VIDEO: Snowboard Botches Cliff Jump & Gets Fully Buried | Skier Has To Dig Him Out [iframe id=”http://players.brightcove.net/4221396001/V19oeQPdg_default/index.html?videoId=5330890320001&applicationId=MIRROR%20Embed%20Offsite”] A snowboarder at Squaw Valley, CA botched a 30 foot cliff and ended up landing at an angle with his head in the snow. After landing, he sank down multiple feet in the snow, so you could just see his board. Luckily, a few people were watching and they rushed over to help. One of the skiers had […] Chris Wallner | February 22, 2017 0 Comments
Over 100 People Killed In Afghanistan & Pakistan Avalanches At least 132 people have died along the Afghan-Pakistani border after three days of heavy snowfall caused a series of deadly avalanches Sunday. Dozens of houses were destroyed and people were reported to have frozen to death, trapped in cars. Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul was closed on Sunday, after nearly 2 feet of snow covered the runways, and north […] Avalanche Matias Ricci | February 6, 2017 0 Comments
Search and Rescue Dog Locates Buried Avalanche Victim in Austria A 19-year-old Austrian man was caught last Wednesday in an avalanche while skiing with friends in Tyrol, and then rescued thanks to an avalanche search and rescue dog, which was able to locate him before it was too late. The man, from Tyrol, was skiing with four friends on fresh powder on Sunday when they triggered an avalanche. Another skier was […] Avalanche Matias Ricci | January 17, 2017 0 Comments
Two Snowboarders Buried, Seriously Injured in Avalanche Outside of Park City, Utah Two snowboarders were rescued late Wednesday night after becoming buried and seriously injured in an avalanche on a backcountry slope near the Smith and Morehouse Reservoir in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Around 4 p.m. Wednesday, one of the boarders jumped off a cliff, fracturing a large slab of snow. The slide carried one of the men, slamming him into trees on […] Avalanche Matias Ricci | January 16, 2017 0 Comments
Intentionally Triggered Avalanche Blasts Russian Town in Arctic Circle… Kills One Citizen Kirovsk Russia experienced a large avalanche that was intentionally triggered around 10:15PM on Thursday night. The avalanche smashed windows in town, ripped down trees, and killed one person. “The blast was so powerful and so loud that I even jumped up. Literally within three minutes, all of the Kukisvumchorr district was covered by a white cloud.” – local woman, Anastasia […] Avalanche Keenan Grady | February 19, 2016 0 Comments
Two Injured in Avalanche at Sunshine Village Resort Two skiers have been injured in an avalanche at Sunshine Village resort. The avalanche occurred around 2pm on Monday and buried both skiers. At the time of the avalanche there were other skiers nearby who were able to notify the avalanche Rescue personnel of Sunshine Village. Both skiers were located […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 1, 2014 0 Comments
6 Caught in Avalanche Saturday in Alberta, Canada 6 ice climbers were caught in a class 2 avalanche at Ranger Creek, Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada at approximately 9:50am on Saturday, November 2nd, 2013. Only one climber was completely buried apart from a foot sticking out above the snow’s surface. This climber was quickly extracted but was hypoxic and not […] Avalanche SnowBrains | November 4, 2013 2 Comments
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