TGR Reports on How Nobody Was Seriously Injured in Last Week’s Inbounds Avalanche at Jackson Hole, WY On Saturday, December 1, at 9:55 am, sixteen people were skiing and snowboarding on the southern end of Expert Chutes, an inbounds zone at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, when an avalanche broke above them. In a matter of seconds, the 150-foot wide slab with a 2-foot crown barreled down the slope, burying five skiers below. Without hesitation, onlookers immediately sprung […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 13, 2018 0 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Skier Triggered Avalanche Injures Skier In 600-Foot Ride in Utah on Saturday Over the weekend a skier-triggered avalanche caught and carried a person. While only 30 feet wide, the slide ran 600 feet!! Through trees and all. The avalanche occurred on Dec. 8th, 2018. The caught skier suffered a facial laceration that required a trip to the ER and badly bruised hip, back, and shoulder. BUT SURVIVED!! With a broken ski, the group […] Avalanche John Solder | December 11, 2018 44 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Avalanche Kills Skier in Italian Alps | Patrol Rescue Man Buried by Avalanche Inbounds in Val Thorens, France Italian news outlet ANSA is reporting that an avalanche in the Italian Alps buried and killed a skier over the weekend, but his girlfriend survived the snow slide. Francois Lachere, a 53-year-old French ski mountaineer living in Alberville, Savoie was caught by a slab avalanche at the Col Pillonet at about 8,200-feet and buried under 6.5-feet of very compact snow. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 10, 2018 19 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
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