Snow Forecast on Almost Every Continent This Week It is snowing everywhere on the planet this week. Everywhere except South America and Antarctica, that is. But with temperatures in Antarctica reaching -40°F (-40°C) next week and 3,000 feet of permafrost, the last thing you probably need is snow. Here is a brief overview of snow forecasts across the globe for the next seven days: North America The US […] Weather Julia Schneemann | February 3, 2023 0 Comments
NASA: Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf Finally Breaks In February 2019, a rift spanning most of the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica appeared ready to spawn an iceberg about twice the size of New York City. The question among scientists was not if the growing rift would finish traversing the shelf and break but when? Now, nearly four years later, it has done just that. Related: Colorado Fourth […] SnowBrains | January 25, 2023 0 Comments
[GEAR REVIEW] Can a Bike Rack Company Change the Way We Carry Skis and Snowboards? *SnowBrains carries some affiliate marketing links, which means we earn commission on sales of some products when users click through a link from the site. Our editorial content is NOT influenced by affiliate partnerships. It was the middle of summer when I received an email asking if I was open to testing and writing an honest review of some new […] Gear Alex K | December 19, 2022 3 Comments
Antarctica [2.0] Day #4: Powder Snow, Leopard Seal, Shipwreck, Stunning Icebergs, & The Polar Plunge Report from December 2, 2022 On ski day #4, we had a real treat. On the initial skin up Nansen Island, the snow was firm and I was already setting expectations for my clients relatively low. Then, we got to the top and backside of the mountain was reportedly skiing well. They weren’t lying. We dropped in and skied a […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 11, 2022 0 Comments
Antarctica 2022 [2.0] Day #3: Powder Snow & Steep Skiing Above Icebergs Bobbing in the Sea Report from December 1, 2022 On the 3rd ski day of our trip we arrived in Paradise Bay to strong wind and dumping snow. We were one of the later Zodiacs out this day so we followed the skin track up and on the way up, I noticed no one had been skiing the nice zone next to the big […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 11, 2022 0 Comments
Antarctica 2022 [2.0] Day #2: Winds So Strong The Captain Called Us Back To The Ship… View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Report from November 30, 2022 On ski day #2 of our 2nd Antarctica trip this Fall, we woke up in Chiriguano Bay but the wind was so strong, they weren’t able to operate the Zodiacs… We waited it out for a while, then decided to move over to Ronge […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 10, 2022 0 Comments
Antarctica 2022 [2.0] Day #1: Deception Island – Skiing in an Active Volcano… Report from November 29, 2022 On November 27, 2022, we set sail with Ice Axe Expeditions on the Ocean Diamond for Antarctica for our 2nd trip ski guiding there within a month. On this 2nd trip, we got lucky with a calm Drake Passage (ocean between Antarctica & South America) and we were able to make good time. Making good […] Trip Report Miles Clark | December 9, 2022 0 Comments
8-Year-Old Boy Breaks World Record as Youngest Person to Ski on All 7 Continents On the morning of December 1, 2022, Colorado second-grade elementary school student Maddock Jefferson Lipp set a new world record as the youngest person to ski on all seven continents. Maddock, age eight years and 25 days, went from the Ocean Diamond ship off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula via Zodiac craft to shore, near a gentoo penguin rookery. From […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 1, 2022 5 Comments
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