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
Backcountry Snowboarder Killed in Avalanche Near Telluride, CO A snowboarder was killed in an avalanche near Telluride, CO, yesterday, the first fatality in Colorado this winter. Dr. Peter Harrelson, a 67-year-old local from Ophir, Colorado, was found dead after an avalanche in the Waterfall Creek area. “A backcountry snowboarder was caught and killed in an avalanche on January 22, 2024, in Waterfall Creek, south of Ophir. The avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 23, 2024 0 Comments
Remembering JP Auclair via the Greatest Skiing Segment of All-Time JP Auclair was one of the best there’s been in freeskiing. The guy did it all from park, to moguls, to big mountain, to extreme skiing, to helping create the first twin tip skis, to co-founding Armada skis. JP was born on August 22, 1977 in Foy, Quebec, Canada and made a major impact on freeskiing in the 1990’s, 2000’s, and 2010’s. Just when […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 29, 2023 0 Comments
New Updates on Annual Avalanche Report Shows Colorado and Montana Have Highest Rates of Avalanche Fatalities In an effort to provide you with the best information available, here’s an important follow-up on an article we published earlier in the week titled, Annual Avalanche Report Shows Colorado and Montana With Highest Rates of Avalanche Fatalities. The article discusses the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center’s annual report of fatalities from avalanches across states within the last 10 years. […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 26, 2022 0 Comments
CAIC Releases Full Report on Avalanche Fatality at Lime Creek, CO March 22, 2021 Related Article: Vail, CO Resident Killed in Avalanche in Backcountry Outside Beaver Creek Resort The Colorado Avalanche Information Center today released the full accident report on the avalanche fatality that occurred in the Lime Creek area on March 22, 2021. Gary Smith, 37 of Vail, was the 35th person in the United States to die in an avalanche this season, […] Avalanche Mike Bartholow | March 30, 2021 0 Comments
Skier Killed in Avalanche Near Anchorage, Alaska Yesterday | 36th Avy Death in USA This Season According to the Alaska State Troopers, a 40-year-old female skier was killed in an avalanche near Palmer, Alaska yesterday, March 27th, 2021. Palmer is about 45 minutes north of Anchorage, AK This was the 36th avalanche fatality this season in the USA. The USA averages 27 avalanche fatalities per season. This was the 4th avalanche death in Alaska this season. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 28, 2021 0 Comments
The SnowBrains Podcast | Episode #16 | 27 Avalanche Deaths in Only 29-Days in the USA… Why Did the US Just See Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle of All-Time? Episode #16 of The SnowBrains Podcast Mark Staples – Director of the Utah Avalanche Center “27 Avalanche Deaths in Only 29-Days in the USA… Why Did the US Just See Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle of All-Time?” This is another podcast that’s gonna a little different. The USA just went through its deadliest avalanche cycle in history with 27 avalanche fatalities […] Podcasts SnowBrains | March 2, 2021 0 Comments
The SnowBrains Podcast | Episode #15 | Why Did The USA Just Have Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle in History? Dr. Ethan Greene – Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center “Why Did The USA Just Have Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle in History?” Episode #15 of The SnowBrains Podcast This podcast is gonna be a little different. The USA just went through its deadliest avalanche cycle in history, with 16 avalanche fatalities in only 10-days from January 30th, 2021, to […] Podcasts Podcast | February 23, 2021 0 Comments
Skier Killed in Grand Teton National Park, WY Avalanche Monday The avalanche fatality death-toll rose in Wyoming this afternoon when a 33-year-old man was buried in an avalanche in Grand Teton National Park. According to Teton County Coroner, Matthew Brian of Jackson and originally from Pennsylvania was killed in an avalanche at approximately 12:30 pm on Monday, February 22. Jackson Hole News and Guide reports that park rangers and Teton […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 22, 2021 0 Comments
2 Killed in Avalanches in British Columbia, Canada in 2-Days This Weekend | 21 Avalanche Deaths in 16-Days in North America 2 people were killed in avalanches in 2-days this weekend in British Columbia, Canada. 3 people died in avalanches in the USA yesterday, February 14, 2021. 20 people have died in avalanches in North America in the past 16-days – the deadliest avalanche cycle in North American history. The USA just had its deadliest avalanche cycle in history with 18 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 15, 2021 0 Comments
2 Killed in Colorado Avalanches Today | 18 Avalanche Deaths in 16-days in USA 2 people died in avalanches in Colorado today, February 14, 2021. A backcountry snowboarder was killed in a large avalanche in Colorado today on Mount Trelease. A snowmobiler was also killed in an avalanche west of Rollins Pass, CO today. We have outlined each avalanche death’s preliminary reports below. These were the 24th & 25th avalanche deaths in the USA […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 14, 2021 0 Comments
4 Skiers Dead in Utah Avalanche Today | 14 Killed By Avalanches in USA in Past 8-Days… 4 skiers died in an avalanche in the Wilson Peak area near Salt Lake City, UT today. Some skiers (4) in the group survived and are currently being rescued. Avalanche danger was HIGH/CONSIDERABLE in upper elevations today and the Utah Avalanche Center issued an Avalanche Warning for today in Utah. All the skiers involved are reported to be aged between […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 6, 2021 1 Comment
Chief of Swiss Mountain Guide Association Says COVID-19 Lockdown to Blame for Spike in Avalanche Deaths 14 people have died in avalanches in Switzerland this winter. Eight of those deaths were in the last weekend alone. Switzerland averages eight avalanche fatalities every winter. Related: VIDEO: Intense Rescue of Jones Snowboards Rider Buried 3-Feet Deep After Avalanche in Tahoe Backcountry The Swiss Moutain Guide Association’s chief Pierre Mathey believes that COVID-19 lockdown has something to do with […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | January 22, 2021 41 Comments
2 Dead in Large Avalanche Near Silverton, CO Yesterday | 3-Deaths in 2-Days 2 backcountry skiers were killed in a large avalanche on Battleship, a run near Silverton, CO yesterday, Saturday. A backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche near Crested Butte, CO on Friday. A snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche in Wyoming on Friday. There have been 4 avalanche deaths in the USA since Friday. There have been 4 avalanche deaths […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 20, 2020 3 Comments
2nd Avalanche Death of Season in USA Occurs on Same Day as 1st | Deployed Airbag Didn’t Help The 2nd avalanche fatality of the season in the USA occurred yesterday in the Salt River Range of Wyoming. The 1st avalanche fatality of the season in the USA also occurred yesterday in Colorado. 1st Avalanche Fatality of the Season in USA Today in Colorado Yesterday, a snowmobiler who deployed an airbag died in an avalanche near Sheep Pass […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 19, 2020 0 Comments
Full Report of 2 Snowbike Riders Killed by Avalanche in Vail Valley, CO A group of three snowbike riders were all caught in a fatal avalanche in the South Fork of Dickson Creek, east of Red and White Mountain near Valley Vail, CO on Feb. 15, 2020. All three of them were caught, one was partially buried, and two were killed. The CAIC said in a report that the group unintentionally triggered a […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 24, 2020 0 Comments
2 Avalanche Deaths Today: 18-Year-Old Male Snowmobiler in Utah, Female Ice Climber in Colorado The Utah Avalanche Center is reporting that and 18-year-old male snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche above Farmington Canyon, UT today. The Colorado Avalanche Center is reporting that a female climber was killed in an avalanche in Uncompahgre Gorge south of Ouray, Colorado today. There was also a fatal inbounds avalanche at Alpine Meadows ski resort, CA yesterday. BREAKING: 1 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 18, 2020 0 Comments
Avalanche Fatality in Alaska Last Week Was A Local Legend It comes with a heavy heart in announcing that’s last week’s avalanche fatality took the life of 60 year old Randy Bergt on Hatcher Pass, Alaska. Bergt was with two others when he entered the slope, which triggered the avalanche. He was caught, then carried through a terrain trap, before being buried approximately four feet deep. His partners were able to […] Avalanche Mitch McDermott | November 27, 2017 0 Comments
Skier Killed in Avalanche in Alaska Yesterday | 2nd Avalanche Death of Season in USA “This avalanche was absolutely human triggered. One person triggered it, one person got carried, and one person ended up dead.” – Jed Workman, Director of Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center told KTUU One backcountry skier triggered, was caught in, and was killed by an avalanche off Hatcher Pass, AK on Wednesday afternoon. His two ski partners were able to located him, extract him, […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 23, 2017 1 Comment
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
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