Man Survives 1,000-Foot Fall After Cornice Breaks in Revelstoke, B.C. An Alberta snowmobiler was reportedly fell off a 1,000-foot cliff after a cornice he was standing on broke at 1pm on February 17th, 2014 on Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke, Canada. This is VERY hard to believe, but we are finding multiple media reports saying that he survived a 1,000 foot cliff fall. Even the cops are reporting that they found a 44-year-old man at the bottom of a 1,000-foot cliff uninjured. The guy who took the fall was found by his SPOT emergency messenger. Several phone calls also reported his fall to police. He as located and rescued via helicopter. “Police wish to […] SnowBrains | January 14, 2015 2 Comments
Avalanche Death Near Revelstoke, B.C. Saturday A fatal avalanche occurred on Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke, British Columbia at 11:30am on Saturday. A second man was also caught in the avalanche and received non life threatening injuries. Both snowmobilers were carrying avalanche equipment. The avalanche danger on Saturday was rated at “High.” […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 16, 2014 4 Comments