Utah Avalanche Center Aims to Raise $100,000 with Spring Campaign to Fund New Avalanche Safety Tools and Technology This article originally appeared on utahavalanchecenter.org You play an important role in helping the Utah Avalanche Center fulfill our mission to keep people on top of The Greatest Snow on Earth® by providing avalanche forecasting, awareness, and education throughout the state of Utah. By making a donation today you are investing in the tools, technology, and people who carry out […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 3, 2023 0 Comments
ORTOVOX Launches Online Platform for Avalanche Safety Since ORTOVOX was founded, the protection of mountaineers and the mountains has been a guiding principle for the German mountain brand. The Safety Academy initially launched back in 2008, and the Safety Academy Lab Snow was established in 2013. The new digital knowledge platform provides high-quality information about avalanches and has been completely reworked in cooperation with the German Mountain […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 18, 2022 1 Comment
Colorado Avalanche Information Center Launches New Website With Dynamic Avalanche Forecasting As early-season snow storms begin to blanket the Rockies, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) will begin to issue its daily weather and avalanche forecasts a little differently. On November 1, 2022, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center launched a new website, creating dynamic forecasts and avalanche threat levels, as well as daily 48-hour forecasts issued every afternoon at 4:30 pm. […] Avalanche Steven Snyder | November 7, 2022 0 Comments
PSA: Now is the Time to Sign Up For an Avalanche Safety Course With summer beginning to come to a close, leaves are starting to change and that crisp morning air is setting in. We can’t help but feel that itch to be back in the mountains once again. Although most of us are enjoying those off-season activities to keep the stoke alive until we get back on snow, it’s never too early […] Avalanche Nick DeRiso | August 19, 2022 2 Comments
Winter Park, CO, Donates $69,000 to Three Snow Safety Non-Profits Earlier this month, Winter Park Resort donated a total of $69,000 to three different non-profit organizations. The money for the donations came from Winter Park’s Uphill Program. Two seasons ago, as uphill users increased dramatically, the resort required anyone traveling uphill to purchase a $25 armband pass and agree to their uphill policy. This was to create safer uphill and […] Industry News Brent Thomas | June 13, 2022 0 Comments
Avalanche Airbags: What Are They and Why Do They Matter? Imagine you are freeskiing in the backcountry of your favorite mountain. You’ve finished warming up on a few trails, and now you’re prepared to tackle some more difficult terrain. All of a sudden, the snow starts cracking under you and you hear a loud, terrifying noise: WHUMPH. An avalanche is coming, and there is nothing you can do to stop […] Backcountry Haleigh Hafner | April 9, 2022 1 Comment
Avalanche Safety – Digging a Snow Pit | The 5 Ws of Snowpack Test Decision Making “Take a deck of cards – half are black, half are red; how much would you wager that the top card is red? That’s about risk. Here’s a deck of cards – at least one is black, at least one is red; how much would you wager that the top card is red? That’s about ambiguity.” – Robert M. Sapolsky, […] Avalanche Guest Author | November 12, 2021 3 Comments
Free Avalanche Course Being Offered in Park City, UT on November 2nd The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) is hosting a free avalanche rescue and safety course in Park City tomorrow. The event is open and running anytime between 4-7 pm, admission is free, and it is taking place at Matt Knoop Memorial Park in the heart of Park City. In regards to the Community Avalanche Rescue Practice event, the UAC wrote: “The […] Avalanche Jesse | November 1, 2021 0 Comments
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