VIDEO: Skier Falls Off of the Chairlift At Kirkwood A skier fell off of the chairlift at Kirkwood Resort in California this weekend. It unclear as to what the cause of this fall is, but the chairlift is no place to mess around. Luckily for this skier, he didn’t have a far drop and Kirkwood has gotten a ton of snow this year, so he was alright. Is it […] Industry News Chris Wallner | February 27, 2017 4 Comments
The Pioneer Cabin Tree In The Calaveras Big Trees State Park Was Taken Out By A Recent Storm A recent storm brought high winds, rain, and snow to Northern California and those conditions took down the iconic Pioneer Cabin Tree at Calaveras Big Trees State Park. The tree was referred to as the Tunnel Tree because of a tunnel that had been carved into its broad base 137 years ago. The tree fell to the ground on Sunday, […] Chris Wallner | January 10, 2017 0 Comments
Gondola Terminal Fall Leaves Longtime Killington Ski Resort Employee Dead According to a Vermont State Police Press Release, Jeffrey K. Chalk was a longtime Killington mechanic that was found unresponsive on Saturday after he fell approximately 13 feet from a catwalk to the cement floor below in the Skyeship Gondola terminal. Jeffrey was a 53-year-old man from Pittsford, NY that had worked for Killington as a mechanic for a long time. […] Industry News Chris Wallner | January 9, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: 14-Year-Old Snowboarder Dangles, Falls 26-Feet from Chairlift at Whistler A 14-year-old somehow ended up dangling from the Emerald Express Chair at Whistler, B.C. on Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 . At 10:40am, the snowboarder fell. In the video you can see ski patrol and others attempting to soften the fall with a tower pad. The snowboarder hits the pad, but not the center and takes a hard fall. It’s unknown […] SnowBrains | December 6, 2016 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Posts $65.3 Million Quarterly Loss | Made $1.3 Billion Last Year, Season Pass Sales Up 24% While Vail Resorts Inc. has seen its highest visitations throughout this year, their most recent numbers report a significant loss for the summer quarter. Throughout the entire fiscal year, Vail is posting good earnings and significant growth across the board. Vail Resorts Inc. 2016 Statistics The July quarter recorded a $65.3 million loss, better than last years $70.1 million loss Total mountain […] Dylan Cautela | September 29, 2016 0 Comments
Mountain Guide Falls To Death While Guiding the 13,770′ Grand Teton, WY An Exum mountain guide fell to his death while guiding a group of clients down from a successful summit of the 13,770′ Grand Teton in Wyoming yesterday. Guide Gary Falk, 42, died after falling 2,400 feet from the top of the Owen-Spalding rappell into Valhalla Canyon at 10:30am on Saturday. Two park rangers were flown onto the peak to investigate […] CragBrains | July 24, 2016 4 Comments
Man Survives 1,000-Foot Fall After Cornice Breaks in Revelstoke, B.C. An Alberta snowmobiler was reportedly fell off a 1,000-foot cliff after a cornice he was standing on broke at 1pm on February 17th, 2014 on Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke, Canada. This is VERY hard to believe, but we are finding multiple media reports saying that he survived a 1,000 foot cliff fall. Even the cops are reporting that they found a 44-year-old man at the bottom of a 1,000-foot cliff uninjured. The guy who took the fall was found by his SPOT emergency messenger. Several phone calls also reported his fall to police. He as located and rescued via helicopter. “Police wish to […] SnowBrains | January 14, 2015 2 Comments
VIDEO: Skier Sends Unplanned Huge Cliff @ Telluride A guy was skiing at Telluride ski resort in Colorado and decided to follow some tracks down a nice, mellow powder field. The field abruptly ended up in an enormous cliff named “Blowhole.” This skier realizes his impending doom just before careening off the Blowhole cliff and lets out a barbaric yawp. […] SnowBrains | February 19, 2014 4 Comments
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