UPDATE: Final Report Published For Colorado Avalanche that Killed Backcountry Tourer on April 15 The CAIC just published a final report for the April 15 avalanche that caught two backcountry tourers on Red Peak in Colorado’s Gore Range, killing one of them. “On April 15, a group of backcountry tourers were involved in an avalanche near Red Peak in the Gore Range. Two riders were caught. The avalanche swept one rider the length of […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 22, 2020 0 Comments
Backcountry Tourer Killed in Colorado Avalanche Yesterday: 5th Avalanche Fatality in CO This Season Yesterday, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, Colorado had its fifth avalanche fatality of the 2019/2020 season in a backcountry area near the town of Silverthorne. The avalanche danger for the area was rated as “moderate” on Wednesday. Attached below is the preliminary report from the CAIC: PRELIMINARY REPORT: A group of three backcountry tourers were involved in an avalanche. The group […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 16, 2020 0 Comments
El Paso County in Colorado Has The 6th Highest COVID-19 Fatality Rate in the U.S. El Paso County in Colorado — home to Colorado Springs and a county-wide population of 699,232 people — has the 6th highest COVID-19 fatality rate in the country. On March 29, 5.1% of confirmed COVID-19 cases in El Paso County resulted in death, Out There Colorado reports. Dougherty, Georgia, has the highest fatality rate among COVID-19 cases with a 7.1% fatality […] SnowBrains | April 3, 2020 0 Comments
Avalanche Kills One Near Pebble Creek Ski Area, ID An Idaho man has died after being caught in an avalanche around 1:00 pm last Sunday afternoon, March 15 in Idaho. KPVI reports that the man was around 60-years-old and was skiing in the out of boundaries area near the Pebble Creek Ski Area. The avalanche that killed him was about 300 yards and six feet deep, KPVI reports. Ski […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 16, 2020 0 Comments
Skier Killed by Avalanche in Gaspésie, Canada One skier was killed and another suffered minor injuries after both were caught in an avalanche in Quebec’s Chic-Chos mountain range on Wednesday, Feb. 19. CBC News reports that the skiers were part of a group of four skiers out for a ski in the Mines Madeleine area in Gaspésie provincial park when avalanche was triggered, killing one skier and […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 20, 2020 2 Comments
Europe Averages 100 Avalanche Deaths Per Year According to European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS), avalanches kill an average of 100 skiers and snowboarders every year in Europe. Figures are based on reports received from EAWS members and their partners. That’s nearly 4 times the average amount of skiers and snowboarders killed by avalanches in the U.S, where an average of 27 persons die by avalanche each year. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | October 18, 2019 0 Comments
Second Fatality this Month at Popular South Yuba River, CA Swimming Hole A male who died swimming in the South Yuba River, California has been identified as Mario Benassi, 23, of Colfax. Benassi died Tuesday afternoon in the South Yuba River, near the Highway 49 bridge. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday, said Mike Sullivan, chief deputy coroner. “He was swimming with friends,” Sullivan said. “It appears that he got stuck in […] SnowBrains | June 28, 2018 2 Comments
Fatal Tree Strike at Breckenridge, CO The Summit County Sheriff’s office has confirmed a skier fatality at Breckenridge, CO at 3:55 pm on Friday, March 23. The sheriff released the following statement: “On March 23, 2018, at approximately 3:55 pm the Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a skier that collided with a tree at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Peak 9. The skier […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 29, 2018 0 Comments
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