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12-Hour Loop for Northern Hemisphere U.S./Canada – Courtesy: Unisys Weather

Whether you are a weather junkie or not, take a peek at our newly updated weather page, which includes some cool time-lapse infrared, satellite and water vapor or the U.S. and the Northeast.
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Ski Flying Over Avalanches in the Alps

Although this is a bit nutty, with Antoine Montant (a Chamonix-based extreme skier) setting off avalanches as he descends, there’s something about this that is downright impressive… (Thanks for the tip on this Mike B.!)

Speed Riding – Antoine Montant – Can’t Stop
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Avalanche in the Adirondacks

Two northeastern skiers were caught in a dangerous soft-slab avalanche on the Angel Slides below Wright Peak in the High Peaks of New York’s Adirondack Mountains on Febraury 27, 2010. Like most landslide paths, alpine gulleys and steeper faces in the Adirondacks, the Angel Slides are naturally prone to avalanches. In February 2000, another avalanche [...]

Avalanches in the White Mountains

Nearly 60″ of fresh snow over the last week has once again transformed our northeastern mountains. With 8″ of wind-driven snow having fallen this past Sunday night on the higher summits of the White Mountains, slab avalanches will remain a considerable risk on many steeper slopes in the coming days. If you are heading [...]