Snowboarder Rescued Out-Of-Bounds Near Sugar Bowl Resort, CA On April 6, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of a search and rescue helicopter, type H-24, operated by the California Highway Patrol (‘CHP’), in the search and rescue of a snowboarder who had been stranded overnight near Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, California. Thanks to the diligent efforts of the search team and the capabilities of the H-24, […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | 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
Stranded Motorist Rescued After Rigging Cell Phone to Drone and Flying it to Call for Help Driving during the winter produces hazards that most mountain dwellers are used to such as snow, ice, and the threat of other drivers on the road. It is something that everyone who lives in cold climate areas accepts and takes the necessary precautions to ensure their safety while driving. One of the biggest fears for motorists is getting stranded in […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | March 28, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Six Ill-Equipped Hikers Rescued from Mount Baldy, CA Six hikers in their 20s had to be rescued from Mount Baldy, California, on Wednesday, February 14. The group had set out on a hike on Bear Canyon Trail to the top of Mount Baldy and got stuck in the snow at around 9,000 feet altitude. The six young men were not equipped for an excursion of this magnitude and […] Climbing SnowBrains | February 23, 2024 0 Comments
Solo Skier Rescued by Brave Ski Tourer After 1,500′ Ride in Avalanche Over Cliffs in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT A solo skier was caught, carried, partially buried, and injured in an avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Sunday, February 11, that threw him 1,500 feet over cliffs in terrain that would almost certainly be dubbed as ‘unsurvivable’. Another ski tourer in a nearby party put himself in harm’s way to go rescue the injured skier, where then a rescue […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 12, 2024 0 Comments
Injured Czech Mountaineers Rescued After 2 Nights on Austria’s Tallest Mountain Two Czech mountaineers were rescued on Tuesday morning, February 6, by a Dragonfly (c9) police helicopter of the Kärnten police in Austria, after having spent two nights in a bivouc on the Grossglockner, Austria’s tallest mountain at 3,798 meters (12,460 feet). The pair had sustained injuries from a rock slide during a hike on Sunday, February 4. The two […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 7, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] 23 Skiers Rescued from Backcountry at Killington, VT 23 skiers and snowboarders had to be rescued on Saturday, January 20, 2024, after becoming lost in the backcountry at Killington, Vermont. Around 2:30 p.m. the Killington Police Department was notified of 7-9 lost skiers and snowboardes in the backcountry. Upon speaking with the Search and Rescue Team at the Vermont State Police, Killington Police Officers established that in fact […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 22, 2024 0 Comments
2 Hikers Rescued After Getting Caught in Winter Storm on 13,678′ Mauna Loa in Hawaii HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, HawaiÊ»i – Two hikers were rescued and airlifted off Mauna Loa Monday morning, January 15, after running out of food and water and getting lost during severe winter weather that closed the mountain above 10,000 feet.   The hikers, a male and female, were not injured. They first called 911 Sunday morning, January 14, to report […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 17, 2024 0 Comments