Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Pipeline to Cross Underneath Appalachian Trail After a strenuous and drawn-out legal battle, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a pipeline company to construct a new 600-mile natural gas pipeline that would cross underneath the Appalachian Trail on federal land. Related: Get Paid to Drink Beer and Hike the Appalachian Trail NPR News reports that The 7-2 decision overturned one part of a lower court […] SnowBrains | June 17, 2020 0 Comments
One of the Longest Indoor Slopes in the World Planned on Virginia Landfill Site Fairfax County’s I-95 landfill in Lorton, Virginia may become home to the longest indoor ski slope in North America and one of the longest in the world. Alpine-X submitted a public-private partnership proposal to the county to build a 450,000- square-foot snow sports facility with an expected 1,700-foot ski slope and 280-feet vertical. While the company considered several other locations […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 31, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Black Ice Takes This Guy For A Ride Down His Driveway On January 9th, 2018, Kelly Bonse Besecker captured this video of a man sliding down his driveway due to black ice. The incident occurred in Loudoun County, VA. While it doesn’t look like the best thing to experience, it’s quite fun to watch. Chris Wallner | January 16, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Make Sure You Have Enough Speed On A Dry Slope Jump Or Else This Happens… View this post on Instagram A post shared by mello yello skiing (@melloyelloskiing) This little shredder was attempting a 360 on the dry slope at Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre in Lynchburg, VA when he came up painfully short. We give him a lot of credit for having no fear and sending it. A little more speed and he would’ve had it. Chris Wallner | September 6, 2017 0 Comments
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