2 Snowmobilers Killed on Monday in Cooke City, MT, Avalanche Two snowmobilers were caught and killed in an avalanche on Scotch Bonnet Mountain north of Cooke City, MT, on Monday, December 27, 2021. Related: Head On A Swivel – Snowmobile Avalanche Awareness According to a preliminary report from the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, four riders were on the slope at the time of the avalanche. Two were able to […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 28, 2021 0 Comments
Backcountry Skier Killed in Avalanche Near Cameron Pass on Christmas Eve | 4th Avalanche Death in USA This Season A backcountry skier was caught, fully buried, and killed in an avalanche near Cameron Pass, CO in the Front Range on December 24, 2021. This was the 4th avalanche fatality in the USA this season. A backcountry skier was caught, fully buried, and killed in an avalanche on December 24. The accident happened on a northeast-facing slope below treeline on […] Avalanche Miles Clark | December 25, 2021 0 Comments
Sierra Avalanche Center Issues ‘Avalanche Warning’ for Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry This Weekend The much-anticipated Holiday storm is coming. Estimated snow totals are looking high—feet of snow for the Sierra through the weekend, with some places like Mammoth Mountain seeing anywhere from 7-10 feet of snow by Tuesday. Wow. But with great snow comes great avalanche danger, which is why the Sierra Avalanche Center has issued an ‘Avalanche Warning ‘ for the Lake […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 23, 2021 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Patrollers Trigger Large D2 Avalanche at Ski Area View this post on Instagram A post shared by Solitude Mountain Resort (@solitudemountain) Ski Patrollers at Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, triggered this large D2 avalanche during their mitigation work earlier this week. A D2 avalanche is big enough to bury, injure, or kill a person. Related: Should We Pay Ski Patrollers More? The patrollers were blasting in Honeycomb […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 23, 2021 0 Comments
CAIC Warns of High Avalanche Danger in Colorado Backcountry This Holiday Weekend Yesterday, Dr. Ethan Greene, director for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), warned of high avalanche danger in the Colorado backcountry over the holiday weekend. “New snow and the holiday weekend will provide a much-needed outlet for all sorts of powderhounds, but we also expect HIGH (Level 4 of 5) avalanche danger on Friday.” – Ethan Greene, director for the Colorado […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 23, 2021 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Behind the Scenes at the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center AvyBrains | December 21, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Family of Man Killed in Avalanche Pursue Legal Case Against Airbag Manufacturer The family of a Colorado man killed in an avalanche near Silverton, CO two years ago is dropping the lawsuit against the guide and school, and the search and rescue team. They will continue to pursue the case against the manufacturer of the airbag he was wearing at the time for wrongful death, reports Jason Blevins with the Colorado Sun. The […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 21, 2021 5 Comments
Large Skier-Triggered Avalanche Reported Near Brighton Resort, UT A 600-foot wide, roughly two-to-four-foot deep avalanche was triggered in Hidden Canyon near Brighton Resort on Sunday. The slide was reported to Brighton Ski Patrol by someone other than those who triggered it. Upon inspection, ski patrol noticed two tracks entering the avalanche but no tracks coming out the other side. The Utah Avalanche Center reports that Brighton & Solitude […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | December 20, 2021 0 Comments
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