No Criminal Charges Will Be Filed Involving Last Week’s Teton Pass Avalanche According to a Teton County Sherriff Press Release, no criminal charges will be filed in relation to the Teton Pass Avalanche that occurred on Thursday, December 15th, 2016. Investigators were initially suspecting that skiers were the cause of the avalanche, but due to insufficient evidence, they were not able to charge anyone for the incident. “It was determined that insufficient […] Avalanche Chris Wallner | December 21, 2016 1 Comment
Winter Storm Warning Issued For California Xmas Eve | 15-30″ of Snow Forecast ***UPDATE at 12:17pm Today: NOAA has upgraded the coming storm from a Winter Storm Watch to a Winter Storm Warning and they upgraded the snowfall forecast from 12-24″ to 15-30″. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET, WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. – NOAA Reno, NV today WINTER STORM WARNING for CALIFORNIA: URGENT – WINTER […] Weather Chris Wallner | December 21, 2016 0 Comments
Valemount Glaciers May Ascend From B.C. Proposed Resort Purgatory Valemount Glaciers is more than just a project, it’s a bundle of ambitions that would make it one of the premier ski resorts in the world. In terms of terrain, these guys want to go big or go home: “The ski area is designed to be developed in three major phases. The first phase will reach Twilight Glacier, at elevation 2,530 […] Sergei Poljak | December 20, 2016 1 Comment
Revelstoke B.C. Conditions Report: 20″ Sunday Night, Top Ups & The Unofficial Start To The Season Monday, Dec. 19th: The day started at 7 a.m. I peeked outside the van, couldn’t see anything, and realized it was nuking so hard that the end of the parking lot was not visible. Luckily I prepared for this and parked directly outside the resort. I was in line 20 minutes later. So many people were checking the Gnorm G. […] Sergei Poljak | December 20, 2016 0 Comments
In-Bounds Death At Breckenridge Ski Resort After Man Hits Tree According to Summit Daily, a 48-year-old man died after striking a tree on an advanced run called Alpine Alley at Breckenridge Ski Resort a little after 1 p.m. on Monday, December 19th, 2016. The Summit County 911 center received a call at 1:17 p.m. regarding a man that had hit a tree in-bounds at the resort. Breckenridge Ski Patrol sprung into action […] Industry News Chris Wallner | December 20, 2016 1 Comment
VIDEO: Double Backflips In A ‘Race Course,” Only Something Leo Taillefer Would Do When most people think of a ‘race course’ with paneled gates, they think of 30-40 meter turns on a groomed run with racers flying down the hill. Well this video will contradict that notion because Leo Taillefer throws a double backflip in his idea of a ‘race course’ and we like it. He’s got the speed along with a lot […] Chris Wallner | December 20, 2016 0 Comments
Sun Valley, Idaho Conditions Report: Blower Base Making Pow Monday 12/19: Even though it has been a few days since the last storm in Sun Valley, which occurred on Thursday and Friday, there are still plenty of stashes for those willing to venture into the woods. The temps have remained cold which kept the snow nice and light as when it came down, but there isn’t much of a base […] Dylan Cautela | December 20, 2016 0 Comments
Head Skis ‘Quashed’ Bode Miller’s ‘Dream of Returning’ to Ski Racing In an unfortunate turn of events for Bode Miller, the courts have upheld a ruling locking Miller into a legal contract with Head Skis. This move prevents Miller from returning to alpine ski racing this season. Miller had hoped to compete with his new ski brand, Bomber. “If Head had not won on a legal technicality, Bode would have returned […] Olympics Robin Azer | December 20, 2016 4 Comments
Crystal Mountain, WA Conditions Report: Cold Groomers then Back to “Normal” With little new snow over the week and persistent cold temps, not much changed here at Crystal Mountain. That is, not much changed until today when temps went up slightly and we got some of that good old “PNW Hot Pow!” Crystal got the Sasquatch jib park features put into the Mr. Magoo run, but I’d skied my fill of that […] Reid Pitman | December 20, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sam Favret Sends It While Skiing In Some INSANE Crevasses While most people look at Crevasses as their worst nightmare while venturing out on the mountain, Sam Favret uses them as a source of terrain while skiing. In this video, Sam shreds the mythical Mer de Glace, at the heart of the Mont-Blanc mountains in France. The Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) is the largest glacier in France, 7km […] Backcountry Chris Wallner | December 20, 2016 0 Comments
Winter Storm Warnings Issued For The Northwest | Up To 16″ of Snow Possible Once again, the northwestern portion of the U.S. is under Winter Storm Warnings. It seems as though it has been a consistent trend this winter. This storm looks like it could produce well for Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Grand Targhee with up to 16″ in the forecast. NOAA has issued Winter Storm Warnings today for: Wyoming Idaho Oregon Washington Montana NOAA […] Weather Chris Wallner | December 20, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: 11-Year-Old Surfer Takes Over During An Episode of The Ellen Show [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fellentv%2Fvideos%2F10155047399087240%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] 11-year-old Sabre Norris is an Australian surfing star that was selected as a Wildcard to compete in a WSL Event when she competed in the Sydney International At Cronulla Beach, Australia, in which she took 25th. Sabre will win your heart over in this episode of the Ellen Show when she expresses her love for donuts and surfing. She […] Chris Wallner | December 20, 2016 0 Comments
Whistler B.C. Conditions Report: Refresh for the Holidays Whistler Blackcomb just had another 30cm dropped on it this past evening making the Monday skiing deep and soft. The arctic outflow that has made the past week in Whistler freezing cold and clear has final left and with it Pacific moisture and some warmth is coming back. This Monday was the start of a series of storms to roll into Whistler for the holiday season. Conditions Report Peter Wentz | December 19, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Shay Lee Sends It Like No Other In His Season Edit Shay Lee absolutely kills it in his season edit. There’s people that go huge in their season edit and then there is Shay. He is a Bozeman-based skier that has been at it since he was very young. It’s great to see all of his years of practice truly paying off. You are sure to be blown away by this […] Backcountry Chris Wallner | December 19, 2016 0 Comments
Ski Patrollers At Pomerelle Mountain Resort Save One of Their Own According Pomerelle Mountain Resort, the mountain’s ski patrollers saved one of their own on Saturday, December 10th, 2016 after Marvin Heilesen, a ski patrol at Pomerelle, collapsed in the first-aid room. After collapsing, his coworkers sprung into action and began performing CPR on him. Six volunteer patrollers administered CPR, taking turns for 40 minutes, until a ground ambulance arrived. The mountain […] Industry News Chris Wallner | December 19, 2016 0 Comments
Steamboat Resort to Penalize Individuals Rescued from the Backcountry by Patrol Staff Steamboat resort in Colorado now imposes a $500 per person fine for individuals rescued out of the surrounding backcountry by Steamboat Ski Patrol staff. In the recent years, backcountry enthusiasts have become almost the norm to many resorts with backcountry access gates or open boundary policies. Since Steamboat is required by the U.S. Forest Service to have out-of-bounds access gates […] Backcountry Dylan Cautela | December 19, 2016 1 Comment
Jackson Hole Conditions Report: Deepcember to Remember Thursday 12/15: It is certainly a deep December in Jackson Hole. Overnight Wednesday and into Thursday, Jackson Hole received ample amounts of snowfall. Their 5 am report claimed 5 inches at the base with 7 inches at mid-mountain and still snowing hard… like really hard. Basically all lifts spun on a delayed opening due to avalanche mitigation hazards, but once they […] Dylan Cautela | December 19, 2016 0 Comments
Avalanche Droids: New Advances in Avalanche Safety For Wyoming Highways [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/xIi7Bn4xEjs”] Hoback Canyon, Wyoming: Shorter delays in travel are now possible for drivers along the 191 Highway in the Hoback Canyon area of Wyoming. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is now utilizing avalanche droids to trigger an avalanche on command. Located 15 miles south of Jackson, Highway 191 clings to the walls of the canyon and is notorious for […] Avalanche Robin Azer | December 19, 2016 0 Comments
Avalanche & Snowfall Warnings in Washington & Oregon Today | 5-12″ of Snow Forecast NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Washington state today and tomorrow and a Winter Storm Watch for the Mt. Hood, OR region. 5-12″ of snow are forecast in WA and 2-6″ in OR. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE PASSES AND OVER 1 FOOT ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. – NOAA Seattle, WA today * […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 18, 2016 0 Comments
Brighton & Alta, UT Conditions Report: -6ºF, Deep Blower Snow, & Sunshine On Saturday, we skied Brighton just outside Salt Lake City, UT in deep snow, fierce cold, and afternoon sunshine. Today, we skied Alta in deep snow, powerful cold, and life giving sunshine. On Saturday, Brighton started about at about -6ºF yesterday morning with cloudy skies, light winds, and 24″ of new snow and clearing skies throughout the day. We had a ball […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 18, 2016 0 Comments
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