American Avalanche Association Announces Search For New Executive Director In an email to members on January 26, 2021, American Avalanche Association (A3) Executive Director Dan Kaveney announced that he will be stepping down as of May 2021. Dan has been the Executive Director for the last three years and has overseen quite a bit of progress within the organization. Dan stated in his email that: “A3 has enjoyed significant […] Avalanche Mike Bartholow | February 4, 2021 0 Comments
New This Month: The SnowBrains Avalanche Forecast Tab New this month is our Avalanche Forecast tab, courtesy of Avalanche.org! Avalanche education/awareness is a HUGE component of SnowBrains and now you are only one click away from every avalanche forecast available in the United States. Related: The SnowBrains Podcast – Episode #4 – What’s The #1 Tool Available To Skiers & Riders in Avalanche Terrain? If planning on skiing […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 15, 2020 0 Comments
Former Avalanche Forecaster Discovers That Approximately ⅓ of Tourer Fatalities in the U.S. Occurred When Tourers Were Ascending Are you traveling in the backcountry this year? Do you spend most of your time identifying avalanche terrain while traveling uphill or downhill? If you think that most avalanche fatalities occur when tourers are going downhill, then you are correct. BUT a shockingly high percentage of avalanche fatalities still occur when tourers are going uphill—32% percent to be exact, according […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 9, 2020 0 Comments
Alaskan Snowmobiler Killed in Avalanche Over the Weekend; 7th Avalanche Fatality of the Season Cooper Landing, Alaska: Over the weekend a deadly avalanche claimed the life of 29-year-old Tyler Kloss. Reports from the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center (CNFAIC) indicate the avalanche was triggered by snowmobiles. Kloss was from Soldotna, Alaska. This marks the 7th avalanche fatality of the 2016-2017 season. Details on the accident: On Saturday, January 28, Tyler Kloss and his friend, […] Avalanche Robin Azer | January 31, 2017 3 Comments
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