Mountains Rescue Aspen Member Killed in Avalanche Just Outside Aspen Ski Resort, CO Yesterday A current member of Mountain Rescue Aspen was killed in an avalanche while off duty in Maroon Bowl just west of Aspen Highlands ski resort, CO yesterday – April 8th, 2018. He was killed after being “raked through the trees” while traveling in the avalanche. This skier accessed Maroon Bowl with one ski partner via the Aspen Highlands lifts – […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 9, 201844 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Three Ski-Tourers Killed by Avalanche in Switzerland over the Weekend A group of five Spanish ski-tourers were caught in an avalanche on the Aletsch glacier in southern Switzerland on Saturday afternoon. Other skiers witnessed the accident and alerted the authorities. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene and the other two have minor injuries. The group left the Knokordia mountain hut earlier in the day and were heading to the Fiescheralp […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 2, 201814 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Whistler Heli-Ski Guide Died in Avalanche While Guiding on Wednesday Whistler heli-ski guide Lisa Korthals died in an avalanche while guiding on Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 in the Whistler backcountry just outside the ski area’s boundaries. According to the Coroner’s Service, Lisa was killed when an avalanche trapped her at about 3pm on Thursday in the South Creek zone of Whistler Blackcomb’s heli tenure near Pemberton. Lisa was located by search and […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 30, 2018551 Likes 0 Tweets 1 Comment
Two Women Ski Tourers Killed by Avalanche in the French Alps this Weekend Two Grenoble based ski tourers were killed by an avalanche late Sunday afternoon on the west side of La Belle Plinier at 10,125ft, close to the Italian border. The victims were two women, a third member of the group escaped without injury and was able to give the alert although he had to descend to a hamlet as he lost his […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 28, 201854 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
4 Rescued After Car Partially Buried in Avalanche on Lake Tahoe Highway 4 passengers were rescued from a car that was trapped in an avalanche on the Mt. Rose Highway in Lake Tahoe, NV yesterday. The avalanche happened at 9:22am on March 22nd, 2018. No one was injured, but how scary would that situation be? “No injuries. The one vehicle that was caught in that natural release this morning had partially buried […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 23, 2018148 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Canadian Woman Survives Avalanche in French Alps in which a German Skier was Killed A 24-year-old Toronto woman is recovering from serious injuries, including a fractured spine, after getting swept down a mountain by an avalanche while skiing in France on the weekend, reports CBC News. Around noon on Sunday, Combaluzier was in Grenoble skiing with three people she had just met that weekend. The weather conditions were poor, with limited visibility according to France 3, a public […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 23, 201833 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Snowmobiler Injured in the Centennial Range, ID when a Cornice Broke and Triggered an Avalanche Yesterday, a snowmobiler was injured when a cornice broke and carried him a few hundred feet down a cliff which triggered an avalanche in the Centennial Range of Idaho between Sawtelle Peak and Mt. Jefferson, according to the Friends of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. Fremont County Search and Rescue reported the rider was injured and ambulatory, and evacuated by […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 22, 20182 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments