Skier Killed in Avalanche Near Cooke City, Montana Yesterday | 6-Foot Deep Crown A skier was killed in an avalanche on 10,338′ Henderson Mountain near Cooke City, Montana yesterday. Another skier was caught in the avalanche as well, was partially buried and uninjured. This avalanche was reported to have been 6-feet deep and 100-feet wide running through trees. The avalanche danger was rated at CONSIDERABLE at the time of this avalanche. More people […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 12, 2016 1 Comment
Snowmobiler Killed in Avalanache in Cooke City, MT Today: A snowmobiler died in an avalanache near Cooke City, MT today. We will provide more information on this accident when the details become available. “The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center (GNFAC) is sad to report that a snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche outside of Cooke City today. Three snowmobilers were caught in the slide and one was fully buried […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 19, 2015 0 Comments
Big Mountain Skier Owen Leeper Crushing Jackson Hole, Cooke City, and Revelstoke Owen Leeper shows us how its done in this incredible edit, he takes on some crazy lines, throws some huge double backflips and double frontflips, and takes on the gnarly Once is Enough Couloir on Cody Peak! Owen even shows us how he extends his ski season and takes on some slim lines in high elevation areas during the summer months. This […] Backcountry Chris Wallner | December 10, 2015 0 Comments
Wiley Miller Exploring Cooke City – YLESKI Episode 1 Wiley Miller has (apparently) been really busy this year. In his mid-season edit we get a taste of what Cooke City, MT has to offer. If this is a preview of things to come from him, it looks very promising. Wiley has continued to bring his freestyle […] SnowBrains | March 18, 2014 0 Comments
Top 5 Après Ski Eats in Salt Lake City, UT Tired, happy, and hungry. Sound like you after an epic powder day? This article is devoted towards the latter of those three sentiments so that you can satisfy that appetite earned after a day spent skiing in the Wasatch—home to nine world-class ski areas and the “Greatest Snow on Earth.” I’ve lived in Salt Lake City for five years and […] Martin Kuprianowicz | December 1, 2021 0 Comments
1,662 Canada Geese Culled to Control Numbers in Denver Parks | Birds Cooked and Fed to Needy Anybody who’s driven through Denver, CO will be aware of the vast gaggles of Canada geese that line the highways and take over the parks. The Denver Post reported Thursday that to combat this pest a state permit allows the U.S. Department of Agriculture to corral and kill up to 2,200 Canada geese each year statewide. This year Colorado authorities rounded up […] SnowBrains | July 26, 2019 0 Comments
Avalanche Death in Montana Yesterday | NOAA “Avalanche Warning” in MT Today: A snowmobiler died in an avalanche in the Cooke City, Montana area at about 1:30pm yesterday, November 26th, 2014. The exact location was on the southwest side of Henderson Mountain in the Miller Creek drainage. The victim was a 31-year-old from North Dakota. The victim and his partner both were carry avalanche equipment. The victim was buried over 5-deep in the avalanche debris. His partner made an impressive effort and had the victim’s head out of the snow in 20-minutes. CPR was performed on the victim without result. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | November 27, 2014 0 Comments
2 Killed in 2 Separate Montana Avalanches Following recent snowfall across the Western U.S. there has been high avalanche activity throughout the Rockies. In the past two days, two people were killed in unrelated incidents near Missoula and Cooke City, Montana. On Monday March 10, Peter Maxwell of Missoula was caught and buried in a slide in the Altoona Lakes area outside of Philipsburg, MT. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 12, 2014 1 Comment