For Sale: $3.2-Million Aspen, CO Home Built by Spider Sabich and Where he Was Shot and Killed The front door was a gift carved by friends of Spider Sabich, inviting you to ”Come in, be happy; this is your home.” Built by charismatic ”downhill racer” Spider Sabich and his brother in 1971. Related: Murder, Cocaine, Money, Olympics, & Skiing | California Golden Boy Spider Sabich According to local lore, Spider traded the lot for ski lessons with Starwood […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 31, 2020 1 Comment
16-Year-Old Bouldering World Champion Killed in 500-Foot Cliff Fall Teenage climbing sensation Luce Douady has been killed in a fall while exploring cliffs near her home in southeastern France, the French Mountain Climbing Federation (FFME) reported this morning. Related: Pro Climber Who Had Skied Everest Dies After Fall In Alps The 16-year-old girl was climbing with friends when she slipped and fell almost 500-feet on to an exposed section […] Climbing CragBrains | June 16, 2020 0 Comments
Mountain Biker Killed After 200-Foot Fall Off Cliff in Popular Utah Biking Area A mountain biker was found dead yesterday after apparently falling 200-feet from a popular trail in southern Utah. Related: 2 Hikers Rescued by Helicopter After Being “Cliffed Out” Near Salt Lake City, UT Yesterday A group of mountain bikers on Gooseberry Mesa came across a bike on Gooseberry Point, five miles east of Hurricane, before spotting what appeared to be a […] Biking CycleBrains | April 15, 2020 0 Comments
Pro Mountain Biker Killed in Collision With Truck in Colorado While on Training Ride Professional cross country mountain biker Benjamin Sonntag has died after being struck by a vehicle while on a training ride in Colorado. Durango, CO resident Sonntag was hit by a pickup truck while riding on a remote Country Road on Wednesday. According to the Colorado State Patrol, Sonntag was hit by the pickup while riding his road bike on a […] Biking CycleBrains | March 9, 2020 0 Comments
Snowmobiler Killed in Serious Crash on Aspen Mountain, CO A Washington, DC man died in a snowmobile crash on the backside of Aspen Mountain, CO Saturday night, the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office reported yesterday morning. Related: ‘Incomprehensible Tragedy’: 1 Dead and 5 Missing After Snowmobile Tour Fell Through Ice in Canada A statement issued by the Pitkin County Coroner’s Office identified the man as John Boyd, 40, who was […] SnowBrains | January 27, 2020 0 Comments
Utah Man Killed in Park City Backcountry Avalanche Was Alone and Without Avalanche Gear The snowboarder who died in an avalanche in Utah on Sunday has been identified by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office as 45-year-old Raymond ‘Matt’ Tauszik of Salt Lake City, UT. According to Greg Gagne, a forecaster with the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC), Tauszik was alone and not wearing any avalanche gear. Related: Snowboarder Killed by Avalanche After Leaving Park City Ski […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 17, 2019 1 Comment
29-Year-Old Female Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche in Colorado on Sunday On Sunday, December 8, a 29-year-old female backcountry skier was caught and fully buried in an avalanche at 11,400-feet on south Diamond Peak near Cameron Pass in Colorado. A member of her touring party and other people in the area performed a rescue. They recovered her from the snow, but she did not survive. Related: Why Early Season Snow is […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 10, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Huge Mont Blanc Avalanche Killed 2 Skiers this Weekend Two skiers were killed by an avalanche that occurred Saturday morning in the Valle d’Aosta region of Italy, local media reported. A third skier was lucky enough to escape the avalanche, Valle d’Aosta Mountain Rescue (SAV) official Paolo Comune told RAI News 24 public broadcaster. “The two skiers were off-piste, meaning that they were in an area that had not been […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 2, 2019 0 Comments
Female Skydiver Killed After Hitting Semi-Truck on Highway 99 in California A 28-year old female skydiver was pronounced dead at the scene after she hit a semi-truck trailer and crash-landed on Highway 99 in Lodi, CA just highway outside the Lodi Airport at 2pm on Thursday. She was skydiving with a group of 7 at the time of the incident, according to California Highway Patrol PIO Ruben Jones. This was the […] SnowBrains | September 27, 2019 1 Comment
Somebody Has Killed 42 Burros in California | Baffled Officials Offering $10,000 Reward Somebody has been shooting and killing wild burros in the California desert and baffled officials are offering a $10,000 reward for answers. Related: Reward Increased to Help Find Whoever Shot Dead 2 Mountain Goats in Colorado 42 burro carcasses have been found with gunshot wounds along Interstate 15 in California’s Mojave Desert since May, according to the Bureau of Land […] SnowBrains | August 27, 2019 0 Comments
Deadly Lightning Storm Likened to a ‘Terror Attack’ Kills 5 and Injures 150 in Polish Mountains Two people remained missing Friday in southern Poland after a deadly thunderstorm with multiple lightning strikes hit the Tatra Mountains, killing five and injuring over 150, reports the AP. The Thursday afternoon thunderstorm came suddenly on a day that had begun with clear weather. Related: When Lightning Strikes: This Simple Advice Could Save Your Life “This is a situation that can be compared […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 23, 2019 0 Comments
Entire Wolf Pack Responsible for 28 Attacks on Cattle in Washington Have Been Euthanized All members of a wolf pack that had been preying on cattle in Washington state have been killed, according to NBC. The wolf pack had been responsible for 29 attacks on cattle since 2018, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says. Related: Wife of Banff Wolf Attack Victim Posts Emotional Facebook Post: ‘It Was Like Something Out Of a Horror […] SnowBrains | August 22, 2019 0 Comments
Rescuers Recover Body of Californian Hiker Missing Since August 11th The body of a missing California hiker was recovered Sunday after an intense three-day search by 12 rescue teams, police said. Up to 60 rescuers took part in the search for experienced hiker Daniel Komins on August 17, 2019. They found his remains in a remote wilderness area in northern California’s Trinity Alps, the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office reported on […] CragBrains | August 20, 2019 0 Comments
Bear Sitting High Up in Tree Struck by Lightning and Killed It’s not just humans that are victims of lightning strikes. On Monday night, a bear in Colorado was killed when the tree it was sitting in was struck by lightning, according to wildlife officials. Lightning doesn’t just kill people in Colorado. This tree in Woodland Park was struck by lighting late Monday night. Unfortunately, this old bear was in the […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 14, 2019 0 Comments
Top YouTube Star ‘King of Random’ Killed in Utah Paragliding Accident Popular YouTube star Grant Thompson, 38 has died after a paragliding accident in Utah. The ‘King of Random‘ had reportedly gone out to Sand Hollow State Park but never returned sparking a massive hunt. The search was launched when he did not return home for an hour and his family couldn’t reach him on his phone. Related: 3 Famous Canadian Instagram […] SnowBrains | July 31, 2019 0 Comments
20-Year Old Woman Died After Falling While Scrambling at Grassi Lakes, Canmore, AB A 20-year-old woman died after reportedly falling 115-feet while scrambling in the Grassi Lakes rock climbing area near Canmore, police said. Related: 21-Year Old Hiker Fell 60-Feet to His Death Off Heart Mountain, Near Canmore, AB According to Alberta Health Services, EMS was called to the far end of Spray Lakes Road, in Kananaskis Country west of Calgary, after reports of […] Climbing CragBrains | July 2, 2019 0 Comments
Paddleboarder Swept Away and Killed | Search Called Off for Missing Rafter | At Least 8 Deaths in Colorado Runoff A 40-year-old man’s body was recovered Saturday night from the Arkansas River, CO as the result of a paddleboarding accident. Related: 2 Women Died Friday in Separate Incidents on Gunnison River | At Least 5 Now Killed in Colorado Spring Runoff According to Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office, Michael Robert James of Boulder was paddleboarding at the Buena Vista River Park […] SnowBrains | July 1, 2019 0 Comments
Russian Snowboarding Champion Killed in California Drive-By Shooting 31-year old Russian snowboarding champion Dmitry Koltsov was shot and killed in a random drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday. According to the newspaper, charges were brought against Rhett McKenzie Nelson, 30, who reportedly shot at Koltsov from his car on June 10. The athlete died at the scene. Nelson also shot at […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 17, 2019 1 Comment
Deer Protecting Fawns to be Killed After Attacking and Seriously Injuring 85-Year Old Woman Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officials say a mother mule deer will be killed after it attacked and seriously injured an 85-year-old woman. Officials responded at about 4:30 pm Wednesday to a mule deer doe with two fawns that allegedly attacked and injured the woman as she walked her dog within city limits near Sunset Meadows, reports the Craig Press. Officers […] SnowBrains | June 14, 2019 0 Comments
Longtime Aspen, CO Resident Found Dead Under His Snowmobile on Backside of Aspen Mountain Jerome “Jerry” Hatem, 59 a longtime Aspen resident and avid skier, was found dead late Monday underneath a snowmobile on the backside of Aspen Mountain, officials said Tuesday. Hatem was discovered late Monday near the top of Little Annie Road by a resident of the area, said Jesse Steindler, patrol captain with the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office. Related: Aspen Skiing […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 5, 2019 0 Comments