Polish Ski Mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel Taking Another Shot at First Ski Descent of K2 K2, the second highest peak in the world, has never been skied from the summit. A number of unsuccessful attempts have been made, including one last year by Andrzej Bargiel. Unfazed by the danger, he’s back and giving it another go. Climbing K2 is a huge accomplishment in itself, with only about 300 people ever having stood on the summit. It was […] Featured Article Mike Lavery | June 21, 2018 1 Comment
California Resorts Receive Safety Impact Award From The National Ski Areas Association California took top honors for the National Ski Areas Association’s inaugural Saftey Impact Award. The Mountain Saftey Guide that Ski California released this past winter is what prompted the creation of this new award and earned the state’s ski resorts the number one spot. Skiing and Riding are inherently dangerous activities and many casual ski area visitors are not fully aware of […] Industry News Mike Lavery | June 20, 2018 0 Comments
Utah Installing New Wyssen Avalanche Control Systems Anyone that regularly visits the Cottonwood Canyons in Utah knows that the Utah DOT does a lot of avalanche control. Last year they installed an new automated control system from the Swiss company Wyssen. The brand is well known around Europe, and even in Canada, but this was the first installation of its kind in the United States. Typically Utah DOT […] Avalanche Mike Lavery | June 16, 2018 0 Comments
Oregon Wolf “OR-54” Confirmed Near Truckee California If you live in the west, wolves are a always a hot topic. Some see them as valuable parts of the ecosystem, while others see them as pure killers that destroy valuable livestock. Once one of the most widespread species in North America, the gray wolf population was decimated by humans across the continent into the 1930s. Now the only […] Featured Article Mike Lavery | June 15, 2018 0 Comments
New ‘SharkMate’ App Will Tell You The Probability Of A Shark Attack Samuel Aubin, a 15 year old Australian, is developing the first app to tell you the likelihood that you’ll be attacked by a shark. The app is called SharkMate, and uses in depth historical and real time data to rank your chances of making it home from the beach unscathed. Sharkmate takes into account 13 different factors known to influence […] Featured Article Mike Lavery | June 14, 2018 0 Comments
Eagle County Colorado Sheriff Seeking Three Men in Connection With Bocco Wildfire. Colorado’s lack luster ski season has fire season off to an unfortunate early start. On Saturday June 9th, the Bocco wildfire was ignited 3 miles north of Wolcott, CO and according to InciWeb, had burned about 415 acres as of Sunday evening. Three males in a red and white truck were seen hastily leaving the area shortly after the fire […] Fire Mike Lavery | June 11, 2018 0 Comments
Today Is World Oceans Day | Last Week A Whale Died After Eating 80 Plastic Bags Today, June 8th, is World Oceans Day. The focus for this years global event is preventing plastic pollution in the seas. It’s a huge problem. A sad highlight to this issue happened last week when a lifeless pilot whale was found in Thailand with 80 plastic bags in its stomach. That’s 17 pounds worth. Veterinarians tried to save the whale […] Featured Article Mike Lavery | June 8, 2018 1 Comment
Conditions Report: June Fun In The Fourth of July Couloir After hitting The Great One this past weekend in all time conditions, I was itching to get back out on snow. I convinced my wife to head down to Big Sky to have a look at the classic Fourth of July couloir in Beehive Basin. As I detailed in a previous post, Beehive Basin is the go to spot for […] Trip Report Mike Lavery | June 7, 2018 1 Comment
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