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2 Fatal Avalanches in 3 Days in Nendaz, Switzerland

Stairway to heaven

An avalanche on Monday morning killed a 28-year-old Dutch skier near the ski resort of Nendaz, Switzerland. The victim had been skiing off-piste with two friends on the heights of Nendaz in an area known amongst Freeriders as ‘Stairway to Heaven’ when the avalanche was triggered. His friends located him, dug him out, and contacted search and rescue, which tried resuscitation. He was […]

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Julia Schneemann | March 16, 2023
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[VIDEO] Mount Washington Avalanche Center Presentation and Case Study on 2020 Avalanche Fatality

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AvyBrains | December 7, 2021
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Skier Survived Utah Avalanche That Killed 4 By Clinging To A Tree

A skier caught in an avalanche in Millcreek Canyon located near Salt Lake City, Utah, survived by clinging to a tree. Once the slide had subsided, the skier managed to locate another member of his group, and the two of them began using their avalanche beacons to rescue others buried beneath the snow. Two separate groups were caught in the […]

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Miles Wong | February 11, 2021
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Avalanche Kills 7 Climbers in French Alps

The Dome de Neige climbing route is exposed to avalanche danger at many points.

An avalanche killed seven climbers and injured one in the Pelvoux region of the French Alps today. This was the deadliest avalanche in the Alps this year. The avalanche happened at about noon local time on teh 13,000-foot Dome de Neige des Ecrins (snow dome of Ecrins). It was initially believed that 5 people had died in the avalanche. “The toll has increased – seven people have died.” – official […]

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SnowBrains | September 15, 2015
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Avalanche Kills 1, Injures 2 on Mt. Moran, WY Yesterday

Sickle Couloir on Mt. Moran, WY.

One skier was killed and two others injured yesterday morning when an avalanche swept them down the very intense Sickle Couloir on Mount Moran in Wyoming. The avalanche reportedly swept the skiers 500-vertical-feet down the couloir over rock and ice. The man killed was Luke Lynch, a 38-year-old Jackson, WY resident. He was skiing the 3,100-foot-long, 45-degree Sickle Couloir on 12,605′ Mt. Moran with three others at the time of the avalanche. “The group was ascending when a shallow wet slough avalanche released above them.” – Jackie Skaggs, Grand Teton National Park spokeswoman […]

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SnowBrains | May 18, 2015
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5 Skiers Die, 1 Severely Injured in 2 French Avalanches Yesterday

3 people are confirmed dead and 7 are currently missing after an avalanche struck 10 hikers in the French Alps yesterday at 3pm. The avalanche occurred in France’s Ecrins National Park near Pelvoux only 120 km north of the tragic Germanwings crash last week. The avalanche hit a group of 10 hikers and their guide. The one survivor is currently in the hospital in Grenoble in “extremely serious condition.” A large search party of 27 police officers with dogs as well as 30 firefighters is currently searching for the 7 missing […]

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SnowBrains | April 2, 2015
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15 Human Triggered Avalanches in 2 Days in Utah:

Avalanche in Utah yesterday. photo: utah avalanche center

“By our count, there were 15 human triggered avalanches in the backcountry averaging 2′ deep and 100′ wide on predominantly northwest through northeast through southeast facing slopes above 9000′. More than a couple were close calls with at least one and perhaps two people getting caught and carried with lost gear. And these were the avalanches we heard about. Thanks to all the folks who called our office, submitted […]

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SnowBrains | March 6, 2015
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Weekend Death Toll Rises to 5 in Alps | 28th Avy Death in France

A male skier in his 50s was killed in an avalanche on February 22nd, 2015 in the French Alps. He was skiing with three other skiers when the avalanche struck. All four were caught in the avalanche. Two of the surviving skiers were severely injured in the slide and one woman was uninjured. The avalanche occurred at 1:30pm at an elevation of 1,700m (5,577-feet) in the Taillefer range of the French alps near the town of Val d’Isere about 25 miles south of Grenoble. This was the 28th avalanche death in France this winter. There have been 25 avalanche deaths in Switzerland this year. There have been over 80 avalanche deaths in Europe this year. […]

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SnowBrains | February 25, 2015
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