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
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
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
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
Video of the Avalanche That Killed Heli-Skier in NZ Released This video shows us the avalanche that killed a 58-year-old Australian man while heli skiing in New Zealand on Monday. Just hours after a deadly avalanche killed Australian Roger Greville in New Zealand, video purporting to show the moment he was swept away was posted online in China. Mr Greville, 58, was heli-skiing in the Avalanche SnowBrains | August 12, 2015 3 Comments
Heli-Skier Killed in Avalanche in New Zealand Today A 58-year-old heli skier was killed by an avalanche at 2:30pm today in New Zealand’s Hector Mountains near the town of Kingston on the south isle. He was skiing with Southern Lakes Heliski. “It was confirmed that one skier had been buried in snow. Emergency response procedures were activated immediately “At 2.48pm we received confirmation that the skier had been located however, despite the considerable efforts […] Avalanche SnowBrains | August 10, 2015 2 Comments
Skier Dies in Avalanche in Chile Today After Heavy Snowfall The Cronica Chillan newpaper is reporting that a 23-year old Viña del Mar, Chile named Luciano Cueneo Olhaberry died today from injuries suffered in an avalanche in the backcountry near the Nevados de Chillan ski resort in Chile. Luciano was skiing out of bounds with a foreigner who was reportedly also caught in the avalanche but escaped uninjured and was able to notify rescuers. Ski patrollers were able to locate the buried skier within 50 minutes. Luciano was not carry an avalanche transceiver, nor probe, nor shovel. Avalanche SnowBrains | August 3, 2015 3 Comments
3 Spanish Climbers Die in Avalanche in Kyrgyzstan Today Three very young Spanish climbers died in an avalanche in Kyrgyzstan today. These climbers were aged 18, 24, and 24 and were all in Kyrgyzstan climbing for a month with the Federation of Catalan Excursionists. The climbers were climbing a rock face near the summit of 12,700-foot Akun-Too when an avalanche ripped them off the rock. Their bodies have been recovered and are being returned to Spain. These men were part of a 9-person team that was being lead by an instructor from their federation. None of their companions were involved in the avalanche. Avalanche SnowBrains | June 23, 2015 1 Comment
Avalanche in Peru Kills Three | One Survives 24-Hours in 65′ Deep Crevasse An avalanche came down on four famous Estonian mountaineers in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca last Sunday. The avalanche threw the four mountaineers into a 65-foot deep crevasse. One of the Estonians has been rescued from the crevasse. The other three climbers are still missing and assumed to have perished. The avalanche occurred at 19,400-feet (only 300-feet from the summit) on Tocllaraju peak in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in Peru this past Sunday. lone […] Avalanche SnowBrains | June 10, 2015 0 Comments
2nd Jackson Skier Dies From Injuries After Mt. Moran, WY Avalanche We are sad to report that 42-year-old Stephen P. Adamson, Jr passed away Tuesday evening, May 19th, 2015 at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Stephen died due to the injuries he sustained after a bad fall caused by a small avalanche on Mt. Moran last Saturday. Stephen is survived by his wife and two children Stephen was climbing the 3,100-vertical-foot, 45-degree Sickle Couloir with three other skiers when a small snow slide knocked three of them off their feet 600-vertical-feet down the mountain. Only […] Avalanche SnowBrains | May 20, 2015 2 Comments
Avalanche Kills 1, Injures 2 on Mt. Moran, WY Yesterday One skier was killed and two others injured yesterday morning when an avalanche swept them down the very intense Sickle Couloir on Mount Moran in Wyoming. The avalanche reportedly swept the skiers 500-vertical-feet down the couloir over rock and ice. The man killed was Luke Lynch, a 38-year-old Jackson, WY resident. He was skiing the 3,100-foot-long, 45-degree Sickle Couloir on 12,605′ Mt. Moran with three others at the time of the avalanche. “The group was ascending when a shallow wet slough avalanche released above them.” – Jackie Skaggs, Grand Teton National Park spokeswoman […] Avalanche SnowBrains | May 18, 2015 2 Comments
Skier Killed in Avalanche Near Big Sky A 28-year old Bozeman man died in a small avalanche Saturday afternoon, just north of Big Sky, Montana. Jens Anderson, along with three friends, was skiing the Hanging Garden couloir on Beehive Peak. Anderson went first and triggered the slide. He was swept over a large rock face, and tragically died of trauma. Madison County Sheriff Roger Thompson said Anderson’s brother, a physician, was one of the three men skiing along with him. Anderson’s brother pronounced him dead at […] Avalanche ameliatraynor | April 14, 2015 2 Comments
Mountain Guide Dies in Avalanche in Western Canada 45-year-old mountain guide and son of Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) founder Robson Gmoser died in a size 3 avalanche near Golden, B.C. on Tuesday at 5pm. He was skiing solo near Sorcerer Lodge, a mountain hut near Mt. Iconoclast. Gmoser had broken his femur in an avalanche in this same zone several years ago. Gmoser was setting a skintrack for his clients to use the next day when the avalanche struck. He was with a guide-in-training, who was waiting as Gmoser investigated a zone called the Heinous Traverse. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 12, 2015 0 Comments
Snowboarder With No Avalanche Gear Dies in Utah Avalanche Today A snowboarder with no avalanche equipment died in an avalanche in Hells Canyon (near Snowbasin ski resort), Utah today. The avalanche occurred at 8,700-feet, slid 1,500-vertical-feet, was 2-3 feet deep, and he was buried 3 feet deep. 27″ of new snow had recently fallen in the Snowbasin area. “Two people entered Hells Canyon. Hells Canyon is an out-of-bounds area beyond Snowbasin’s boundary. After a few turns, the two decided to cut back and return into the area. The first person, a snowboarder, triggered a slide and was caught. Preliminary information is the slide was […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 4, 2015 8 Comments
At Least 124 Killed in Avalanches in Afghanistan According to local officials, heavy winter snow caused large avalanches that killed at least 124 people in Northeastern Afghanistan. Rescuers and local people are scrambling to save dozens more people currently buried under snow in their homes. “People there have told me that two of my relatives have been killed and eight others are still under the snow. My son and I are trying to get through to see if we can help find their bodies. But it will take us at least three or four hours to get there because of the snow and the road is very narrow, so we have to walk, the car can’t get through.” – Sharafudin […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 25, 2015 1 Comment
Snowmobilers Dies in Avalanche in B.C. | 4th Avalanche Death in Canada A 2-meter-deep (6.6-foot-deep) avalanche killed a snowmobiler near Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada on February 22nd, 2015. Three snowmobilers in a group of seven were caught in the avalanche. Two of the three were rescued by the group but the third succumbed to his injuries and died on site. This is only the 4th avalanche death in Canada this winter. The USA has only had 5 this year. Canada averages about 14 avalanche deaths per year. The USA averages about 35 avalanche deaths per year. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 25, 2015 0 Comments
Weekend Death Toll Rises to 5 in Alps | 28th Avy Death in France A male skier in his 50s was killed in an avalanche on February 22nd, 2015 in the French Alps. He was skiing with three other skiers when the avalanche struck. All four were caught in the avalanche. Two of the surviving skiers were severely injured in the slide and one woman was uninjured. The avalanche occurred at 1:30pm at an elevation of 1,700m (5,577-feet) in the Taillefer range of the French alps near the town of Val d’Isere about 25 miles south of Grenoble. This was the 28th avalanche death in France this winter. There have been 25 avalanche deaths in Switzerland this year. There have been over 80 avalanche deaths in Europe this year. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 25, 2015 0 Comments
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