6 Killed in 2 Separate Avalanches in the Austrian Alps Yesterday Six people have been killed in two separate avalanches in the Austrian Alps, Austrian authorities said yesterday. A slide in the Dachstein area, a group of mountains located on the border of Upper Austria and Styria, killed five Czech mountaineers on Sunday, police said. The group of snowshoers were swept away by an avalanche around 9.30 am on Sunday. Related: […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 9, 2020 0 Comments
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52-Hour Interlodge at Alta Ski Area, UT Original article by Adam Fehr on Alta.com/stories 02.12.20. STELLAR DENDRITE—THE DOUBLE-EDGED SNOWFLAKE The Alta snowflake logo, known worldwide in the ski community, did not come about by happenstance. The Alta Flake is based on the stellar dendrite, a snow crystal with hexagonal tree-like structure and branches. They are razor-thin, symmetrical in shape, and create the fluffy snow that made Alta […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 15, 2020 1 Comment
Second Avalanche Kills Dozens of Rescuers in Turkey: Death Toll Rises to 38 Rescuers arrived at the scene of a recent avalanche in Eastern Turkey when a secondary avalanche was triggered, killing 33 people. The death toll at the horrific scene has now risen to 38, and 53 have been injured, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Authority (AFAD) reports. An avalanche struck late on Tuesday, Feb. 4, killing five people near the Turkish mountain […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | February 5, 2020 0 Comments
3 Killed in Separate Avalanche Incidents in Hokkaido, Japan Last Week A British backcountry skier in Japan who died in an avalanche on Saturday at Pinneshiri in the Kabato Mountains near Nakatonbetsu-Cho in north Hokkaido was the third avalanche victim in a week in Japan. 34-year-old Barnaby Levy was skiing with two friends when he was caught in the avalanche. He was dug out and airlifted to hospital but later pronounced dead. His […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 3, 2020 0 Comments
Teton Pass, WY Closed Due to 2 Large Avalanches Wyoming State Highway 22, or Teton Pass as it is commonly referred to as, was closed today by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) due to 2 large avalanches that broke on Mt. Glory near the top of the pass, the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center reports. The slides broke around 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m today. The triggers remain unknown. Related: […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 10, 2020 0 Comments
Canada Installs the World’s Largest Avalanche Detection System The largest and most extensive avalanche detection network in the world has been installed in Glacier National Park. The $3-million structure was installed over the past year in Rogers Pass, a high mountain pass in Glacier. Designed by the Swiss, it uses two technologies to detect avalanches. One system involves 13 infrasound panels that sense low-frequency sound while the other uses […] Avalanche Emily Crofton | December 6, 2019 0 Comments
Colorado Avalanche Information Center Begins Daily Reports The Colorado Avalanche Information Center announced on its social media channels Tuesday that the state-supported nonprofit is now conducting its 2019-20 season daily weather and avalanche forecasts. Related: The Colorado Avalanche Information Center & The Friends of CAIC The CAIC will issue daily regional backcountry avalanche forecasts for the northern, central and southern Rocky Mountains throughout the state by 3 […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 10, 2019 0 Comments