Toddler Dies of Exposure After Family Car Gets Stuck in the Snow The Moffat County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances behind a mother’s trip into the Colorado backcountry that left her and her two young daughters stranded for two nights in the freezing cold, leading to the death of her youngest, 18-month old daughter. The mother, Kaylee Messerly, 36, and her surviving three-year-old daughter were taken to a nearby hospital with […] Backcountry SnowBrains | March 15, 2021 0 Comments
Mount Washington Observatory, NH Sad to Share the News of Marty the Cat’s Passing After twelve years of living on the summit of Mount Washington, Marty the Cat has passed on. Marty was beloved by Mount Washington Observatory staff, Mount Washington State Park staff, and thousands of visitors from around the world. “It is with an incredibly heavy heart that we have to share the news of Marty’s passing due to an unforeseen illness. […] SnowBrains | November 13, 2020 0 Comments
43-Year-Old Team USA Winter Olympic Medalist Took His Own Life Last Week Olympic bobsledder Pavle Jovanovic took his life on Sunday, May 3 at the age of 43. The Toms River, N.J. native started the sport of bobsled in 1997. He went on to win a World Championship bronze medal in 2004, and to finish seventh in both the two-and four-man events at the 2006 Winter Olympics with Todd Hays. “The winter […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 11, 2020 0 Comments
Music Legend of the Vail, CO Après Scene Dies of Coronavirus Complications Rod Powell, 64, a Vail, CO musical legend who has entertained après crowds since the late 1980s, died Saturday from complications from coronavirus. He is the first Eagle County victim of COVID-19, according to Eagle County Public Health and Environment. “Rod Powell was a legend in Vail and brought joy to so many over his tenure as Vail’s No. 1 […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 24, 2020 0 Comments
Founder of Utah Based GOODE Skis Died in Plane Crash on Wednesday David Goode, 62, the founder of a Utah-based ski tech company was killed Wednesday when his mysteriously nose-dived into a residential neighborhood just outside of Salt Lake City, officials said. Nobody else was injured. Goode, founder and president of Goode Ski Technologies, took off at 3 pm from Bountiful and was expected to land in Ogden at 3:11 pm. But, just half […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 17, 2020 0 Comments
Man Dies in Snowmobiling Accident on Buffalo Pass Near Steamboat Springs, CO A 32-year-old Minnesota man has been killed in a snowmobiling accident on Buffalo Pass northeast of Steamboat Springs, CO. Related: Snowmobilers Who Fell Into Frozen Montana Lake Survived the Night Before Rescue by Building Fire The man was trying to climb a steep, near-vertical side of a hill on Wednesday afternoon when his snowmobile upended and fell on top of […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 20, 2019 0 Comments
Utah Man Killed in Park City Backcountry Avalanche Was Alone and Without Avalanche Gear The snowboarder who died in an avalanche in Utah on Sunday has been identified by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office as 45-year-old Raymond ‘Matt’ Tauszik of Salt Lake City, UT. According to Greg Gagne, a forecaster with the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC), Tauszik was alone and not wearing any avalanche gear. Related: Snowboarder Killed by Avalanche After Leaving Park City Ski […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 17, 2019 1 Comment
Rescuer Died During Search for Missing Hiker on Mount Baldy, CA A member of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue team died on Saturday during the search for missing hiker Sree Mokkapati on Mount Baldy in California. The rescue team member became separated from his partner and was found unresponsive after an air search. He has been identified as Timothy Staples, 32, a volunteer for the West Valley Search and […] SnowBrains | December 16, 2019 0 Comments
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