1 Caught and Injured When Hikers Triggered Avalanche and Rock Slide on Colorado 14er A group of climbers preparing for a trip to the Pacific Northwest were climbing on the east face of Torreys Peak in an area locally known as Dead Dog Couloir in Clear Creek County, CO. Related: Two Killed by Large Slab Avalanche in Jasper National Park, Canada Shortly before 8:55 am on June 6, 2021, a section of rock on […] Avalanche AvyBrains | June 7, 2021 0 Comments
NHL to Play 2 Outdoor Games in Lake Tahoe, NV this Coming February Liam Abbott | January 14, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Fresh Snow in Colorado Today | 7 Ski Resort & 1 Mt. Pass Photo Tour: It’s getting real in Colorado right now with both Loveland & Arapahoe Basin opening up tomorrow at 9am. Colorado has been getting snow all week with many locations reporting over a foot of new snow and a couple reporting nearly 2 feet. Today’s snowfall should be tapering off and revealing more and more big mountains full of snow. It won’t […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 28, 2015 0 Comments
2 Skiers Caught, 1 Injured in Colorado Avalanche Yesterday 10-20″ of new snow in Colorado over the weekend lead to snowpack instability and avalanches. Two backcountry skiers were caught in an avalanche on Berthoud Pass, Colorado yesterday and both received minor injuries. “Recent observations are pointing to some weakness in the snowpack at this time. These weaknesses may become more in your face by Monday with the clearing skies and warming temperatures. Sunshine in May can have a rapid impact on new snow.” – Colorado Avalanche Information Center […] Avalanche SnowBrains | May 11, 2015 4 Comments
Cat Skiing Guide Takes 400-Foot Ride in Aspen, CO Avalanche: A tour guide with Aspen Mountain Powder Tours is safe after being caught in an avalanche on Thursday morning. The guide was able to stay above the snow, but was carried over 400 feet. No other skiers were caught in the avalanche. “He was never submersed in the avalanche, but did get swept through some trees and suffered a knee injury,” says guide Greg Shaffran in his report with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Fortunately, an Aspen ski patroller was working nearby digging avalanche pits, and was able to bring the injured guide down to receive […] Avalanche ameliatraynor | January 4, 2015 0 Comments
3rd Avalanche Death of 2014/15 for USA Yesterday in Colorado The USA just experienced its 3rd Avalanche Death of the 2014/15 winter season. The victim was a snowshoer who was killed yesterday at around 12,000-feet in the Grey’s and Torrey’s area of Colorado. Grey’s and Torrey’s are 14,000-foot peaks. The avalanche danger was rated at moderate the day of the avalanche. Two men and a woman were ascending the mountain when an avalanche […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 1, 2015 1 Comment
Early Season Snowfall Leads to Early Season Instabilities in Colorado Earlier in the week, two Colorado skiers triggered a small slab avalanche while hiking a couloir on Mt. Owen in the Ruby Range. The skiers were partially buried, but neither were injured. The slide occurred on a NE aspect at an elevation of 12,600 feet on a 39° slope. The initial slide started on a 6″ storm slab and broke through several graupel layers where it ran on a 4cm melt-freeze crust from storms in early October. The two were on foot, climbing a north-facing chute locally know as “Jenga.” They were about halfway up when the avalanche broke above them. They braced through the […] Avalanche SnowBrains | November 7, 2014 0 Comments
Full Break Down of Colorado Avalanche that Killed 5 | “Lessons Learned” by Outside Mag As the shock and remorse of the April 26th deadly Colorado avalanche tragedy wain, we begin our look into what happened and why. We look at how this terrible incident could have been avoided and how we can learn from it to avoid such tragedies in the future. Outside magazine has written an in-depth report about the April 26th avalanche […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 30, 2013 3 Comments
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