The Deadliest Winter Since 2021: A Look at Last Season’s Utah Avalanche Center Annual Report Summer is a time for reflection and building for many parts of the ski industry. Seasons are analyzed, ground is broken on new projects, and new courses are charted for the next winter. The Utah Avalanche Center recently released its annual report, giving the public an inside look about how it thought about the winter in Utah, as well as […] Avalanche Zach Armstrong | June 19, 2025 0 Comments
Solo Skier Survives Being Carried and Partially Buried in Avalanche Near Aspen, CO A solo backcountry skier narrowly escaped serious injury after triggering a wet slab avalanche on June 1 in the Fourth of July Bowl area of Independence Pass, near Aspen, Colorado. The skier was swept 400 vertical feet downhill and became partially buried, with his head and one arm above the snow, according to a report on the Colorado Avalanche Information […] Avalanche AvyBrains | June 4, 2025 0 Comments
2 Rescued After Getting Caught in Avalanche Near Byron Glacier Valley, AK Two people were rescued by emergency crews Saturday afternoon after being caught in a spring avalanche in the Byron Glacier Valley near Portage Lake, Alaska, reports the Anchorage Daily News (ADN). Related: [VIDEO] Why Colorado Has Dangerous Avalanches Near Summer The Girdwood Fire Department and Alaska State Troopers responded to a call just before 1 p.m., launching a coordinated rescue in […] Avalanche AvyBrains | June 2, 2025 0 Comments
Pro Snowboarder Eliot Dänzer, 23, Among 2 Killed in Eiger Avalanche Swiss authorities have confirmed that professional snowboarder Eliot Dänzer was one of two people killed in an avalanche on the Eiger on Saturday, May 17. The deadly slide, which struck at approximately 1:45 p.m., buried seven people who were part of two ski touring groups, prompting a large-scale rescue operation involving helicopters, avalanche dogs, and mountain rescue teams. Related: 2 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 20, 2025 0 Comments
2 Dead After 7 Swept Away and Buried by Avalanche on Eiger Peak, Switzerland [UPDATED: 12:45 p.m. PST] In a press release at 8:23 p.m. local time (12.23 p.m. PST), the Bernese cantonal police confirmed that seven people had been swept away and buried by an avalanche on the Eiger, Switzerland, killing two of them. The release is below: Lauterbrunnen: Five people rescued after avalanche – two dead On Saturday afternoon, an avalanche occurred […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 17, 2025 0 Comments
Black Diamond Parent Company Offloads Pieps Avalanche Brand Following DSP Transceiver Controversy Clarus Corporation, the parent company of Black Diamond, has reached an agreement to sell its Pieps avalanche beacon brand and the JetForce avalanche pack intellectual property to a private investment firm for €7.8 million ($8.75 million). The deal, which includes both cash and debt, is expected to close before the end of the third quarter of 2025, pending customary closing […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 14, 2025 0 Comments
Depth, Cold, Danger: What a 24-Year Satellite Study Just Revealed About Avalanches Imagine a north-facing slope in mid-February. The snow is deep, the air bitterly cold, and every few minutes you hear the distant whump of a settling slab. A new 24-year satellite study of the Altai Mountains in East Kazakhstan confirms what those sounds already whisper to backcountry skiers: avalanche danger starts and ends with snow depth and temperature. In fact, […] Avalanche Clay Malott | May 12, 2025 0 Comments
Special Avalanche Advisory in Effect Across Colorado This Week Amid Unstable Spring Conditions A special avalanche advisory remains in effect statewide as Colorado currently shifts from a winter-like storm cycle to more typical spring conditions, according to an update shared by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). While recent May weather brought widespread snowfall across the high country, forecasters warn that the coming days could bring sudden and unstable conditions as skies clear […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 8, 2025 0 Comments
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