3 Major East-West Mountain Passes in Washington State Are Currently CLOSED Due to Avalanche Danger High Avalanche danger has closed 3 major east-west mountain pass in Washington state today. This means you can’t access Mt. Baker, Snoqualmie, Stevens Pass ski resorts and more. Mountain Passes CLOSED in Washington Today: *** Snoqualmie Pass *** Stevens Pass *** White Pass “The mountains will be a total mess through Friday. Heavy snow, to lots of rain, to heavy […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 9, 2017 0 Comments
Avalanche & Snowfall Warnings in Washington & Oregon Today | 5-12″ of Snow Forecast NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Washington state today and tomorrow and a Winter Storm Watch for the Mt. Hood, OR region. 5-12″ of snow are forecast in WA and 2-6″ in OR. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE PASSES AND OVER 1 FOOT ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. – NOAA Seattle, WA today * […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 18, 2016 0 Comments
High to Extreme Avalanche Danger in California, Idaho, & Wyoming Today Extreme avalanche danger has been declared today in: Idaho High avalanche danger has been declared today in: California Wyoming High avalanche danger has been declared tomorrow in: Colorado Considerable (the avy rating the most people die under) has been declared in: California Oregon Idaho Utah Colorado Montana Please visit AVALANCHE.org then click on the zone you’re interested and get the today’s avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 15, 2016 0 Comments
TEN Human-Triggered Avalanches In The Bridger Teton Zone Since Friday That’s right, in the last 5 days the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center has received 10 reports of human triggered avalanches in the backcountry. Seven of these avalanches were triggered by skiers, 2 by snowmobilers and 1 by snowboarders. One of these avalanches resulted in a fatality. Another almost buried 3 skiers, two of whom managed to dig themselves out, converge and find […] Sergei Poljak | December 13, 2016 0 Comments
HIGH Avalanche Danger in Washington, Idaho, Utah, & Colorado Today: High avalanche danger has been declared today in: Washington Oregon Idaho Utah Considerable (the avy rating the most people die under) has been declared in: Washington Oregon Idaho Utah Montana Please visit AVALANCHE.org then click on the zone you’re interested and get the today’s avalanche report. Avalanche AvyBrains | December 11, 2016 0 Comments
NOAA: “Avalanche Warning” for Utah Today After 16″ of Snow NOAA has issued an Avalanche Warning in Utah today after 12″+ of snow has fallen in the Wasatch mountains of Utah. The Alta-Collins weather station was showing 15″ of new snow as of this morning at 8am. This new snow is dense and heavy creating the potential for dangerous avalanche conditions. The Utah Avalanche Center closed down a month earlier than normal this year on March 31st due to low snowfall this winter. This is ironic […] Weather SnowBrains | May 17, 2015 0 Comments
Man vs Snow | 4 Minutes of Terrifying Avalanche Footage Kevin Fogolin is a man that doesn’t try to avoid avalanches, he hunts for them. “I’ve always loved snow. As far back as I can remember, it’s always been a passion, always something I’ve been stoked. Fogolin, who is based out of British Columbia in Canada, is a consultant who’s main job is to protect workers and infrastructure from avalanches. The Salomon Ski Free TV episodes The Controller, shows an excerpt from the Mike Douglas Kickstarter documentary Snowman, which chronicles Fogolin’s life as an avalanche […] Avalanche Michael Etezadi | December 4, 2014 3 Comments
NOAA: “Avalanche Warning” for Wasatch Mountains in Utah The Utah Avalanche Center ranked avalanche danger in Utah at “High” above, near, and below tree line yesterday. It’s down from “Extreme” from two days ago. A girl was killed in an avalanche near Salt Lake City on Saturday. Please read this warning and we’d recommend staying out of the backcountry for a while. THIS AVALANCHE WARNING IS FOR ALL MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH. THE LARGEST SNOWSTORM OF THE […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 11, 2014 0 Comments
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