Massive Avalanche Control Week for Ski Patrol at Whitewater Ski Resort, BC Between February 26 and March 5, Whitewater Ski Resort, British Columbia, experienced a historic avalanche control week. It’s been a different sort of winter season in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, home to Red Mountain and Whitewater Ski Resort, this year. One of the worst starts, followed by one of the biggest storms, with 64 inches falling since the […] Avalanche Ben Davies | March 19, 2024 0 Comments
Man Saves Elk from Avalanche Near British Columbia Town Finally, some uplifting avalanche news! On February 3rd, Jesse Dahlberg, a 32-year-old man from Golden, B.C., was safely watching crews perform avalanche control on Mount Dennis, B.C., for a railroad and highway below. While watching, Dahlberg spotted an elk in a likely slide path about five minutes before the avalanche. Mount Dennis is 8,363-feet next to Field, B.C., a small […] Avalanche Dominic Gawel | February 10, 2021 0 Comments
Origins: U.S. Avalanche Mitigation In this week’s edition of Origins, we will take a look into the history of how avalanches have been avoided in and out of ski resorts. If you missed last week’s Origins on the Freeride World Tour you can check it out here: Related: Origins: Freeride World Tour Avalanches are extremely dangerous and fatal events. Avoiding them at all costs is […] Avalanche Ryan Flynn | October 9, 2020 1 Comment
Ski Patrol – A Real Job It happens to ski patrollers at every resort. A guest gets on the chairlift, sees the crosses on the jacket, and asks: ‘So…do you guys just ski around all day? Do they pay you for that?’ I usually don’t dissuade them. On most days, I do just ski around, and yes, they pay me for it. Occasionally though, I am […] Featured Article D’Arcy McLeish | June 12, 2020 20 Comments
Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT To Receive 12 Brand New Remote Avalanche Control Towers in Backcountry View this post on Instagram A post shared by udot avalanche (@udotavy) Avalanche mitigation crews are stepping their game up in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah this year. Related: Trip Report: Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT – “Tanners Gulch” A project to install 12 brand new, remote avalanche control towers in the Toledo and Emma Ridge areas in upper Little Cottonwood canyon […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 5, 2020 0 Comments
Copper Mountain, CO: New Weapon Against Avalanches Copper Mountain in Colorado is enjoying one of the snowiest December’s on record. But along with all that sought after powder comes the inherent risk of avalanches. In effort to remedy the danger, Copper Mountain has unveiled a new machine called the Avy Roller. Historically, ski patrol members would have to arduously stamp down the snowpack wearing their ski boots. The Avy […] Industry News Robin Azer | January 4, 2017 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
VIDEO: Avalanche Control in Kazakhstan is Sketchy… Real Sketchy… Sprengarbeiten in Shymbulak, Kasachstan. Es war nicht immer einfach und ungefährlich Lawinen zu sprengen. Vor allem mit den einfachen Mittel die uns zur Verfügung standen. Wir sprengten mit Pyrotechnik und nicht mit Sprengmittel. Daher auch die extreme einschränkung in der Reichweite, da mußten wir auch direkt im Hang unsere Abschußrampen bauen. Siehe Video. Alles gut gegangen und Lustig wars auch. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 14, 2016 0 Comments
A Glimpse Into How Avy Control @ Whistler Works In case you hadn’t heard: Whistler is open. They opened last Saturday. Blackcomb will open on November 28th. This video gives us a small glimpse into what it’s like to work avalanche control at Whistler Blackcomb. Whistler sees a lot of snow and wind each year and they throw and launch a lot of bombs each year to keep their clients safe. […] SnowBrains | November 21, 2013 0 Comments
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