Nordic Rescue Team Gets Caught in Avalanche on Rescue Mission in Nevada County, CA A Nordic rescue team was dispatched from the Donner Pass rest area in California to rescue a backcountry skier who was lost in the high country of Nevada County, northeast of Castle Peak, last Saturday, April 4. According to the Nevada County Sherrif’s Search and Rescue office, the skier had cell signal and placed an emergency call in the afternoon […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 6, 2020 0 Comments
29-Year-Old Female Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche in Colorado on Sunday On Sunday, December 8, a 29-year-old female backcountry skier was caught and fully buried in an avalanche at 11,400-feet on south Diamond Peak near Cameron Pass in Colorado. A member of her touring party and other people in the area performed a rescue. They recovered her from the snow, but she did not survive. Related: Why Early Season Snow is […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 10, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skier Airlifted to Safety After Falling 300-Feet Down Mt. Tallac, Lake Tahoe, CA A backcountry skier was rescued Sunday after falling more than 200 feet along the north side of Mount Tallac, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. The unidentified male skier was out with friends Sunday afternoon when he fell 200-300 feet and suffered major injuries, according to California Highway Patrol Valley Division Air Operations. His friends called 911. Due to the remote […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 11, 2018 2 Comments
Skier Killed in Avalanche in Jackson Hole, WY Backcountry Today A backcountry skier was killed by an avalanche in the Jackson Hole, WY backcountry today, according to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. He/she was skiing Ralph’s Slide in the Rock Springs backcountry area just south of the boundary of the Jackson Hole ski resort. “The avalanche was skier triggered and reported to be a minimum of two feet deep at the […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 17, 2018 1 Comment
Skier Killed in Avalanche in Alaska Yesterday | 2nd Avalanche Death of Season in USA “This avalanche was absolutely human triggered. One person triggered it, one person got carried, and one person ended up dead.” – Jed Workman, Director of Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center told KTUU One backcountry skier triggered, was caught in, and was killed by an avalanche off Hatcher Pass, AK on Wednesday afternoon. His two ski partners were able to located him, extract him, […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 23, 2017 1 Comment
Female Skier Killed in Avalanche in B.C. | 15th Avy Fatality in Canada This Winter A female backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche on Friday, April 11th, 2014 while skiing in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia. “The subject was fully buried in an avalanche for approximately 45 minutes,” said Shauna Speers, search and rescue manager The avalanche occurred at 3:15pm on Friday on the southeast side of Fairy Meadows Lodge on the […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 14, 2014 3 Comments
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