Lowest Number of Call-Outs for Wyoming’s Teton County Search and Rescue in 2019-20 Winter Jackson, Wyoming’s, Teton County Search and Rescue, received their fewest call-outs ever over the 2019-20 season. The six-month report from December 1, 2019, to May 31, 2020 details 18 rescues, and they recorded one fatality, the least since 2010. This was the quietest the organization has been ever in their 27-years. Related: Teton County Search and Rescue Team Release Winter […] Industry News Rouchelle Gilmore | July 10, 2020 0 Comments
Avalanche Carries Snowboarders Onto Frozen Lake Outside of The Remarkables, NZ Two snowboarders triggered an avalanche outside of the Remarkables Ski Field near Queensland, NZ this week. The boarders were preparing to ride Telex Chute above Lake Alta when the slide occurred and carried them 130 meters (427 feet), dumping them on the frozen lake. The two riders have experience in the backcountry, had all the right gear, and followed protocol, […] Avalanche Jenah MacGrain | June 30, 2018 0 Comments
Work Begins On the First Alpine Hut-to-Hut System On the West Coast | Whistler Hut Open to Skiers Jan 2019 After 10 years of planning, permitting and fundraising, the Spearheads Huts Projectย near Whistler is finally underway, reports adventure-journal.com. BC Parks gave its final approval to begin the $3.5 million project to open up the Whistler backcountry, and last week the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) Whistler section, and the Spearheads Hut Society, officially broke ground. Work began immediately on site […] Industry News Steven Agar | August 2, 2017 0 Comments