Full Details, Helicopter Footage, & Images of Avalanche That Killed Inge Perkins & Lead Hayden Kennedy to Suicide On October 7th, 2017, two skiers were skinning up Imp Peak in Montana when they triggered an avalanche. The skiers were famous climbers Hayden Kennedy and Inge Perkins who were lovers living together in nearby Bozeman. 2 Skiers Caught in Avalanche in Montana on Saturday | One Killed, Survivor Took His Own Life In Grief The avalanche fully buried Inge. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | October 12, 2017 1 Comment
2 Skiers Caught in Avalanche in Montana on Saturday | One Killed, Survivor Took His Own Life In Grief On Saturday, October 7th 2017, a backcountry skier, famous climber Inge Perkins, was fully buried and killed in an avalanche while approaching Imp Peak, MT. Her ski partner, famous climber Hayden Kennedy, was only partially buried by the avalanche, searched for his buried partner, couldn’t find her, hiked out, and notified authorities. The next day, Hayden took his own life […] Avalanche AvyBrains | October 10, 2017 3 Comments
Two People From Boston, MA Caught in Avalanche & Presumed Dead in Banff, Canada “What we were able to see was snowshoe tracks into avalanche debris with no tracks leading out.” – Tania Peters, Parks Canada Spokesperson Canadian police are reporting that two American snowshoers were caught in an avalanche near Banff, Canada. Their bodies haven’t yet been recovered, but they are presumed to be dead. The avalanche occurred about 20 minutes drive north […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 16, 2017 0 Comments
Austrian Man Suffers Fatal Cardiac Arrest In Avalanche Near Revelstoke A 52 year-old Austrian man has been pronounced dead after an skier-triggered avalanche in Revelstoke, BC. The exact cause of death appears to be a cardiac arrest suffered during the avalanche that caught three heli-skiers in the Goldstream area, 100 km north of Revelstoke, on Monday afternoon. The government initially withheld the name of the heli operator, although Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) have […] Avalanche Sergei Poljak | March 10, 2017 0 Comments
14 Skiers Caught, 1 Killed in Avalanche Near Whistler, B.C. Yesterday A 33-year-old male backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche in British Columbia’s Callaghan Valley yesterday at around 11:15am. Callaghan Valley is very near Whistler, B.C. Whistler Search and Rescue is reporting that 14 skiers were caught in the avalanche and one skier was fully buried and killed in the Hanging Lake area of Callaghan Valley. The deceased man is […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 5, 2017 1 Comment
New Zealand Ski Guide Killed in Avalanche in Niseko, Japan: A ski guide from New Zealand died in an avalanche in Japan yesterday, Saturday. Sam Kerr, 35, was snowboarding in an off-limits zone at Niseko ski resort in Hokkaido when he was buried by an avalanche and killed. Sam posted the above photo to his facebook page only hours before he passed away. Sam ran guides adventure tours out of […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 26, 2017 0 Comments
Backcountry Skier Found Buried & Dead in Avalanche near Crystal Mountain, WA A 64-year-old woman was found buried in an avalanche outside of the ski area boundary today. A member of the Crystal Mountain Ski Patrol spotted the avalanche debris Thursday morning and upon taking a closer look noticed a backpack and what appeared to be a partially buried person who was non-responsive. Ski Patrol immediately began searching the area with probes and […] Avalanche Miles Clark | January 5, 2017 0 Comments
Skier Killed in Avalanche in Washington Yesterday Under HIGH Avalanche Danger & No Avalanche Gear The Yakima County Sheriff’s office and the White Pass Ski Area’s marketing office are both reporting that 31-year-old Adam Roberts of Randle, WA died in an avalanche just out of bounds of White Pass ski area near Mt. Rainier, WA yesterday. Avalanche danger was rated as HIGH in Washington yesterday and today after 2 feet of new snow fell in […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 28, 2016 13 Comments
Skier Killed in Avalanche Near Cooke City, Montana Yesterday | 6-Foot Deep Crown A skier was killed in an avalanche on 10,338′ Henderson Mountain near Cooke City, Montana yesterday. Another skier was caught in the avalanche as well, was partially buried and uninjured. This avalanche was reported to have been 6-feet deep and 100-feet wide running through trees. The avalanche danger was rated at CONSIDERABLE at the time of this avalanche. More people […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 12, 2016 1 Comment
Skier Killed in Avalanche in Banff National Park, Canada Yesterday | 1st Avalanche Death of 2016/17 A backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche on 11,364′ Mt. Victoria in Banff National Park, Canada yesterday, Sunday, September 25th, 2016. “We suspect that the first skier triggered a slab avalanche that we class as a size one. It has a crown that was probably 20- or 30-metres wide and 10- to 15-centimetres deep.” “This small avalanche was able […] Avalanche AvyBrains | September 26, 2016 4 Comments
Avalanche Kills 2 Clients & Guide on Mont Blanc, France | Authorities Not Notified for 36 Hours, Chain Saws & Backhoe Used to Find Bodies An ice and snow avalanche buried and killed 3 mountaineers near the summit of 15,771′ Mont Blanc in France last Tuesday, August 16th, 2016. Oddly, rescuers weren’t notified of the missing climbers until 36 hours after the accident occurred. The French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve announced that there will be a thorough investigation. By the time rescuers reached the […] Avalanche AvyBrains | August 22, 2016 0 Comments
Swedish Freeskier Matilda Rapaport Has Died at 30 Swedish freeskeir Matilda Rapaport has died today at the age of 30 after being buried in an avalanche in Farellones, Chile on July 14th. The avalanche burial left Matilda without oxygen for a prolonged period of time. This lack of oxygen left Matilda in a coma. Matilda’s mother and husband, Swedish World Cup ski racer Mattias Hargin, were with her […] Avalanche AvyBrains | July 18, 2016 2 Comments
Pro Skier Maxim Arsenault Dies in Alaska/B.C. Avalanche Yesterday Maxim Arsenault, a professional skier from Whistler, B.C., died in an avalanche in the Haines Pass area (B.C./Alaska border) yesterday morning in British Columbia, Canada. Maxim was a part of a four person film crew who were filming in the area. Officials were notified of the avalanche accident on Wednesday morning. Rescuers arrived by helicopter from Atlin, B.C. (50 miles by […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 21, 2016 1 Comment
Current Freeride World Tour Champion Dies in Avalanche Today The Swiss police are reporting today that Swiss snowboarder Estelle Balet, the current Freeride World Tour snowboard champion, has died in an avalanche. The 21-year-old Estelle was killed by an avalanche while filming on Le Portalet mountain near Orsieres in the Valais canton near the Swiss/Italian border this morning. Air Glaciers (an air ambulance) rescuers arrived on the scene just after 8am […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 19, 2016 3 Comments
Lead Guide of Oregon’s Cat-Ski Mt. Bailey Killed in Avalanche On a season that has been very tragic for avalanche deaths in the backcountry, this one is sure to stand out. Cat-ski Mt. Bailey released this statement on Facebook yesterday: “It is with great sadness that we must announce we have lost our legendary lead guide Rick “Oz” Oswald. Oz was involved in an avalanche incident on March 22 2016 while […] Avalanche Jack Lafeman | March 24, 2016 11 Comments
Body of Missing Sugar Bowl ,CA Ski Instructor Found Today Under 5-Feet of Snow The body of Sugar Bowl ski instructor Carson May was found today by Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue & El Dorado County Search & Rescue dog teams. Carson was found about 1/4 mile from the Sugar Bowl ski resort boundary in an avalanche prone area. It’s very likely that Carson died in an avalanche on January 14th, 2016. “The recovery […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 29, 2016 2 Comments
5 Killed in Large Avalanche in Canada Friday: 5 snowmobilers were killed in a large avalanche near McBride, B.C. yesterday, according to Donita Cuzma of the British Columbia Coroners Service. It’s being reported that all of the deceased were from Alberta and between the ages of 40 and 55. The avalanche occurred on the flanks of Mt. Renshaw. Donita also reported that two groups of snowmobilers were involved in the avalanche and […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 31, 2016 4 Comments
One Killed, One Injured by Avalanche in Mt. Baker, WA Backcountry Yesterday Very little is currently known about this avalanche thus far. We know that 2 snowmobilers/skiers were caught in an avalanche on Mt. Hermon, WA, just outside the boundaries of Mt. Baker ski resort. One of them was injured, one of them was killed. Preliminary reports make it sound like they were using snowmobiles to ski and were skiing at the […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 25, 2016 2 Comments
One Skier Killed in Large Avalanche in Utah Today: Two skiers were caught in an avalanche in Utah at 2:30pm this afternoon at 10,000-feet on Gobblers Knob (between Big Cottonwood Canyon and Mill Creek basin). One was only partially buried and injured and was able to extract himself and dig up his fully buried partner. Unfortunately, his partner had no pulse once extracted. NOAA & the Utah Avalanche Center […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 21, 2016 3 Comments
Avalanche Death on Hatcher Pass, Alaska Yesterday | 4th Avy Fatality of 2015/16 A snowmobiler died in an avalanche on Hatcher Pass, Alaska yesterday. He was buried 6-feet deep by the avalanche. He was dug out relatively quickly, but was dead when his friends reached him. “An avalanche fatality has been confirmed this evening involving one person on a snowmachine on the Willow side of Hatcher Pass. At this point information is limited. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 3, 2016 1 Comment