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, hereโs 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 Centerโs 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 Centerย “Why Did The USA Just Have Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle in History?”ย 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