74 Human-Triggered Avalanches in Colorado in 6 Days | Extremely Weak Snowpack For Much of State Right Now View this post on Instagram A post shared by Friends of CAIC (@friendsofcaic) With much of the inter-mountain West being dry in regards to precipitation for the first part of this winter, snow instabilities have formed. The snowpack is weak in a lot of places—and dangerous. Especially in Colorado. Related: The SnowBrains Podcast – Episode #4 – What’s […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 16, 2020 1 Comment
31 Human-Triggered Avalanches Were Reported in Utah Yesterday In this morning’s forecast, the Utah Avalanche Center revealed that there were 31 human-triggered avalanches reported yesterday. At least four people were caught and carried, with one person suffering an injury. Already this morning, Friday 17th April, there have been reports of two human-triggered avalanches. “Already 2 reports of human triggered avalanches this morning in Upper Little Cottonwood Canyon” – […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 17, 2020 0 Comments
42 Human-Triggered Avalanches in Utah in Past 5-Days!! The string of human triggered avalanches continues in the backcountry. In the past five days, we’ve had 42 human triggered avalanches with 14 people being caught and carried. Yesterday was no exception with another seven human-triggered slides and three people going for rides. – Utah Avalanche Center, 3/30/20 Utah just saw 42 human-triggered avalanches in the backcountry in the past […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 30, 2020 0 Comments
22 Human Triggered Avalanches in the Past 8-Days in Colorado! “In the past 8 days there have been 22 reported human triggered avalanches in Colorado. Of those, 14 people have been caught and 4 have been fully buried. Fortunately, no one has been seriously injured or worse. Additionally, there have been 2 fatal avalanche accidents in other western states. Areas where the snowpack is similar to what we have in […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 14, 2016 0 Comments
Snowboarder Took 500′ Ride in Avalanche in Lake Tahoe Yesterday: Skinned out of Carson Pass today toward the sisters. Saw a lil couloir above round top lake on a North/North East aspect and decided to hike up it. My friend dropped in without cutting it, causing an avalanche that caught him and took him for a ride. It went on the old snow surface, didn’t propagate into the bottom layers or cause the slope /snow below to slide when it hit it. He wasn’t […] Avalanche SnowBrains | December 2, 2014 3 Comments
13 Human Triggered Avalanches in Utah in the Past 4 Days Between Thursday, December 19th and Sunday, December 22nd, there were 13 human triggered avalanche in Utah this past week. The avalanche depths varied from 5-feet-deep to 1-foot-deep with most of the avalanche being 2-feet-deep. High elevation zones in the Cottonwood Canyons in Utah were rated at “CONSIDERABLE” avalanche danger over the weekend. Mid elevation zones were at “CONSIDERABLE” as well. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | December 23, 2013 1 Comment
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