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Frenchman Who Tried to Walk Through The Pyrenees to Spain for Cheap Cigarettes Needed Helicopter Rescue

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A Frenchman had to call for help when he got lost walking through the Pyrenees mountain range in a quest to purchase cheap cigarettes in Spain. The citizens of France, like the majority of the rest of the world, are currently in lockdown and anyone who leaves their house needs a written note explaining why. Related: UPDATE: 2,500 Coronavirus Victims Sign-Up […]
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French Ski Resort Draws Criticism for Using Helicopters to Deliver Snow

The Luchon-Superbagneres resort in the French Pyrennees mountains has recently received criticism for using helicopters to drop much needed snow on the some of the resort’s slopes after suffering from a mild winter season that has lacked sufficient snowfall. A regional branch of a French political party are arguing that the actions taken by the resort to provide snowfall and […]
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Injured Snowboarder Required Helicopter Rescue Out of Mount Rose, NV Backcountry

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A snowboarder had to be rescued Friday afternoon after being injured while riding in the Mount Rose, NV backcountry, just above Incline Lake. Rescue at 9500 feet: thanks to our Washoe County Sheriff’s – Hasty Team back country skiers for these incredible photos from Friday afternoon’s rescue of an injured snowboarder in the Mt. Rose wilderness above Incline Lake. At […]
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VIDEO: Helicopter Required to Rescue Skier Lost 2-Miles Outside Squaw Valley, CA Boundary

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  Squaw Valley, CA Ski Patrollers came to the rescue of a skier on Sunday, who’d traveled approximately two miles out of bounds. The lost skier ended up near Needle Lake and due to difficult terrain, CHP Helicopter (H-24) was requested. Related: Ski Squaw Valley, CA’s Incredible Lift-Accessed Backcountry Terrain With Alpenglow Expeditions This Season Ski Patrollers had to traverse dangerous […]
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2 Teens Rescued After Night on BC Mountain, Burned Homework to Survive

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Two 16-year-old snowboarders became lost in an out-of-bounds area near Whitewater Ski Resort, BC earlier this week, having to brave a night of sub-zero temperatures and snowfall in the Canadian Rockies. Newser.com reports that the two, realizing they were lost with nightfall approaching, made a make-shift shelter and started a fire to keep warm. One of the snowboarders had homework […]
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