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Dominic Gawel

Mikaela Shiffrin on Beijing 2022 Olympics: Morality, Boycotting, and Doing her Job

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Dominic Gawel | March 4, 2021
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10-Year-Old Skier Suffers Broken Shoulder After Snowboarder Hit and Run in Vail, CO

On Saturday, February 27, ten-year-old Brayden Head was skiing in Blue Sky Basin on Vail Mountain, CO, with Ski and Snowboard Club Vail. Brayden and his teammates were preparing for a freeride competition on Wednesday. On his last run of the day, Brayden was hit by a snowboarder, double ejected, broke his shoulder, and ruined a ski. The team had [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | March 4, 2021
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X Games Real Ski 2021 Results

X Games Real Ski 2021 has concluded, and all of the results are in. Every skier and filmer in the competition worked tirelessly through the beginning of ski season to make a 90-second video. This was the first year that urban and backcountry shots were allowed, allowing riders to showcase their skills in each area. X Games judged each video, [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | March 2, 2021
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Chipeta Falls, CO Report: Black Canyon Ice Climb

Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Sunday, February 28, 2021 Chipeta Falls is along the Gunnison River in Morrow Point Reservoir, just upstream from Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. The falls are a WI3-WI4 ice climb accessed via a bushwhack from a turnout along Highway 92. We parked along Highway 92 in a turnout in [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | March 2, 2021
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Snowshoer Injured and Survives 30 Hours near Eldora Ski Area, CO

On Sunday, February 21, a 47-year-old woman from Boulder, CO, left for a solo snowshoe along the Jenny Creek Trail from the Eldora Nordic Center. After not returning that evening, her family reported her missing the next day. Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and Flight for Life assisted in the search. According to the Boulder County Sheriffโ€™s Office, search parties located the [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | February 26, 2021
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Northern San Juan Mountains, CO Backcountry Report: Bluebird, Crud, and Exploring

Report from Monday, February 22, 2021 Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Yesterday was another epic day exploring the Colorado Backcountry. With our current snowpack and trends in avalanches, most of my backcountry travel has been in low-angle zones, and I have set my larger objectives aside for the spring. To avoid skiing the same popular backcountry zones, I like [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | February 24, 2021
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X Games Real Ski 2021 Videos Are Live

The X Games Real Ski videos went off this year, as they always do. There are several firsts in this contest. The first woman to compete in a Real Ski event, Taylor Lundquist, absolutely slayed and set the bar high. This was also the first year without requiring that every shot had to be filmed in the streets, so there [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | February 24, 2021
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Crested Butte, CO Report: Packed Powder, Sun, and Sends!

Report from Saturday, February 20, 2021 Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Crested Butte, CO โ€” CB has been firing. The extremes are open, and multiple storm cycles helped boost our snowpack to 88% of average. The mountain is far better than a few weeks ago! All the lifts are open, 90% of the terrain is open, and there [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | February 22, 2021
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Injured Surfer Rescued After Writing HELP on the Sand in Auckland, NZ

On Wednesday, February 18, Ben Searancke left his home to go surf alone at Karekare Beach. Karekare Beach is a remote beach on the western shores of Aukland. Searancke was swept into rocks and lost his board. He eventually was swept to shore in Mercer Bay to the north with a deep laceration on his leg. After two hours of [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | February 19, 2021
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Aspen Mountain, CO: Expansion Into Pandora Advances to Next Phases

On Tuesday, The Pitkin County Planning and Zoning commission voted unanimously to give Skico the opportunity to pursue an amendment to the East of Aspen/Independence Pass Master Plan which could give Skico the go-ahead for the Pandora expansion project. Skico will pursue the amendment, although they will not be allowed to assist in the zoning process which could be lengthy. Skico [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | February 18, 2021
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Survival of the Fittest: Bear Attack in Californiaโ€™s Trinity Alps

Saturday, August 15, 2020 โ€“ Ken Decamp set out for a day hike in Californiaโ€™s Trinity Alps. Ken set out to revisit the Canyon Creek Lakes Drainage, photograph wildflowers, see the isolated basin, and document aspens. That Saturday turned from a pleasant walk in the woods to an outdoorsmanโ€™s worst nightmare. At about 10:30 am, Ken stopped along a creek [โ€ฆ]

Dominic Gawel | February 18, 2021
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Snow Fleas? Keep an Eye Out for them this Spring

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Dominic Gawel | February 12, 2021
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Three Mountaineers Missing in K2 Winter Attempt

At 28,251โ€ฒ, K2 is the second-highest peak in the world. The peak is notorious for its stature, death rate, short season, and difficulty to climb. The โ€œsavage mountainโ€ claims the lives of 1 in 4 climbers who attempt it making it the 3rd deadliest mountain in the world. Until January 16, 2021, the peak had never been climbed in the [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | February 11, 2021
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Man Found Alive 49 Days After Going Missing in the Grand Canyon, AZ

60-year-old Stephen Coleman of Portland, Maine, was last seen on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park on December 20th, 2020. He left his belongings with a friend before heading into the canyon, and he never returned to retrieve them. The National Park Service believed he was traveling alone into the canyon and is a transient in the Arizona area. [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | February 10, 2021
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Man Saves Elk from Avalanche Near British Columbia Town

Finally, some uplifting avalanche news!  On February 3rd, Jesse Dahlberg, a 32-year-old man from Golden, B.C., was safely watching crews perform avalanche control on Mount Dennis, B.C., for a railroad and highway below. While watching, Dahlberg spotted an elk in a likely slide path about five minutes before the avalanche. Mount Dennis is 8,363-feet next to Field, B.C., a small [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | February 10, 2021
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Crested Butte, CO Report: Extremes Open, Fresh Snow, and Bluebird Skies

Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing  Report from Sunday, February 7, 2021 Crested Butte, CO โ€“ Today was absolutely epic. Super Bowl Sunday is always one of the best days of the year to ski. Liftlines were short and the mountain felt like it was midweek skiing. After waiting for the majority of the day in liftlines yesterday, today [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | February 8, 2021
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Apex Mountain, BC Pranks Webcam with Upside-Down Dummy

This morning Apex Mountain Resort, BC operations decided to have a bit of fun and bury a dummy upside down in front of the Apex Quad webcam. The prank is complete with a double ejection and all! Is there a better way to let skiers know it is deep out there? The dummy is right at the top of the [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | February 5, 2021
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Ortovox Launches New Avalanche Beacon with Voice Navigation

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Dominic Gawel | February 4, 2021
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VIDEO: Woman Hospitalized After Sending it Off a Backcountry Booter in Utah

A 19-year old woman was hospitalized after hitting a jump in the Utah backcountry with her friends. The group built the jump near Aspen Grove on Mount Timpanogos where she broke three ribs and punctured a lung. The group called 911 with a chief complaint of rib pain and lower back pain. At 4:59 PM on January 31, 2021, Utah [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | February 4, 2021
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Crested Butte, CO Report: Soft Snow, Cliffs, and Party Laps

Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from January 30, 2021 Crested Butte, CO โ€“ The Butte finally broke 100โ€ณ of snowfall for the season and the mountain is skiing well with plenty of soft snow. The mountain has just about every run open outside of the extremes. Today was an epic day with the Western Freeride Team. We [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | February 1, 2021
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