[PHOTOS] Skier Injured in 1,100 Vertical Foot Avalanche After Leaving Breckenridge Ski Area, CO, Access Gate A skier was injured Saturday, April 12, after being swept over 1,100 vertical feet in a wet slab avalanche in the K Chute of the Sky Chutes, a well-known backcountry zone west of Breckenridge Ski Resort, Colorado. According to reports on the Colorado Avalanche Information Center website, an initial group of four skiers departed from the Peak 6 backcountry access gate […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 15, 2025 0 Comments
Separate Avalanches Kill 2 in Swiss Alps Amid Warming Temperatures Two skiers died in separate avalanches last week in Switzerland’s Valais Alps. The incidents occurred just days apart in popular backcountry zones, prompting rescue teams to emphasize the need for caution as spring arrives and temperatures rise, creating unstable snowpacks. Related: World Cup Star Ivica Kostelic Denies Being Buried in Austrian Avalanche Bourg-St-Pierre Avalanche On April 3, a 34-year-old Swiss […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 7, 2025 0 Comments
World Cup Star Ivica Kostelic Denies Being Buried in Austrian Avalanche On Wednesday afternoon, an avalanche in Obertauern, Austria, triggered a major rescue operation and a wave of media speculation involving former Croatian ski racer Ivica Kostelic. The incident occurred at around 1 p.m. near the old Zehnerkar mountain station, where two freeriders accidentally set off an avalanche at an altitude of 2,150 meters. Related: 3 Men, Including Pro Snowboarder and […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 4, 2025 0 Comments
Remembering the 1982 Alpine Meadows, CA, Avalanche That Killed Seven, Over 40 Years Later 43 years ago, on March 31, 1982, a deadly avalanche ripped through Alpine Meadows Ski Area in California. The catastrophic slide was unlike any the area had seen. It buried dozens, taking seven lives and causing millions of dollars worth of damages to the resort. March 27, 1982, the storm rolled in. Snow dumped for days as patrollers fought to […] Avalanche Aunika Skogen | March 31, 2025 2 Comments
Miracle Rescue: Ski Mountaineer Survives 400-Meter Fall Near Pizzo Penca, Switzerland A ski mountaineer miraculously survived a 400-meter (1,312-foot) fall near the summit of Pizzo Penca in the Swiss Alps, after the snow beneath him suddenly gave way near the peak at 3,037-meter (9,964-foot). Related: American Ski Mountaineer Rescued by Helicopter with 200-Foot Steel Cable from Steep Couloir Near Mont Blanc The dramatic accident occurred shortly before noon on Friday, March […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | March 30, 2025 0 Comments
New Study from Swiss Researchers Takes Detailed Look at How Avalanche Risks are Projected to Evolve Across 21st Century A groundbreaking new study by Swiss researchers offers the most detailed look yet at how climate change could reshape avalanche risk across the Alps but also globally. Published in Natural Hazards, the paper, authored by scientists from the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF and ETH Zurich, uses high-resolution models to examine avalanche danger in painstaking local detail—down […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 28, 2025 0 Comments
Avalanche near Sölden, Austria, Sweeps Away 3 Backcountry Skiers, Killing 2 in Crevasse Fall A backcountry skiing excursion in Austria’s Ötztal Alps near the famous Sölden ski resort turned deadly Monday morning, March 24, when an avalanche swept three members of a six-person group over rocky terrain, burying two of them in a crevasse. Both were killed, while the third survived with minor injuries. According to the Tyrolean police (Landespolizei Tirol), the group, led […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 26, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Speed Flyers Swoop Down and Rescue Fellow Injured Speed Flyer After Avalanche at Monte Bianco Skyway, Italy View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mike Lapin (@lapin.mike) A group of speed flyers became unlikely heroes last week week after spotting another speed flyer who became injured in an avalanche below the Monte Bianco Skyway near Courmayeur, Italy. The victim, an Australian man in his 30s, had broken his femur and was unable to move when […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | March 26, 2025 0 Comments
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