VIDEO: To Hell in a Heartbeat – Intense Re-Creation of a Utah Avalanche Burial Rescue ‘To Hell in a Heartbeat’ is the dramatic re-creation of an avalanche burial in 2008 that ended with everyone going home to their family at the end of the day. This story had a happy ending because the group had their avalanche rescue gear and had practiced using it. This video was viewed 1.8M times in the first 4 days […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 8, 2020 0 Comments
How a 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Led to a Historic Avalanche Cycle in the Sawtooths Words by SMG co-owner Chris Lundy, Photos by guide Tanner Haskins. Original article appeared on SawtoothMountainGuides.com THE EXPERIENCE On March 31st, Sara and I were up at the Williams Peak Hut shoveling it out from nearly 2 feet of new snow. The yurts have been shut down for several weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic—which means there’s no one up there to keep them from getting […] Avalanche Guest Author | April 7, 2020 1 Comment
Snowboarders Trigger Avalanche That Buries Road in Colorado, Damages Infrastructure Two snowboarders triggered a small avalanche that released a larger, more powerful avalanche that buried an access road of the Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnels in Colorado on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Parts of the road were buried 20 feet deep. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center reports that the slide caused substantial damage to highway infrastructure. The CAIC said in a […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 6, 2020 0 Comments
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