Snow Sports Are Getting More Dangerous
Many people meet Dale Atkins for the first time on their worst days—ice climbers who are stranded and injured, skiers that have been swallowed by an avalanche. Atkins, a skilled …
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London Blanketed In Snow As City Prepares For Chilly Weekend, Yellow Warning Issued
Frost and mist are set to continue in London. The UK is experiencing a cold spell, with temperatures dropping below freezing overnight. Snowfall has been reported in parts of London, …
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As Olivier Gardet piloted the drone around the mountain, his colleague, who was looking through goggles connected to its infrared camera, could see the avalanche clearly: a long tongue of …
The Surprising Way Clean Energy Will Help Save the Snowpack
It’s no surprise that as the planet warms, we’re losing snow. What is surprising is that this loss isn’t just a consequence of more greenhouse gases heating the atmosphere, but …
These Are The Worst Conditions You’ve Ever Driven Through
Years ago I was riding home from a Triumph motorcycle rally in Western Canada and was taking a secondary road that was far from everything but usually much prettier than …
Drive This Motorized Wooden Toboggan, Die Giggling In The Snow
Every once in a while, an auction will catch our eye. Usually, it’s for a four, or at least two, wheeled mode of transportation, but this motorized toboggan from 100 …
Ski Resorts Are Giving Up on Snow
It’s late August, and Italy is in the middle of its third record-setting heat wave of the summer, but at the bottom of the slopes in Fai della Paganella, a …
The Mystery of the Colorado River’s Missing Water
As the West continues to dry up, water managers are increasingly pressed to accurately predict how much of the treasured resource will enter the system each spring. One of the …