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Deadly Cornice Avalanche at Gaiskogel North Couloir, Austria

A 28-year-old German woman was killed on Saturday, January 27, in an avalanche near the Gaiskogel, a 2,820 meter (9,252 feet) peak near the ski area Kühtai in Tyrol. The woman had set out with her partner, a 26-year-old German man, and his 32-year-old German friend on a freeski/split-board tour to the Gaiskogel North Couloir. The trio had taken a […]

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Julia Schneemann | January 29, 2024
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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 […]

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