Update: Vail Mountain Inbounds Avalanche Case The court case regarding the inbounds avalanche at Vail Mountain that claimed the life of 13-year-old Taft Conlin is entering the final days. The hotly debated case is centered around liability and who’s actions are to blame. Taft and friends entered a lower gate and hiked up on a run known as “Prima Cornice” and trigged an avalanche. Vail Resorts is […] Avalanche Greg Obernesser | June 21, 20180 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
GoPro Footage of Fatal Avalanche Shown to Jury in Wrongful Death Trial Against Vail Resorts GoPro video from Conlin and another of the boys with whom he was skiing wrapped up the first week of testimony in the wrongful death lawsuit his parents filed against Vail Resorts, reports Vail Daily. An in-bounds avalanche on Prima Cornice killed their son Jan. 22, 2012. The first video, shown in court but not released to the public, was a […] Avalanche SnowBrains | June 18, 201856 Likes 0 Tweets 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, 201850 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
FRIDAY FUN: Copper Mountain, CO’s Avalanche Cat Program Keenan Grady | June 15, 2018170 Likes 8 Tweets 5 Comments
GoFundMe Set up in Honor of Whistler Avalanche Victim | Proceeds to Assist More Women to get into Heli-Ski Guiding Earlier this season, longtime Pemberton local and Whistler heli-skiing guide Lisa Korthals died in an avalanche while guiding a trip in the Coast Mountains outside of Pemberton. In order to continue her legacy, friend and fellow Whistler heli-ski guide, Vlad Lamoureux, working in conjunction with the Canadian Ski Guides Association, started a GoFundMe campaign with the hopes of creating a […] Avalanche Steven Agar | May 29, 201812 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
3 People Injured On Swiss Mountain Pass Avalanche Three people were injured after trying to drive over Klausen Pass on Sunday. According to Swiss Info, two cars traveling up the pass were pushed off the road. Three people were airlifted with non life threatening injuries and a fourth was unharmed. The avalanche released at 2pm around 6000ft almost near the summit of the pass. Unusual amounts of spring […] Avalanche Greg Obernesser | May 22, 20187 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Pro-Tip: How to Store Your Avalanche Gear Correctly Over Summer to Prevent Damage and Voiding Warranties For those of us who have decided to hang up our skis, put away our sleds and pulled out the bike, it’s time to prepare your avalanche gear for a summer in storage too. Remember to remove the batteries from your avalanche transceiver to prevent damage caused by battery leakage. Battery corrosion will void most manufacturer’s warranties and can destroy […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 18, 201810 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
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