Skier Rescued After 3 Days Stranded Inside Mountain Hut in French Alps Aurélie Dutertre, a 46-year-old French mountaineer was stranded in the Alps for three days and four nights. Dutertre found refuge in a small wooden hut on the Sept Laux mountain in the French Alps after a snowstorm hit while she was alone in the backcountry. Related: Teton County Search & Rescue Conducts 2 Heli Rescues in 1 Day, Including a […] Backcountry Luke Guilford | April 25, 2023 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report: Big Lines in the Shade + Happy Powder in the Sun Off the Pencil Glacier Report from March 26, 2023 I arrived in Alaska on March 21st for my 16th ski trip here and my 2nd season of heli-ski guiding. I went through 4 days of guide training with Pulseline Adventure: Crevasse Rescue Avalanche Rescue Medical Fuel Truck Dispatch Aircraft Safety After guide training, my clients arrived on Saturday and we were ready to roll […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 30, 2023 0 Comments
Air-Dropping Hay to Feed 1000s of Starving Cattle in California If you haven’t heard, California has been slammed with snow this winter. A combination of snow and downed trees have blocked off some private roads, preventing ranchers from accessing their cattle in Humboldt County. Cattle usually feed on the grass around the ranch property this time of year, but in some places, the grass is buried 6 feet or more […] Industry News Luke Guilford | March 14, 2023 0 Comments
Skier Rescued 6 Hours After Being Buried to His Neck by Avalanche in Switzerland Deep in the Liddes region of Switzerland, a skier was buried up to his neck in compact snow with only one arm free. Night had fallen and hypothermia was setting in for the young man trapped helplessly in the mountains. Air Glaciers set out to find the missing person via helicopter, where after six hours of being buried, the man […] Industry News Luke Guilford | March 6, 2023 0 Comments
Learn How to Properly Signal a Rescue Helicopter Emergency rescuers have urged people to familiarize themselves with effective ways to signal a helicopter before exploring the backcountry. Last week a hiker got lost in Colorado and did not know how to properly signal to the emergency helicopters that he needed help. The man had been part of a hunting party and had been reported missing by his brother on the […] Julia Schneemann | September 19, 2022 2 Comments
[VIDEO] Pilot Balances Blackhawk Helicopter on Ridge During Rescue Mission on Mt. Hood, OR Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office deputies launched a search-and-rescue mission after a climber fell several hundred feet near the Old Chute area of Mt. Hood, OR. The climber was transported off the mountain with serious injuries to an area hospital. At around 6:30 am on Saturday, July 2 a 43-year-old man from Happy Valley was climbing Mt. Hood, when he fell […] Climbing CragBrains | July 5, 2022 0 Comments
2 Blackhawk Helicopters Crash in Mineral Basin at Snowbird Ski Resort, UT View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Here is a video of the Blackhawks crashing while we were riding down Mineral Basin around 9:30 am. Military buddy I was riding with recognized the Hawks coming in to land. So far sounds like everyone was ok from what we’ve heard. Thankfully! Video cred: Tom Carney #snowbird pic.twitter.com/JKTAqndqdE […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 22, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] What if You Could Turn the Whole Mountain Upside Down? Snowboarding Uphill With a Helicopter [arve url="https://youtu.be/d7WMfZznFR8"] SnowBrains | December 9, 2021 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
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