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Science

Skiing On Poo Snow Is Perhaps Less Gross Than You Think

Arizona wants to expand its Snowbowl Ski Resort and is working with the Forest Service to find a way to make it happen. The solution? Use reclaimed poop water to get that powder you need. Gross! Except the poop might not be the problem.

August 13, 2011
Gadgets

Go Snowboarding In The Dark With This LED Headlamp

Technically, the Snow Peak SnowMiner LED Headlamp is for hiking in the dark. But when you see the words snow and headlamp together, can you think of anything besides snowboarding in the dark?

March 10, 2011
Gadgets

Recon-Zeal Transcend Heads Up Display Snow Goggles

These are snowboarding/ski goggles with a little heads-up LCD and GPS. Think of it as a fighter jet pilot’s helmet for the slopes.

March 6, 2011
Geek Out

A Man Made An Ice Castle Bigger Than His House

Apparently, there’s not much to do during Minnesota winters (I kid), because Roger Hanson has been making gigantic ice castles in his spare time. Seriously, they’re ginormous. We’re talking 20 metres high and 26 metres long humungous beasts of man made nature. How does he do it?

March 2, 2011
Cameras

Skier’s Helmet Cam Records Horrific Fall From Cliff

Armed with a GoPro HD attached to his helmet, Stephen Ager recorded some absolutely stunning views of the top of the world. But it’s not all prancing snowflakes and fresh powder because later in the video, Ager loses his footing and tumbles down the wrong side of the cliff.

March 1, 2011
Geek Out

Firing Artillery Against Snowy Peaks Is A Lot Of Fun

Provoking avalanches is an usual practice in mountainous zones all around the world. This video shows how they do it near Mount Cheget, one of the best ski spots in the Caucasus. For some reason, the video is narrated by the Swedish Chef.

February 17, 2011
Science

Now, This Is A Real Blizzard

And here I was, thinking the United States had serious snow problems and New York was a snow wasteland. According to Reuters’ correspondent David R Arnott, the “biggest snowfall in the century” is burying entire cities in South Korea:

February 10, 2011
Geek Out

Why You Should Never Steal From A Vengeful Guy With A Surveillance System

A little while ago a guy noticed his shovel was missing from his front yard, so he checked his security camera footage to see what might’ve happened to it. What’d he discover? Some woman walked into his yard, stole his shovel, and let her dog take a dump on his snow-covered lawn. He also discovered which of the street-parked cars was hers.

February 5, 2011
Geek Out

Boston Mayor Wanted To Fight Snow With Flamethrowers In 1948

Those of you in the northern hemisphere are probably either snowed in, cold or at least inconvenienced by the latest onslaught of flakes. Shovelling sucks! Snowblowers are obnoxious! The elegant solution? Flamethrowers, as asked of MIT by the Mayor of Boston, 60 years ago.

February 3, 2011
Cars

How In Snowhell Could You Crash A Car Like This?

Blizzaster 2011 continues all across the US. The gigantic snow storm has resulted so far in 12,000 cancelled flights, up to 100km/h polar winds and thousands of car accidents like this one.

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