Revolutionary New Backcountry App Will Help Manage Avalanche Risk AspectAvy is a new app launching on November 24, 2023, that aims to eliminate avalanche fatalities in the backcountry. The tool aims to prevent 100% of avalanche fatalities by providing decision-making resources that take human error out of backcountry travel. Related: Another Deadly Year for Colorado Skiing How does it work? AspectAvy has researched avalanches and avalanche death data over […] Avalanche Brent Thomas | November 10, 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
[PHOTOS] Massive, Tree-Uprooting Avalanches Bury Highway and Keep Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Closed Indefinitely What do you get when five-and-a-half feet of snow falls in three days on top of an already 800+ inch season? Avalanches. 🚧#RoadClosureUpdate🚧@UtahDOT road operations slide debris clearing resumes at the #SR210 Maybird (MP 7.5) slide (and above). @UDOTavy avalanche mitigation is ongoing this morning. ‼️NO ETO for opening. @UDOTRegionTwo @UtahDOT @AltaCentral @AltaAlerts @SnowbirdAlerts @UPDSL pic.twitter.com/s4Ri6Y4Sfj — UDOT Cottonwood Canyons […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 6, 2023 0 Comments
Brighton, Solitude, Snowbird, and Alta, UT, Will Not Open Today Due to Exceptional Avalanche Danger View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alta Ski Area (@altaskiarea) On top of an already record-breaking winter, it’s been an impressive week in terms of snowfall for Utah’s Cottonwood Canyons, home to world-class ski areas Brighton, Solitude, Snowbird, and Alta. The mountains have received upwards of 5 feet of snow this week since Sunday. With continued snowfall […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 5, 2023 0 Comments
Colorado Has Seen More Avalanches Than Same Period in Last 12-Years | 637 Avalanches, 142 Triggered by People Colorado has already seen 637 avalanches this season—more than the same period in the last twelve years. One hundred forty-two of those slides were triggered by humans, according to data in the new CAIC avalanche explorer tool. Related: Avalanche Buries Patroller at Steamboat Resort, CO Almost a third (204) have been in the Gunnison range. Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 8, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Why Colorado Has Dangerous Avalanches Near Summer [arve url="https://youtu.be/lITI1NcKoB8"] AvyBrains | May 31, 2022 Likes Tweets 4 Comments
1 Killed and Multiple Burials After 3 Avalanches in British Columbia Backcountry On Saturday, February 5th, 2022, at approximately 1:20 pm Pemberton RCMP received multiple emergency rescue calls in a 10 minute period from the International Emergency Response Coordination Centre, In-Reach text messages, and calls from witnesses in the areas of Cassiope Peak area and Mount Cayley. Witnesses in the area stated that three separate avalanches: two on Cassiope Peak and one […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 6, 2022 0 Comments
11 People Killed as More Than 100 Avalanches Hit Austrian and Swiss Mountains Avalanches killed eleven people in four days when more than 100 avalanches struck Austria and Switzerland, local media reported Sunday. “The past three days have seen some 100 avalanche-type incidents requiring 70 interventions.” – Tyrol regional authorities said Sunday One person died Thursday, and several others were injured in avalanches in the Graubunden region of Switzerland, which borders Austria’s Tyrol. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 6, 2022 0 Comments
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