Human Remains Found in Blatten, Switzerland, Following Massive Glacier Collapse Last Month Human remains were discovered Friday in the debris field above the village of Blatten, more than three weeks after a devastating glacier collapse buried large parts of the valley in rock, ice and mud. According to a press release from the Valais Cantonal Police, the remains were recovered during a coordinated search operation in the Tennmatten area. The discovery occurred […] Martin Kuprianowicz | June 25, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Landslide Tears Through Village Near Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italian Dolomites A massive landslide unleashed by violent overnight storms tore through the alpine village of Borca di Cadore in Italy’s Veneto region early Monday, burying homes and vehicles under tons of mud, rock, and debris. Located just south of Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Dolomites, the village was hit shortly after midnight during a thunderstorm that dumped heavy rainfall across the region. […] Julia Schneemann | June 16, 2025 0 Comments
Huge 20-Foot Deep Landslide Closes Section of Loveland Pass, CO, Disrupting Arapahoe Basin Closing Day A significant landslide forced the closure of Loveland Pass, Colorado, early Sunday morning, blocking U.S. Highway 6 near mile marker 226, roughly one mile before the Summit County line. The slide, which measured approximately 100 feet wide and 20 feet deep, did not involve any vehicles or cause injuries, according to officials from the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office and […] SnowBrains | June 16, 2025 0 Comments
NASA: Glacier Collapse Buries Swiss Village This post first appeared on NASA Earth Observatory and was written by Lindsey Doermann. On the afternoon of May 28, 2025, an avalanche of rock and ice from the Birch Glacier (Birchgletscher) in southwestern Switzerland roared into the valley below. Debris buried most of the village of Blatten and dammed the Lonza, causing the river to flood. The event occurred […] SnowBrains | June 4, 2025 0 Comments
Entire Swiss Mountain Village Evacuated as Serious Landslide Risk Looms A Swiss mountain village in the southern canton of Valais remains on high alert after a rockfall and increasingly unstable terrain forced the evacuation of dozens of residents over the weekend, local authorities said Sunday. The village of Blatten, nestled beneath the Kleiner Nesthorn mountain (3,341 meters), was partially evacuated Saturday evening after monitoring data confirmed accelerating geological movement on […] Martin Kuprianowicz | May 19, 2025 0 Comments
Massive Landslide Tears Through Residential Area, Blocking B.C.’s Highway 99 Saturday, December 14th at 9:00 am, residents of the Lions Bay area woke up to 70 mph winds tearing down power lines leaving around 300 with no power. Not even an hour later, residents heard a loud boom as a landslide began tearing down from the mountain, stretching across the highway connecting Vancouver and Whistler. Traffic was halted as the […] Miles Nagel | December 20, 2024 0 Comments
2,200 Tourists Trapped in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, After Landslide Around 2,200 tourists have found themselves trapped in the ski resort Saas-Fee in Switzerland after a landslide destroyed the major access road on Thursday, September 5. Rain washed vast masses of earth, mud, and boulders onto the main road in the direction of Saas-Fee in the section between Stalden and Saas-Balen, cutting off the Saastal (Saas Valley) from the rest […] Julia Schneemann | September 7, 2024 0 Comments
Massive Landslide Destroys Ski Slope at Foppolo/Carona Brembo Ski Area in Italy A massive landslide struck the ski slopes of the Foppolo/Carona (Brembo Ski) ski area in Italy in the early afternoon of May 31, prompting a swift emergency response from local authorities. The landslide occurred on the slope leading downhill from Montebello towards the Cross-Valgussera Pass, causing significant damage and raising safety concerns. Thankfully, nobody was killed or injured. Related: Australia’s Worst […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 3, 2024 0 Comments
Lee Canyon, NV, Will Reopen This Season After Completing Clean-Up Following Extensive Damage from Tropical Storm Hilary Last August, Lee Canyon, Nevada, suffered extensive damage from Tropical Storm Hilary and had to cease all summer operations. Hurricane Hilary was a category 4 hurricane that brought torrential rainfall and wind gusts to the Pacific Coast of Mexico, the Baja California Peninsula, and the Southwestern United States in August 2023, resulting in flooding and mudslides across the affected areas. The […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | November 14, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Drivers Barely Escape Massive Landslide Over Highway in Maurienne Valley, France Landslides: like avalanches but bigger, heavier, and deadlier. At approximately 5:15 p.m. local time on Sunday, a large landslide occurred in the Maurienne valley of the French Alps, blocking railways and roads and causing disruption throughout the region. According to MSN, large rocks totaling 700 cubic meters in volume struck a protective barrier along the road leading to Italy’s Susa Valley […] SnowBrains | August 28, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Austrian Peak Fluchthorn Collapses in Massive Rock Slide Incredible footage of the Fluchthorn peak crashing down in a massive rock slide was captured by Patrick Schöpfer, a member of Galtür mountain rescue, who happened to be in the area. Patrick Schöpfer believes that the recent snow melt, exacerbated by climate change in recent years, has caused the collapse of the peak. Alpine helicopters were dispatched immediately to assess […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 12, 2023 0 Comments
Australia’s Worst Alpine Disaster 25 Years Later: The Thredbo Landslide Shortly before midnight on July 30, 1997, a landslide in the ski resort of Thredbo caused Australia’s worst alpine disaster. After torrential rain and snow in the days leading up, the soil was eroded, causing a landslide that broke the Carinya Lodge in two. Parts of the debris slid further down into the Bimbadeen Lodge and its staff quarters. In […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | August 5, 2022 2 Comments
[PHOTOS & VIDEOS] Yellowstone National Park Closed and Evacuated Due to Substantial Flooding, Rockslides, and Mudslides [arve url="https://youtu.be/uzm5Be286zc"] SnowBrains | June 14, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Permafrost Thaw Intensifies Landslide Activity Forcing Denali National Park Road to Close for Season An ongoing landslide in Denali National Park has prompted park officials to close the Denali Park Road for the rest of the season west of the 43-mile mark. Melting permafrost likely due to climate change has caused landslide movement rates that are “unprecedented in the history of the park road,” according to the National Park Service. The 92-mile Denali Park […] Martin Kuprianowicz | August 25, 2021 0 Comments
Loose Gravel Causes Highway Incident in Idaho: Wile E. Coyote, That You? Loose gravel above a highway in Idaho resulted in a large landslide that left a section of road covered with huge boulders and scary-looking jagged rocks that blocked auto travel. Related: Remembering the Tallest Known Mega-Tsunami That Destroyed a Bay in Alaska The culprit? It’s still to be determined by local authorities, however, the crime scene does look like something […] SnowBrains | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: 8-Houses Swept Into Ocean in Huge Landslide in Norway Just now in Alta, Norway: Huge mudslide dragging several houses into the sea. pic.twitter.com/xR4t5zLI7m — Jan Fredrik Drabløs (@JanFredrikD) June 3, 2020 This video is hard to believe… The video shows houses being swept into the ocean in Alta, Norway yesterday, June 3rd, 2020. Jan Egil Bakkedal told the Associated Press that he filmed this landslide near Alta, Norway on […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 4, 2020 0 Comments
Landslide Damages Multiple Towers of Chairlift at Canadian Resort A landslide on a ski hill in Alberta, Canada damaged a chairlift in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Multiple towers of the only chairlift at Nitehawk Adventure Park, a community ski area located in Grande Prairie, Alberta were caught in the ground movement. Staff had been monitoring gradual movement this spring and took chairs and sheave assemblies off the lift, […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 22, 2020 0 Comments
I-70 in Colorado Buried by Two Huge 3-Foot Deep Rock and Mudslides Two significant mudslides closed I-70 between Glenwood Springs and Wolcott, CO at 1.30 pm Friday afternoon, creating mayhem for the afternoon commute while CDOT drained water and cleared mud from the lanes. According to Colorado State Patrol Trooper Gary Cutler, a “mudslide with rocks in it” occurred at MM 110 westbound along I-70 at around 2:25 p.m. Friday. Traffic began […] SnowBrains | July 29, 2019 1 Comment
Thousands of Holidaymakers in French Ski Resort Trapped by Landslide A landslide that fell onto the only access road to a ski resort in southern France on Tuesday has left around 2,000 people, many of them holidaymakers, trapped reports thelocal.fr. Monts d’Olmes ski resort in the Occitan district of Ariège is currently unreachable by land, the only access road to the popular ski spot called the Ramier was blocked on […] Industry News Steven Agar | February 22, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Tsunami Hits Greenland | 4 Killed, Dozens Injured, 11 Homes Washed Away On June 17th 2017, one of the largest tsunamis ever recorded hit Greenland, but you probably didn’t hear about it. 4 people were killed, dozens were injured and 11 homes were washed away. Tsunamis are mostly caused by large earthquakes and are more destructive than mega-tsunamis which are caused by landslides and water displacement. In Greenland, a landslide registered a 4.1 magnitude […] SnowBrains | August 4, 2017 0 Comments
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