Explained: Avalanche Terrain Traps Words by the Norwegian Avalanche Center 4/28/20 Consequence thinking is important! Avoid terrain traps! What happens if? A question that should be asked continuously when making your track choices ski touring. What are the consequences if we release and are caught in an avalanche? Or if an avalanche releases above us? Terrain traps are terrain formations that make the consequences of […] Backcountry Guest Author | May 2, 2020 1 Comment
How Much Time Do You Really Have to Live Under an Avalanche? The more time that passes when you are buried in an avalanche, the lower your chance of survival. The actual statistics of the survival times of those buried by avalanches is shocking. According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, if you are full buried for: 0-10 minutes you have a 90% chance of survival 11-20 minutes you have a 36% […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 3, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Backcountry Skier Shares Recount of Mount Superior, UT Avalanche That Carried Him Over 2,200 Vertical Feet at 77 MPH [arve url="https://snowbrains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/jared-interview-clip-.mp4"] Martin Kuprianowicz | April 1, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO Annual “Backcountry Day” is TOMORROW Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Saturday, January 11 is Backcountry Day at Monarch Mountain! Join Monarch’s expert staff and CO AVITalks as part of NSAA National Safety Month with backcountry education and activities for all. The event is FREE, you just need a lift ticket or season pass to access the mountains lifts. Included at this year’s Backcountry Day at […] Featured Article SnowBrains | January 10, 2020 0 Comments
Last Winter Was an EPIC ONE for the Avalanche Education Nickolay Dodov Foundation The Winter of 2018/2019 was an EPIC ONE. We (Alex and Natalia Dodov) skied 150 days, including 75 in the backcountry, and were very busy for the Nickolay Dodov Foundation (NDF) bringing Free Avalanche Education to youth and all ages mountain enthusiasts. As Founders of the Foundation, we traveled across California and Nevada from December 1st until May 5th in stormy […] Avalanche Guest Author | July 19, 2019 0 Comments
‘Utah Avalanche Center’ and ‘Know Before You Go’ Offer FREE Online Avalanche Course [arve url="https://youtu.be/Y9QQGFJHKxY"] AvyBrains | October 8, 2018 137 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Know Before You Go | A Serious Reminder Of How Important Avalanche Education Is The American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education teamed up with the Utah Avalanche Center to bring you this powerful, bone-chilling video about avalanche safety and awareness. This is a good reminder of how not only having the necessary avalanche gear is important, but also having the proper training and knowledge on how to use it, is equally as important. […] Avalanche Mitch McDermott | November 21, 2017 0 Comments
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