[VIDEO] Avalanche Damage During Utah’s Record-Breaking 22/23 Winter Among “Worst Ever Seen” The video above shows the destruction caused by heavy snowfall and avalanches during Utah’s record-breaking winter 22/23. Thousands of trees and a bathroom facility at Tanner’s Flat campground were destroyed. Related: State of Emergency Declared Across Utah Due to Destructive Flooding Due to this, the cleanup in Little Cottonwood Canyon will be a more significant task than usual. This year, […] Avalanche AvyBrains | June 1, 2023 0 Comments
Avalanches Closed Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, For 1,480 Hours Last Season (Nearly 2 Months of Restricted Access) As a result of record-breaking snowfall virtually all season long, Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon experienced an extraordinary surge in closures last winter. One disgruntled observer aptly pointed out, “You didn’t close Little Cottonwood this much last year or the year before, what’s the deal?” The statement reflects the sentiment of many who have been affected by the extensive closures and […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 24, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Huge D4 Avalanche at Alyeska Resort, AK, Was a “30-Year Event” Alyeska Resort, AK, experienced a D4 avalanche on Thursday, May 11th, 2023, on a section of the North Face that the mountain team was closely monitoring. The avalanche crown was between 6-10 feet and likely slid on the November 22nd crust. The snow piled in the kettle ponds on the mountain, causing them to overflow and flood the tram base, […] Avalanche SnowBrains | May 15, 2023 0 Comments
Lone Backcountry Skier Killed At Bald Mountain Near Breckenridge, CO A lone backcountry skier triggered an avalanche on the east face of Bald Mountain, about 6.5 miles southeast of Breckenridge on Saturday, April 29, 2023. While the slide was relatively small at only 250ft wide and 10 inches deep, it produced enough destructive force to bury and injure the skier, who has been identified as Benjamin Ryan of Littleton, CO. The […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 5, 2023 0 Comments
Avalanche in Denali National Park, AK, Kills Parks Employee An avalanche killed a Denali National Park and Preserve employee while he was backcountry skiing within the park on a north-facing slope near Mile 10 on the Park Road on Thursday, May 4. Around 1 pm an individual reported to staff that they had observed a lone skier triggering an avalanche on an unnamed slope south of Jenny Creek and East of […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 5, 2023 0 Comments
Silverton, CO, Local Nearly Loses Leg in Avalanche on King Solomon Peak View this post on Instagram A post shared by Connor Ryan (@sacredstoke) Just when you thought avalanche season was ending… On Friday afternoon, four Silverton, Colorado, local skiers were descending a northeast-facing slope on King Solomon Peak just east of town when a D1.5 avalanche broke, carrying one of the skiers several hundred feet down the slope. According […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | May 2, 2023 0 Comments
Inbounds Avalanche at Sunshine Village, AB | Special Warning Issued by Avalanche Canada As temperatures begin to warm up at ski resorts across North America, several in-bounds avalanches have started to occur in recent days. One of the ski areas that experienced a slide was Sunshine Village, a resort in the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta. Related: 22-Year-Old Killed by Inbounds Avalanche in Closed Area of Lake Louise Ski Resort, AB […] Avalanche Matt Scribner | May 2, 2023 1 Comment
Solo Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche Near Breckenridge, CO On Saturday, a solo backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche near Breckenridge, CO. The 31-year-old man was skiing a northeast-facing couloir on Bald Mountain, or Baldy, southeast of Breck. His girlfriend reported him missing when he didn’t return her phone calls. PRELIMINARY REPORT: A solo skier was caught, buried, and killed in a small but long-running avalanche. The avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 1, 2023 0 Comments
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