovered with assistance from local emergency responders as well as staff from Obed Wild & Scenic River and then […] Climbing CragBrains | August 10, 2021 2 Comments
Does Obesity in U.S. Cities Correlate with Their Proximity to Ski Resorts? This week, Wallethub.com published its findings on 2021’s Most Overweight and Obese Cities in the U.S. In the report, Wallethub listed the top 100 most populated metro areas in the United States and ranked them based on 19 categories that they determined indicate weight-related problems. Some of these categories include the highest percentage of obese adults, the highest percentage of […] Brains Liam Abbott | March 5, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Tourists Get a Little TOO Close to a Bear in Smoky Mountain National Park, TN The NPS recommends staying at least 100-yards from a wild bear when you’re out in the wilderness. And even then, you’d better be able to run quickly if you need to! Witnessed this the other day while visiting the Smoky Mountains. Insane! Seems these morons didn’t get the message. It’s almost like they want to be mauled. Following which the bear would probably be […] SnowBrains | October 17, 2019 1 Comment
VIDEO: LA Rams Running Back John Kelly Says Skateboarding is Harder than Football [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsMxg-hrdyw"] Jon Roubik | April 19, 2019 0 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Missing Teenager Survives 11 Days Alone In Tennessee Wilderness August 11th, 2017— 18 year-old Austin Bohanan was searching for Ginseng, a medicinal root, with his stepfather in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park when he found himself separated and lost. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, Austin scaled a ridge and attempted to call his mother soon after, with no luck, and wound up sleeping there for his first […] Spencer Miller | August 24, 2017 0 Comments