Brain Post: Research Shows Why Sonar Has Lead to Mass Whale Strandings Beached Beak Whale The Royal Society has just published a new paper diving into why naval sonar has increased mass strandings since the ’60s. In the ’60s mid-frequency active sonar (MFAS) was used by the Navy to detect other subs and that disturbed much marine life because of the intensity of the sound. From then to the early 2000’s more and […] Brains Dan Scheibelein | April 11, 2020 0 Comments
Jake Burton Carpenter Gets His Own Run at Stowe Mountain Resort New Trail Sign at Stowe Moutain Resort On March 13, 2020, snowboarders around the world went and celebrated Jake Burton Carpenter’s life who passed away on November 20, 2019. Jake Burton left the desk life in 1977 and moved to Vermont from New York to start Burton Boards, a company eventually run out of his house and barn workshop. Jake spent […] Industry News Dan Scheibelein | April 3, 2020 1 Comment
Tour Everest Through Your VR Headset Photo: Jonathan Griffith The Oculus Virtual Reality headset made by Facebook is now offering a three-part virtual tour of Mount Everest. The filming was done by Jonathan Griffith, a close friend of world-famous mountaineer Ueli Steck. Ueli died a year before the filmmaking expedition in 2017 on the West Ridge of the mountain preparing to reach the summit of Mt Everest […] Brains Dan Scheibelein | April 3, 2020 0 Comments
Israel’s Only Ski Resort, Mount Hermon Mount Hermon, Israel Mount Hermon is not your average ski resort, it is the only place in Isreal that receives snow. They don’t make snow and completely rely on natural snow to run the resort. After 15 miles of switchback turns and an elevation gain of 5,400 feet, you arrive at Mount Hermon. A ski resort that’s usually open 50 days […] Brains Dan Scheibelein | March 13, 2020 0 Comments
Australia’s Hectic Summer Ends in Snow Tasmania 2/27/20 Photo: Rob Morton Two Weeks ago after a summer of brush fires and flooding parts of Australia received snow here at the tail end of summer. The southernmost state, Tasmania saw snow settle on the summits of Mount Field and Mount Wellington on February 27th. While not common this Australia has seen snow in their summer months before. On […] Weather Dan Scheibelein | March 9, 2020 0 Comments
Burton and Japan Airlines Team Up For The Coolest Promotion Ever Custom Burton Boarding Pass Board Japan Airlines and Burton have teamed up to give 30 lucky people a boarding pass in the shape of a snowboard. The promotion is for flights from Melbourne, Australia to Toyko, Japan booked until the end of March. The airline company started the direct flight three years ago and has seen many Aussies take advantage of […] Brains Dan Scheibelein | March 6, 2020 0 Comments
How Leap Years Affect Winter Credit: Windham Mountain There have been many forms of leap years. The ancient Egyptians, Julius Ceasar, and now modern-day civilization have all used different versions of this system but the goal has always been the same. Leap years were introduced to match our calendar to the natural calendar of the Earth. The Earth’s calendar is 365.2422 days long; by using whole […] Brains Dan Scheibelein | February 29, 2020 0 Comments
New Avalanche Rescue Drone in the Works PowderBee Bluebird Mountain has created a working prototype called the PowderBee, which is an avalanche rescue drone. The drone has been made to fit inside your pack and is used alongside typical avalanche rescue procedures and equipment. When the PowderBee is needed, simply extend the antenna, point towards the avalanche zone and push one button and the drone is off searching. […] Gear Dan Scheibelein | February 25, 2020 0 Comments
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