2 Fatalities at Ski Resorts in Utah and New Mexico Over Thanksgiving There were two tragic accidents at American ski resorts last week, both resulting in fatalities. A 55-year-old man skiing with his son was airlifted to hospital in an extremely critical condition Wednesday after an accident at Brighton Ski Resort, UT. He later died of his injuries. Lee Draper and his son were skiing at 9:30 am in the White Snake area […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 29, 2021 0 Comments
UPDATE: Victims’ Beacons We’re Turned OFF in Both Recent Teton Mountains Avalanche Fatalities It’s been a heavy couple of weeks in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. On top of a global pandemic, two young men were killed in avalanche accidents on Wednesday, April 1, and Friday, April 3. It has now been confirmed that both victims did not have their avalanche transceivers turned on at the time they were caught and buried by avalanches. On […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 8, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: The Average Age of People Dying in Avalanches Is Increasing. Why? AvyBrains | January 24, 2020 0 Likes 4 Tweets 0 Comments
Avalanches Are the Most Frequent Cause of Weather Fatalities in Almost All Mountainous States An interesting map Tweeted last week by Washington Submit meteorologist and USTornadoes.com co-founder Ian Livingston reveals that the “most frequent cause of weather fatalities by NWS County Warning Area” is avalanches for the majority of mountainous states. Related: Colorado Avalanche Danger is Highest Since Records Began | 3,000 Slides this Year Already Along the coastlines, it’s riptides, the south, and […] Avalanche WeatherBrains | September 27, 2019 0 Comments
STUDY: 30% of All Avalanche Fatalities in Western USA Occurred During an Atmospheric River Research published by Benjamin Hatchet, Susan Burak, Jon Rutz, Nina Oakley, Edward Bair, and Michael Kaplan in the Journal of Hydrometerology suggests a strong link between Atmospheric River (AR) events and avalanche deaths. According to their research, 31% of avalanche fatalities between 1998 and 2014 occurred either during or shortly after an AR event. West Coast skiers got very […] Avalanche Roger Romani | February 17, 2019 0 Comments
STUDY: 30% of all Avalanche Fatalities Amongst Tourers Occur Whilst Ascending the Mountain Utah Avalanche Center has an interesting blog post on their site, titled ‘Avalanche Fatalities During Uphill Traveling‘. According to their research, 30% of tourer fatalities occur when the skiers are ascending. Whilst most tourers, and indeed a lot of educational resources, focus on the dangers whilst descending, it is clear that more focus needs to be put on assessing terrain and […] Avalanche Steven Agar | February 8, 2018 0 Comments
INFOGRAPH: 8 Interesting Facts About Avalanches After a week with lots of snow -and lots of avalanches- it is good to remind ourselves about the risks that skiing and being at the mountains involve, and more importantly, try to minimize them as much as we can. The following graphs are only a couple of interesting facts about avalanches that are good to know, but won’t save our lives. There is […] Avalanche Matias Ricci | January 12, 2017 1 Comment
Avalanche Fatalities Increase 500% in Last 50 Years The throb of a snowy winter has started, and with the first snowfalls of the season, it becomes difficult not to start dreaming of some huge powder lines. But it is also a good moment to remind ourselves that skiing has its own risks, and how essential is to take a proper dimension of these hazards. Avalanche fatalities in the US have increased exponentially in the past 50 years. It is true that amount of skiers has also increased, and that more and more people decide to access the backcountry, but this doesn’t hide the bulging death toll. The following graph illustrates this piece of information. Avalanche Matias Ricci | October 20, 2015 0 Comments
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