Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Mammoth Mountain, CA – Tears of Joy Here’s how I remember it: We are heading up the gondola at Mammoth Mountain, California. I’m maybe 10 years old at most, and I am crying. It’s my first time up here as my dad convinced me to try the Mammoth classic, Cornice Bowl. Now, as the summit terrain’s steepness comes into view, I’m paralyzed with fear. I see a guy launching […] Justin Barham | June 14, 2024 0 Comments
Snowboarder Killed on Mount St. Helens, WA, After Cornice Fall Triggered Avalanche A backcountry snowboarder was killed by an avalanche due to a cornice fall on Mount St. Helens, Washington, reports the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC). On Friday, March 29, 2024, the snowboarder summited the peak. While standing near the top, he triggered a cornice and fell into the crater, triggering a large slab avalanche on the slope below. NWAC is working […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 1, 2024 0 Comments
Skier Airlifted After Cornice Broke Beneath Him Near Mary’s Nipple Just Outside Grand Targhee Ski Resort, WY At around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, Teton County Search & Rescue was dispatched regarding an injured skier in the Grand Targhee, Wyoming, backcountry. The skier, a 27-year-old male from Washington, sustained injuries after falling off a cornice in an out-of-bounds area accessed off Mary’s Nipple from Grand Targhee Ski Resort. The skier was on a ridgeline when the […] SnowBrains | February 23, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Skier Miraculously Survives Huge Avalanche After Cornice Breaks Beneath Him [arve url="https://youtu.be/7PuR-byLRyE"] AvyBrains | November 24, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche Triggered by Collapsing Cornice A 28-year-old woman was killed after an avalanche carried her 1,000-feet down a steep mountain face on Mount des Poulis in Yoho National Park, AB, last week. Five people were boot-hiking up a ridge near the summit of 10,387-foot Mount des Poilus last Wednesday, April 13th. The woman was ahead of the group when a cornice, estimated to be between 200-260-feet […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 20, 2022 0 Comments
Skier Injured After Being Caught in ‘Lazy-Boy Sized Snow Blocks’ From Falling Cornice on Tincan Ridge, AK A skier suffered a minor injury when a cornice broke off and carried him 200-feet down the slope on Tincan Ridge, AK, on Saturday. Related: Did Alaska’s Chugach Range Just Get Over 28-Feet of Snow in 3-Days? The skier was bootpacking up a steeper section at the top of Hippie Bowl when a cornice broke in the headwall above him. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 8, 2021 0 Comments
Skier Triggers Massive Cornice Break-Off Along Davenport Hill, UT Just take a look at this massive cornice that fell along Davenport Hill Saturday. Luckily no one was caught or below when it came down, just a few destroyed trees. Related: VIDEO: Avalanche Triggered by Snowboarder Walking on Cornice The break-off was triggered by a skier skinning the ridge. It broke about 3 feet from the skin track. No one was […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 25, 2019 0 Comments
UPDATE: Pro-Skier Bryce Newcomb who was Seriously Injured Last Month near Jackson Hole is Out of ICU and into a Care Facility An update has been released surrounding Bryce Newcomb, the pro-skier who was seriously injured last month when a cornice collapsed under him just outside Jackson Hole, WY. This weekend, Newcomb was moved from the ICU in Idaho Falls to a Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) facility in Boise, where he will remain in care for the foreseeable future. Newcomb’s family […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 27, 2018 0 Comments
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