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[VIDEO] Terrifying Race to Rescue Skier Buried in Deep Snow After Cliff Jump

@jj_gold808The scariest moment of my life Digging out @jeremy.pboosted. Snow immersion suffocation (SIS) is very real. Doesn’t matter how good you are.##neardeath♬ original sound – Josh Snow immersion suffocation is real. And scary. Your day can go from good to bad in a matter of seconds, as this intense video shows. The scariest moment of my life Digging out @jeremy.pboosted […]
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9 Incredible Sierra Nevada, California Snow Records:

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The Sierra Nevada is no stranger to big snowstorms. As far back as the November 1846, The Donner Party learned this the hard way with a 5-foot overnight snowstorm. Since snowfall record keeping began in 1879, there have been some incredible snowstorms in the Sierra Nevada of California. The Sierras still get huge amounts of snow with Sugar Bowl ski resort leading the charge with 500″ of snow per year. This isn’t surprising as Sugar Bowl is located on Donner Pass, where many of the records below took place. […]
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The Top Snowfall Events in Recorded History

Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Can it really snow too much? What is too much snow? These are questions that skiers and boarders often ponder on lift chairs or over a beer. If you live in a big city then a couple of inches is too much. It makes traffic come to a crawl, sidewalks become impassible and in 24 hours the once pristine, fluffy white magic is now a shade between dog piss and grey. Ugh!! I personally think there can never be enough snow as long as I’m not driving in it. […]
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Castle Mountain, Canada Just Got 80+cms of Snow This Weekend!

Castle Mountain ski area in Alberta, Canada saw 80cms (31″) of snow this weekend. 20-40cms (8-16″) more snow is forecast today/tomorrow. The place looks ready to be skied… “Our mid-mountain snow stake is now buried slightly beyond the 80 cm mark and, with 20 – 40 cm’s of additional accumulation expected, we’ll probably watch the snow cam disappear today. Cool […]
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Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows, Ca CLOSED Today Due to Extreme Avalanche Danger After 46″ in 24Hrs

Written on February 10th, 2019 at 7am PST “3 FEET OF SNOW OVERNIGHT | SQUAW VALLEY ALPINE MEADOWS WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE DAY TO EXTREME AVALANCHE CONDITIONS” – Squaw Alpine today Due to high avalanche danger, Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows in Lake Tahoe, CA are closed today. 36″ of snow fell overnight last night, 46″ in the past […]
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