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How the Fatal GS Bowl Avalanche at Palisades Tahoe, CA, Happened and Why it Could Happen Again

On January 10, 2024, around 9:30 a.m., a massive avalanche occurred in the GS Bowl off the KT-22 chairlift at Palisades Tahoe, California. A search of the debris pile, estimated at 10 feet deep in some places, was conducted by over 100 people, including ski patrollers, resort employees, and members of the public. This tragic accident resulted in one fatality […]

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Zach Armstrong | May 16, 2024
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Former Telluride, CO, Ski Patroller With Explosives Experience Allegedly Threatened to ‘Blow Up’ Sheriff’s Office

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The San Miguel Sheriffโ€™s Office is conducting an investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Colorado U.S. Attorneyโ€™s Office of threats made by former ski patroller Bryan Randolph Cornwell, age 39, of Norwood. Mr. Cornwell was arrested by Sheriffโ€™s Deputies under a federal warrant Friday and charged by criminal complaint with making threats by means of explosives. […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 26, 2022
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VIDEO: ‘Controlled’ Avalanche Set Off by Patrol at La Clusaz in France Almost Gets Out of Hand

This video captured by @Boludortrack at La Clusaz Ski Resort in France proves just how destructive and unpredictable avalanches can be.ย  Related: VIDEO: Children Trigger Huge Avalanche While Sledding Imagine if the person recording this massive avalanche was positioned only a little bit closer up the hill…

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AvyBrains | June 4, 2020
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CDOT Launched 1,500 Avalanche Ordinances this Winter – 22 Failed to Explode and May Be a Threat to Hikers

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As a record avalanche season slowly comes to an end across Colorado, the state’s Department of Transportation is warning hikers to be on the lookout for un-exploded avalanche ordinances, reports KDVR. So far this winter, CDOT has deployed 1,500 ordinances across the state of which 22 failed to explode. Related:ย AERIAL FOOTAGE: I-70 in Colorado CLOSED After Huge Controlled Avalanche Hits […]

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AvyBrains | April 19, 2019
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VIDEO: Patrollers Use WWII Howitzers for Avalanche Blasting at Mammoth Mountain, CA

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AvyBrains | April 19, 2019
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