Avoiding Collisions to Be Focus of Ski California’s Annual ‘Safety Day’ January 29 Brought to you by Ski California Resorts in California and Nevada will promote on-mountain safety initiatives through activities designed to engage guests and offer opportunities for skiers and riders to win prizes With the fourth annual Ski California Safety Day planned for Saturday, January 29, member resorts in California and Nevada are planning a variety of safety-themed activities to educate […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 24, 2022 0 Comments
Skier Dies After Falling Into Tree Well at Mount Bachelor, OR A skier died after he was found unresponsive in a tree well at Mount Bachelor, OR, on Friday. The man has been identified as Birkan Uzun, a 28-year-old skier from Seattle. Ski patrol officials found Uzun unresponsive in a tree well on Thursday and took him to the resort’s first-aid clinic, according to the Bend Bulletin. He was then taken […] SnowBrains | January 4, 2022 1 Comment
Woman’s Scary Tree Well Experience Reminds Us It’s Not Just Avalanches That Can Kill During Heavy Snow With periods of heavy snow the safety focus is often on avalanches, and quite rightly so as the tragic fatality at Crystal Mountain, WA, on Saturday highlights. However, there are other dangers that come with deep snow. One of those is snow immersion suffocation, most commonly caused by falling into a tree well. The Friends of the Chugach Avalanche Center […] SnowBrains | December 13, 2021 0 Comments
Avalanche Safety – Digging a Snow Pit | The 5 Ws of Snowpack Test Decision Making “Take a deck of cards – half are black, half are red; how much would you wager that the top card is red? That’s about risk. Here’s a deck of cards – at least one is black, at least one is red; how much would you wager that the top card is red? That’s about ambiguity.” – Robert M. Sapolsky, […] Avalanche Guest Author | November 12, 2021 3 Comments
Why is Avalanche Safety Gear So Expensive? The gold standard of avalanche rescue gear is a beacon, a shovel, and a probe—three products you hope you never have to use outside of a beacon park. A standard-issue kit like this will almost always set you back at least a few hundred dollars—$333 is the cheapest one I found on snowinn.com, and that’s a bargain. Avalanche airbags are […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | August 13, 2021 4 Comments
Ice Lakes Area in San Juans, CO to Remain Closed All Summer Due to Safety Risks Caused by 2020 Wildfire The San Juan National Forest’s Columbine Ranger District has extended the closure order of the Ice Lakes area until September 15, 2021. The Columbine Ranger District coordinated closely with San Juan County to evaluate area hazards posed to life safety and the resulting need to extend the closure order time frame. As a result, Forest Order SJ-2021-02 extends the closure […] SnowBrains | June 4, 2021 0 Comments
Sun Valley Resort, ID; Fond Farewell To A Hallmark 85th Winter Season Brought to you by Sun Valley Resort Named #1 Ski Resort by SKI Magazine, Sun Valley Resort groomed the trail for destination ski experiences in North America. And when it comes to quality, the visitor can expect nothing less than excellence. Think 3400 foot vertical, 645 acres of snowmaking, 75 groomed trails, 14 lifts (including a gondola) and nothing but […] Conditions Report Paulie | April 13, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Chris Davenport Demonstrates the Danger of Tree Wells Had a blast making this the other day with my crew up at CMH Monashees. Related: Chris Davenport’s Top 11 Ski Descents on Earth Tree wells are scary. Tree wells are dangerous. Stay out of tree wells! Tree well and deep snow suffocation is a serious problem in the Western USA and Canada. Incidents occur with deep snow accumulations and […] SnowBrains | February 26, 2021 1 Comment