CAIC Full Report From Red Mountain Pass, CO, Avalanche Fatality: Victim Discovered by Wife After He Failed to Return Home On Tuesday, January 7, an avalanche caught, buried, and killed a backcountry skier on Red Mountain Number 3, east of Red Mountain Pass, Colorado. The area is known locally as Bollywood and is about six miles east of Telluride. The skier was identified as Donald “Don” Moden Jr. Related: Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche Near Telluride, CO The Colorado Avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 15, 2025 0 Comments
CAIC Releases Full Report From Maroon Bowl, Near Aspen Highlands, CO, Avalanche That Killed Backcountry Skier Yesterday the Colorado Avalanche Information Center released its full report from the fatal slide near Aspen Highlands, CO, on March 19th, 2023. The findings can be a learning opportunity for all of us. Related: CAIC Releases Full Harrowing Report of Avalanche that Killed a Skier Near Marble, CO The full report is below: Avalanche Details Location: Maroon Bowl, north of Highland […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 28, 2023 0 Comments
CAIC Releases Full Harrowing Report of Avalanche that Killed a Skier Near Marble, CO This weekend, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center released its full report from the fatal slide near Marble, CO, on March 17th, 2023. The report is hard to read in some places. The slide carried the three skiers 2,500 feet over three cliff bands, breaking bones, causing a concussion, and ripping beacons and avalanche airbags from their bodies before burying them. The […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 27, 2023 1 Comment
Photos, Full Report From Cornice Break Avalanche That Killed Snowmobiler Near Lake Tahoe, CA Saturday A snowmobiler died due to a cornice break/avalanche at Frog Lake just north of Donner Pass near Lake Tahoe, CA, on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Related: Snowmobiler Dead After Cornice Break/Cliff Fall/Avalanche Near Lake Tahoe, CA Yesterday The snowmobiler has since been identified as Tim Schrader, 43, a North Tahoe Fire employee. Initially, there were conflicting reports from The […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 23, 2021 0 Comments
BTAC: Full Report From the Squaw Creek, WY Avalanche That Killed 1 and Carried 8 A snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche in Squaw Creek area in Lincoln County, WY, on February 17th, 2021. A group of eight snowmobilers triggered and were caught in the avalanche in the area up Greys River Road at around 1:30 pm. Related: Head On A Swivel – Snowmobile Avalanche Awareness One of the group, a 55-year-old man, was buried for 20-minutes […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 5, 2021 0 Comments
BTAC: Full Report From the Togwotee Pass, WY Avalanche That Killed Michael McKelvey Michael McKelvey, 31, of Jackson, WY, was with a group of snowboarders near Two Ocean Mountain and Wind River Lake in Bridger-Teton National Forest. He hit a jump onto a northeast-facing slope, triggering an avalanche that buried him. “They built a big jump that landed on the face of a steep ravine. A 5-foot slide broke loose and buried him at […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 3, 2021 0 Comments
CAIC: Full Report From Avalanche That Killed a Snowmobiler on Rollins Pass, CO On Sunday 14th February 2021, a snowmobiler was caught and killed in an avalanche west of Rollins Pass, CO. The avalanche occurred on an east-facing, above treeline slope of Mount Epworth. When the avalanche stopped, the snowmobiler was buried underneath his sled on Pumphouse Lake. Below is the full report from the CAIC: Avalanche Details Location: Pumphouse Lake, southwest of Rollins Pass […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 22, 2021 0 Comments
CAIC: Full Report From the Vail, CO Backcountry Avalanche That Killed 1 Skier A man died in an avalanche on Thursday 4th February 2021, in the East Vail Chutes, a popular backcountry area just outside the Vail Mountain, CO resort boundary. The skier left the resort through a backcountry exit gate and was in Marvin’s area when the slide occurred. Below is the full report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center: Avalanche Details Location: Marvin’s […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 12, 2021 0 Comments
Full Report From the Mount Washington, NH Avalanche That Killed a Backcountry Skier Full report from the fatal avalanche on Mount Washington, 3rd February 2021 by Mount Washington Avalanche Center Synopsis: At approximately 7 am on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, a NH Fish and Game officer contacted the lead snow ranger at the USFS Mount Washington Avalanche Center to ask for assistance in locating the vehicle of an individual who was reported missing […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 10, 2021 0 Comments
UAC: Full Report From the Avalanche That Killed a Skier Just Outside Park City Mountain Resort, UT Kurt Damschroder, 57, was buried and killed in an avalanche just outside the boundary of Park City Mountain Resort in Utah on January 30th, 2021. The avalanche occurred off the popular “Square Top” zone and the avalanche danger was rated HIGH for that zone and aspect. Kurt and his partner entered the zone through the access gate at the top […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 3, 2021 0 Comments
CAIC Publishes Full Report of Avalanche That Killed a Skier Near Crested Butte, CO Last Week On Friday, December 18, 2020, a backcountry skier was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche in the Anthracite Range west of Crested Butte, CO. The death was the first avalanche death of the 2020/21 season in the US. Related: 1st Avalanche Fatality of the Season in USA Today in Colorado The final accident report is now available for us all […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 23, 2020 0 Comments
Full Report From 1,000-Foot Avalanche That Partially Buried Female Hiker in Colorado A woman was injured after she triggered, got caught, and was partially buried in an avalanche while out hiking on Saturday 2nd May. The woman was in a group of seven hikers descending Horn Peak’s northeast ridge and started to slide down a steep snowy slope toward a snow-filled gully. Going first, she triggered a wet avalanche which carried her 1,000-feet. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 11, 2020 0 Comments
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