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Switzerland Police Looking for Skiers or Snowboarders Responsible for Triggering Avalanche

On Tuesday, January 9, in the afternoon an avalanche occurred and slid into the Pizol Ski Area in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. An extensive search was issued, but thankfully, nobody was found buried or injured. However, Swiss police still seek help identifying who was responsible for setting off the slide. Related: Man Killed by Avalanche in Idaho Backcountry Yesterday, 2 Others [โ€ฆ]

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John Cunningham | January 12, 2024
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VIDEO: Avalanche Forecast Analyzes 10-Foot Deep Avalanche in McAtee Basin, Montana

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AvyBrains | February 24, 2021
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UPDATE: Final Report Published For Colorado Avalanche that Killed Backcountry Tourer on April 15

The CAIC just published a final report for the April 15 avalanche that caught two backcountry tourers on Red Peak in Coloradoโ€™s Gore Range, killing one of them. โ€œOn April 15, a group of backcountry tourers were involved in an avalanche near Red Peak in the Gore Range. Two riders were caught. The avalanche swept one rider the length of [โ€ฆ]

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AvyBrains | April 22, 2020
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Snowboarder in Large Avalanche at Snowbasin, UT on Friday Tells Full Story

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mitch McDermott (@mmickeyd) โ€œI was the second one down the line, following a skier. One turn in, I triggered a large wind slab. After noticing the propagation and realizing there was no island of safety, I attempted to self-arrest on the bed surface by punching my hands in. It was pointless, [โ€ฆ]

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AvyBrains | March 29, 2020
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VIDEO: Snowboarder With No Avalanche Gear Caught in Avalanche Near Perisher, Australia Today

We donโ€™t have a lot of information about this avalanche that occurred in or near Perisher ski resort, Australia today. This is what we do know about this avalanche: Occurred today, August 8th, 2017 This avalanche was in or near Perisher ski resort, Australia The snowboarder pictured in the video triggered the avalanche This avalanche appears to have been big enough [โ€ฆ]

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Oz Brains | August 8, 2017
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Japanese Man Killed In Avalanche While Skiing Backcountry

Sunday February 1st, 2016, in the Gunma Prefecture, a man triggered an avalanche while skiing outside of marked boundaries in Katashina Village. The high number of avalanche related deaths as of recent are truly shocking.

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Keenan Grady | February 4, 2016
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VIDEO: Freeskier Survives HUGE Avalanche with ABS Backpack

In January 2013, Aymar Navarro was filming in the Aran Valley in the Spanish Pyranees with a camera crew. It had been snowing for days, dumping over four feet of fresh powder in the mountains. Navarro, along with his crew and a mountain guide, opted for a less exposed, flat slope to film in an attempt to minimize risk. โ€œ3, 2, 1 jump, then a few turns, when I suddenly realized that the entire hillside collapsed very quickly,โ€ said Navarro [โ€ฆ]

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ameliatraynor | April 24, 2015
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