Skier Triggers Powerful Avalanche, Takes Ride, Deploys Airbag in Alaska Yesterday: (This test pit video was taken 30 minutes prior to the human triggered Skyscraper avalanche. The test pit was in a similar area.” – HPAC) So many close calls in North America over the weekend (including a 12-15 foot deep avalanche in CO). Lets all learn from these and stay safe out there. It’s still low tide all over North America, […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 23, 2015 0 Comments
Skier Buried Up to Chest in Alaska Avalanche Yesterday The information about this avalanche is very limited at this time. All we know is that there was a skier triggered avalanche that buried a skier up to his chest on Hatch Peak off Hatcher Pass, Alaska on Friday afternoon. Looking at the image above, you can see that this was a serious avalanche very much capable of burying and […] Avalanche SnowBrains | November 7, 2015 0 Comments
Alaskan Snowmobilers Dig Out Moose Caught in Avalanche A moose in Alaska has three snowmobilers to thank for making it to the New Year. On December 28, Marty Mobley, Rob Uphus and Avery Vunichich were snowmobiling at Hatcher Pass, about 55 miles northeast of Anchorage when they passed a small bowl, covered in both ski and moose tracks. When they came back an hour later, they saw an avalanche had covered the tracks. The men saw a snout sticking up through the snow, and heard noises coming from the area. They immediately grabbed their shovels and headed over to start digging. “It looked like a guy’s […] Avalanche ameliatraynor | January 3, 2015 3 Comments
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