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Every Year, the Eastern Sierra Near Bridgeport, CA, Turns into a Fall Colors Paradise

This article is brought to you by Mono County Tourism. When autumn settles over Mono County, the high country of the Eastern Sierra turns into a quiet, glowing world of gold, crimson, and pale granite. At the heart of this valley sits Bridgeport, California, a historic town where cattle graze beneath the jagged towers of the Sawtooth Ridge and cold […]
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German Climber Dies After Fatal Fall on Llaima Volcano in Southern Chile

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Emergency response teams in southern Chile’s La Araucanía Region have recovered the body of a 65-year-old German tourist who died during a ski descent on the eastern slope of the Llaima volcano in Conguillío National Park. As reported by Chilean newspaper El Mercurio, the victim, identified as Uwe Diederichs, was descending the massif alongside two other European tourists and an […]
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American Ski Guide from Utah Dies in Fall Near Osorno Volcano, Chile

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Renowned American mountain guide Todd Passey, an internationally decorated IFMGA-certified guide based in Utah, has died following a fatal fall while skiing near Osorno Volcano in southern Chile’s Los Lagos region. According to initial reporting from Chilean news station T13 and radio network Cooperativa, the accident occurred at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026, as a guided group […]
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The 9 Best Disc Golf Courses at Ski Resorts Across the World

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As the snow melts and the lift lines disappear, many of the world’s most iconic ski resorts undergo a dramatic transformation. Rather than sitting idle during the summer months, these mountain venues are increasingly turning their steep, high-elevation terrain into world-class disc golf destinations. Whether you are looking for technical, wooded tracks or massive, alpine-style shots that leverage vertical drop, […]
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Skier Dies After Falling 80-Feet Into Crevasse in Jasper National Park, AB

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A Jasper National Park crevasse death has been confirmed after a 38-year-old Revelstoke, British Columbia, resident fell approximately 25 meters (80 feet) into a crevasse on the Athabasca Glacier. According to reporting from CBC Canada, the incident occurred on May 12 while the man was skiing and snowboarding with two friends on the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park, Alberta. […]
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SnowBrains Forecast: Multiple Inches of Snow Incoming for Parts of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming

Several inches of snow forecast for the high peaks of the Rockies this weekend. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Fall is right around the corner, and nothing makes that more evident than some high mountain snow over the Rockies. A trough is currently enveloping much of the western United States, and will continue to move west-to-east across the Rockies this weekend. This is […]
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Skier Seriously Injured Following 1,000-Foot Fall Near Skywalker Couloir, CO

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On Saturday, June 14, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Boulder County Communications Center received reports of a skier suffering serious injuries following a fall near the Skywalker Couloir on South Arapahoe Peak, west of Nederland, Colorado, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office reports. Related: Skier Seriously Injured After Tumbling 2,000 Feet in Skywalker Couloir, CO Multiple calls were made to 9-1-1; […]
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[VIDEO] High Winds Caused a Chair With Skier to Fall to the Ground at Breckenridge, CO, Today

pic.twitter.com/DOoWfJ0bDF — brettmgoldberg (@brettmgoldberg1) December 22, 2022 High winds currently battering Colorado caused an occupied chairlift to fall from the haul rope at Breckenridge, CO, today. The person involved was not injured and declined medical care. “At approximately 10:35 am today, a chair dislodged from the haul rope of the Peak 8 SuperConnect as it was reaching the top terminal. One […]
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1 Climber Killed and Another Critically Injured After 200-Foot Fall Off Mount Hood, OR

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The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office led a multi-team search-and-rescue mission in challenging conditions Sunday and Monday (March 6-7, 2022) after two climbers fell approximately 200 feet in the Leuthold Couloir area of Mt. Hood. One climber was transported off the mountain with critical injuries; the other climber was pronounced deceased. Related: Mount Hood, OR Might Not Have Any Snow in […]
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Solo Skier Killed After Uncontrolled 500-Foot Fall into Rocks in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO

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On the morning of Sunday, June 13, park rangers responded to reports of an unconscious skier on 12,466′ Sundance Mountain on a north-facing aspect midway between Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO. The 68-year-old male from Loveland, Colorado, died from injuries sustained in an approximate 400 to 500-foot uncontrolled slide on a […]
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80-Foot Fall Kills Woman Canyoneering Alone in Mystery Canyon, Zion National Park, UT

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A 26-year-old woman has died after falling in a canyon at Zion National Park in Utah. The woman was canyoneering alone in Mystery Canyon and fell 50-80-feet on Saturday afternoon. Areas of the park were closed while crews launched a search and rescue effort. Related: No Evidence of Fraud Found in Investigation of Woman’s 12-Day Disappearance in Zion National Park, […]
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