Pro-Tip: How to Store Your Avalanche Gear Correctly Over Summer to Prevent Damage and Voiding Warranties For those of us who have decided to hang up our skis, put away our sleds and pulled out the bike, it’s time to prepare your avalanche gear for a summer in storage too. Remember to remove the batteries from your avalanche transceiver to prevent damage caused by battery leakage. Battery corrosion will void most manufacturer’s warranties and can destroy […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 18, 2018 10 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
1,000ft Avalanche Triggered Inside Alta Ski Area, UT On Sunday Sunday May 13. 10:30 am. Human-triggered avalanche in closed Alta ski area on Mount Baldy. Ran 1000 ft over cliff bands. No one caught. As sun warms the snow surface, recent storm snow will become reactive. Treat closed ski areas as the Backcountry! #utavy A post shared by Utah Avalanche Center (@utavy) on May 13, 2018 at 9:47am PDT According […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 14, 201845 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
California-Born Surfer and Snowboarder Brock Crouch Seriously Injured in Whistler Avalanche News outlets reported last week that up-and-coming snowboard star Brock Crouch had been seriously injured in a backcountry avalanche last month in Whistler, British Columbia while filming with Absinthe Films. Whilst there hasn’t been much in the way of detail on what happened to the 18-year-old Californian boarder, an Instagram post from his older brother, professional golfer Mike Glennie, claims […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 9, 2018 0 Likes 1 Tweet 1 Comment
VIDEO: Barely Outrunning An Avalanche On A Spine That was really tight 😰 but there is nothing to be proud of! . . 🎥 : @mspfilms #superheroesofstoke A post shared by Richard Permin (@richardpermin) on May 2, 2018 at 8:14am PDT Richard Permin barely outran an avalanche on a spine while filming with MSP Films. Talk about a nail biter, as it was as close of a call as […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 8, 201842 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Anchorage Man Snowmobiling Near Blackstone Glacier, Alaska Killed after being Buried by Avalanche A 41-year-old Anchorage man operating a snowmobile near the community of Whittier, Alaska died after being buried under an avalanche. Alaska State Troopers identified the victim of the Wednesday afternoon avalanche as Chad Christman. Christman was part of a group of six snowmobile drivers riding in the backcountry near Blackstone Glacier, about 60 miles southeast of Anchorage. Five of the riders […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 4, 201846 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
PSA: How to Read and Predict Backcountry Avalanche Conditions as the Weather Warms Up AvyBrains | May 4, 20189 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skier Triggers Huge Avalanche and Escapes by Parachute at the Last Second AvyBrains | May 2, 201895 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
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