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Europe Averages 100 Avalanche Deaths Per Year

A huge avalanche in Chamonix.

According to European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS), avalanches kill an average of 100 skiers and snowboarders every year in Europe. Figures are based on reports received from EAWS members and their partners. That’s nearly 4 times the average amount of skiers and snowboarders killed by avalanches in the U.S, where an average of 27 persons die by avalanche each year.  […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | October 18, 2019
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Bomb Cyclone Knocking Out Power And Making Travel Dangerous In The Northeast

Bomb Cyclone Nor'easter

Hurricane force winds are pummeling New England on Thursday morning, 10/17/19 as a storm known as a bomb cyclone is knocking out power and disrupting travel in the region through the end of the workweek.  The storm “is now parked over southern New England with the pressure equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane,” CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen said. Wind gusts […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | October 17, 2019
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Mt. Shasta, CA: Climbing Season Wrap Up

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This post was written by Jenna Kane of Shasta Mountain Guides on October 3rd, 2019. As the 2019 Mt. Shasta climbing season comes to an end, we at Shasta Mountain Guides are feeling extremely grateful; to our guides for leading safe and successful adventures and our guests for choosing SMG. This year has felt almost utopian for us mountain-lovers. Mt. […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | October 5, 2019
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PSA: Be Aware of Potentially Deadly New Rock Hiding Under Surface of Lower McCloud Falls, CA

Lower Falls McCloud swimming hole.

As temperatures rise in Northern California, more and more people are heading to swimming holes to cool down. Lower McCloud Falls is one such area and is even rated as one of the 5 Best NorCal Swimming Holes to Beat the Heat. But rockfall during the winter has added an invisible danger you need to know about before jumping into the […]

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CliffBrains | July 26, 2019
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Know Before You Go | CAIC Warns of ‘Considerable’ Avalanche Danger in Vail, CO Area

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A combination of heavy snowfall and high winds has created significant avalanche danger in the backcountry of Eagle and Summit counties, warns Scott Miller in Vail Daily. Following over 2-feet of fresh snow this weekend, Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) initially issued warnings about “high” avalanche danger for much of the central Rocky Mountains, including the Vail and Summit County area, […]

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AvyBrains | March 8, 2019
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STUDY: 30% of All Avalanche Fatalities in Western USA Occurred During an Atmospheric River

  Research published by Benjamin Hatchet, Susan Burak, Jon Rutz, Nina Oakley, Edward Bair, and Michael Kaplan in the Journal of Hydrometerology suggests a strong link between Atmospheric River (AR) events and avalanche deaths. According to their research, 31% of avalanche fatalities between 1998 and 2014 occurred either during or shortly after an AR event. West Coast skiers got very […]

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Roger Romani | February 17, 2019
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HAPE: The Silent Killer at Ten Thousand Feet

HAPE is one of the greatest dangers when mountain climbing.

High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is an extremely dangerous form of altitude sickness that can often have fatal consequences. As opposed to acute mountain sickness and high altitude cerebral edema, which are caused by a decrease in oxygen concentration and brain swelling, HAPE is caused by an increase in pulmonary pressure during a significant ascent. While some of their symptoms overlap, […]

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Lucy Ferneyhough | November 1, 2018
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2 Hikers Die in 1-Week on the Pacific Crest Trail | 4 Have Already Died on the PCT This Year

The bodies of Rika Morita and Chaocui Wang have been located in respective water flows along the Pacific Crest Trail, only seven days apart, according to the Pacific Crest Trail Association.  Morita, visiting from Japan to solo-hike the trail, was found in the South Fork of the Kings River.  Wang was from China, and perished alone in Rancheria Creek in Kerrick Canyon, farther downstream […]

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Spencer Miller | August 5, 2017
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Japanese Man Killed In Avalanche While Skiing Backcountry

Sunday February 1st, 2016, in the Gunma Prefecture, a man triggered an avalanche while skiing outside of marked boundaries in Katashina Village. The high number of avalanche related deaths as of recent are truly shocking.

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Keenan Grady | February 4, 2016
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Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain: Dangerous Assumptions

We’ve all had those bluebird days of touring when every turn you make is in deep blower pow; nothing beats it. Turn after turn throws cold smoke in your face, and your hand aches at the end of the day from the endless high-fives. Often, however, these days come with a less-than-stable snowpack. It is easy to let your adrenaline overcome your better judgment, which can often inhibit decision-making. More times than not, you will get away with that sick powder run on these sorts of days, but you shouldn’t let this influence your decision making process in the future. […]

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Keegan Kliman | December 2, 2014
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19-Year Old Swept Off 594-Foot Nevada Falls in Yosemite | Waterfall Safety Information:

Yosemite’s waterfalls are some of the most beautiful in the world.  Yosemite has countless waterfalls but most visitors come to see the the biggest 10 waterfalls in the park.  594-foot Nevada Falls is one of the biggest and easiest to access and access is via the spectacular Mist Trail. Unfortunately, Yosemite’s waterfalls also prove deadly every year.  Swift, cold spring snowmelt flows down slick granite […]

Miles Clark | June 4, 2013
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