[UPDATED] Avalanche on Lone Peak in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Kills 2 and Leaves 1 Backcountry Skier Injured UPDATED 5/10/24 11:39 MT to add UAC preliminary report. A group of three experienced backcountry skiers were swept away and buried in an avalanche on a slope called Big Willow Aprons on Lone Peak in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, on Thursday, May 9, in the morning. Unified Police received an emergency call around 10:30 a.m. alerting them of an incident. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 10, 2024 0 Comments
Avalanche in Kandersteg, Switzerland, Leaves 1 Dead and Injures 4 [Updated, May 11, 2024] On Thursday, May 9, around 2:01 p.m. the cantonal police of Bern received a report an avalanche had occureed near Oeschinen Lake (“Oeschinensee”) in the Bernese Oberland in the municipality of Kandersteg, Switzerland. Due to the remote location, several helicopters were deployed to the scene. Four people were recovered with various injuries while all help came […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 9, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Mount Shasta, CA, Avalanche Injures 2 Snowboarders, Prompting 11 Hour Ground-Rescue Two snowboarders were swept away by a wind slab avalanche on Mount Shasta, California, on Saturday, April 27, prompting a lengthy ground rescue by Siskiyou County Sherrif’s Office and U.S. Forest Service. According to the press release by the Sheriff’s Office, the avalanche was triggered by the two boarders as they were climbing left of The Heart in Avalanche Gulch […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 29, 2024 0 Comments
Snowboarder Seriously Injured on No Name Peak Near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY Just before 1 p.m. on Friday, April 12, Teton County Search & Rescue, Wyoming, received a call regarding an injured snowboarder on No Name Peak. For the second time in the last 10 days, volunteers were called to this backcountry zone, typically accessed from the boundary gates at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Related: Injured Skier Rescued on No Name Peak […] SnowBrains | April 14, 2024 0 Comments
Wounded Warrior Project Helping Injured Veterans Through Adaptive Snow Sports Activities The United States Armed Forces are a symbol of strength and honor within the country and its members serve with dignity and respect. Members of the U.S. Armed Forces are trained to deal with physical and mental stresses that the average person could not handle. They perform their jobs with courage, accuracy, and professionalism under the most dangerous and challenging conditions. […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | April 11, 2024 0 Comments
Injured Skier Rescued on No Name Peak Near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY At 2:19 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, Teton County Search & Rescue (TCSAR)was called regarding an injured skier on No Name Peak south of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The skier, a 37-year-old local, became injured after falling through a cliff band that hangs off the lower skier’s right section of the mountain’s prominent northeast slope. TCSAR wrote in a […] Backcountry SnowBrains | April 4, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Easter Monday Avalanche at Zermatt, Switzerland, Kills 3 And Injures 1 An avalanche on Easter Monday at the world-famous Matterhorn Ski Paradise ski area, which is situated between Zermatt, Switzerland, and Cervinia, Italy, killed at least three people and injured one. According to preliminary police reports, an avalanche was triggered shortly after 2 p.m. on Monday, April 1, at the Riffelberg on the Zermatt side of the cross-border ski resort in […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | April 1, 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