Avalanche Death in Alberta, Canada Over Weekend Five backcountry skiers touring near the Black Prince area – about 45 km south of Canmore in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in Kananaskis Country – triggered and were caught in a size 2.5 avalanche on Saturday. One of the skiers was killed by the avalanche. The avalanche danger was rated as considerable at the time of the avalanche. Considerable is the avalanche rating where the most people die. This avalanche killed one of the skiers and injured the other 3. The avalanche was 3-feet deep, 260-feet wide, and 2,000-feet long. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 17, 2015 0 Comments
Weekend Avalanche Roundup | 3 Dead, 3 Close Calls A snowmobiler was buried following a slide on Paulina Peak, the highest peak of the Newberry Volcano near Bend, Oregon. Kyle Thomas was out with two friends when he was caught in the avalanche around 3:30. His two companions immediately started searching for him in the debris pile. The avalanche occurred on the North […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 31, 2014 0 Comments
6 Caught in Avalanche Saturday in Alberta, Canada 6 ice climbers were caught in a class 2 avalanche at Ranger Creek, Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada at approximately 9:50am on Saturday, November 2nd, 2013. Only one climber was completely buried apart from a foot sticking out above the snow’s surface. This climber was quickly extracted but was hypoxic and not […] Avalanche SnowBrains | November 4, 2013 2 Comments