Mountain Guides Accept Plea Bargain as they Face Charges of Manslaughter Over Avalanche Death of Skier they were Guiding Two mountain guides have accepted a plea bargain over the death of a British banker after an off-piste expedition in the Italian Alps turned to disaster, reports the Telegraph. Graeme Porteous was killed when fresh snow turned to liquid beneath him, sweeping him 100-feet down a mountain. During a trip to north-west Italy in February 2015, Mr. Porteous and two friends employed […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 17, 2018 1 Comment
The Alps Just Got Up To 3 FEET of Snow in 24 Hours | More FEET of Snow On The Way This Weekend Powder Alerts have been issued at many ski resorts throughout Switzerland, Austria and northern Italy and parts of France. The Alps got 50-100cm of new snow from the 5th to the 6th of November. The larger snowfall totals were seen in the high alpine at elevations of 2.000 meters or 6,500 ft or more. “The snowfall was highest in the […] Conditions Report LadyBrains | November 8, 2017 0 Comments
93mph Winds Trap 153 Skiers In Cable Cars In The Italian Alps On Saturday, 153 skiers were trapped in cable cars at the Italian Ski Resort of Cervinia, which is located in the Aosta Valley close to the Swiss Boarder. The cable car failed at an elevation of 8,336 feet. High winds meant that rescue crews couldn’t use helicopters, so they had to resort to ground rescue operations. Wind gusts of up […] Industry News Chris Wallner | December 27, 2016 2 Comments
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