Greg Obernesser, Author at SnowBrains

Search For Backcountry Skier That’s Been Missing Since February At Whitefish Mountain, MT Is Set To Resume

The search for a missing backcountry skier since February at Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana is set to resume until he’s found. According to NBC Montana, searchers had to call off the search Sunday in the late afternoon due to deteriorating weather conditions and a heightened avalanche risk. The search party is set to resume looking this weekend if the […]

Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts For Negligence Begins 6 Years After An Avalanche Claimed The Life Of A 13 Year Old Boy

Vail Resorts is being sued for negligence in the death of then 13 year old skier Taft Conlin. On January 22, 2012, Taft Conlin and four other skiers entered the lower gate of Prima Cornice at Vail Resort. The upper gate to the run had been roped off due to avalanche danger. According to the official Colorado Avalanche Information Center […]

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Greg Obernesser | April 30, 2018

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HAPE Elevation’s #1 Threat

Planning on a big expedition in the high alpine or thinking about bagging that peak on your bucket list? Before you go, have you ever heard of HAPE, or high altitude pulmonary edema? HAPE is a more severe form of AMS or Acute Mountain Sickness. The cause of acute mountain sickness is still unknown, but some medical sources think it […]