The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is Asking For Your Help by Completing a Survey to Make Forecasts More Effective The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) provides avalanche safety information, and education and promotes research to help people reduce their risk from avalanches. According to the CAIC, since 1950 avalanches have killed more people in Colorado than any other natural hazard. It also stated that Colorado accounts for one-third of all avalanche deaths in the United States. The CAIC and other avalanche […] Avalanche Gregg Frantz | March 28, 2024 0 Comments
3 Snowbikers Killed in Avalanche in Chic-Choc Mountains, QC Three snowbikers were caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche in the Chic-Choc Mountains of Quebec, on Tuesday, March 26. They were riding in a group of four in the Chic-Choc Mountains in the province’s Gaspé Penninsula. Around 2 p.m. one of the riders decided to film the group and stopped away from the group. One of the group members […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | March 27, 2024 0 Comments
Italian Skier Survives Miraculous 23 Hours Under Avalanche Carluccio Sartori, a 54-year-old Italian skier, survived being buried under an avalanche for 23 hours in the Val Badia mountains of South Tyrol, Italy, in January 2023. Sartori told The New York Post the story of how he was skiing when an avalanche struck, trapping him under literal tons of snow. Despite facing freezing temperatures, he remained conscious until rescuers […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 26, 2024 0 Comments
2 Backcountry Skiers Swept Away by Avalanche, Plunging 650 Feet to their Death near Klosters, Switzerland Two backcountry skiers were swept away by an avalanche, falling 650 feet off the mountain face into the valley near Klosters, Switzerland, on Friday, March 22. The pair was killed on impact and authorities could only confirm their death. On Friday afternoon, two backcountry skiers were caught by avalanches as they were making their way from the Silvretta hut towards […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | March 25, 2024 0 Comments
Roof Avalanche in Breckenridge, CO, Buries 2 Teens, Leaving 1 Critically Injured According to a Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) report, on Monday, March 18, a roof avalanche partially buried two teenagers at a Breckenridge, Colorado home. The incident occurred while the teens were playing outside and pulling icicles from the side of the house when snow slid off the roof. One of them was seriously injured and had to be airlifted […] Industry News Brent Thomas | March 21, 2024 0 Comments
Massive Avalanche Control Week for Ski Patrol at Whitewater Ski Resort, BC Between February 26 and March 5, Whitewater Ski Resort, British Columbia, experienced a historic avalanche control week. It’s been a different sort of winter season in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, home to Red Mountain and Whitewater Ski Resort, this year. One of the worst starts, followed by one of the biggest storms, with 64 inches falling since the […] Avalanche Ben Davies | March 19, 2024 0 Comments
Large, Destructive Wet Slab Avalanche Triggered by Throwing a Snowball in Smoky Mountains, ID Things are a bit touchy in Idaho right now. On Sunday, March, 17, an avalanche forecaster triggered a destructive wet slab avalanche near Dollarhide Summit in the Smoky Mountains of Idaho by throwing a snowball at a slope. It ran 1,400′ to the valley below. A forecaster discussion on the Sawtooth Avalanche Center’s website shared information about the current wet slab avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 18, 2024 0 Comments
Skiers Trigger Large Avalanche After Venturing Out of Bounds at Big White Ski Resort, BC On Saturday morning, an avalanche struck the Eco Bowl behind Falcon Chair at Big White Ski Resort. Three skiers venturing out of bounds around 11:30 a.m. local time triggered the avalanche. All three individuals involved emerged unharmed. The resort promptly issued a warning, emphasizing the HIGH avalanche hazard rating and urging visitors to exercise caution and stay within designated boundaries. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 18, 2024 0 Comments