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Skier Killed by 3,250 Foot Avalanche Near Golden, BC, in Canada’s 1st Avalanche-Fatality of Winter 2024-25

A 42-year-old man from Golden, British Columbia, was killed in an avalanche on Monday while skiing in the mountains southeast of the town. The incident is the first avalanche-related fatality in Canada this season. Related: 2 Backcountry Skiers Killed by Avalanche Near Bend, OR According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), authorities were alerted at 10 p.m. when two […]

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AvyBrains | February 19, 2025
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British Skier Killed by Massive Avalanche Over 3,000 Feet Long in Chamonix, France

A 55-year-old British man was killed after a massive avalanche swept him away in the French Alps on Tuesday, January 28. According to local authorities, the slide occurred in an off-piste area of the Grands Montets ski resort in the Chamonix Valley, near Mont Blanc. The avalanche, described as “very large,” measured over 3,300 feet (1,000 meters) long and 1,300 […]

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AvyBrains | January 29, 2025
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Arctic Worker Mauled to Death by 2 Polar Bears

A worker at a remote radar station on Brevoort Island, Nunavut, Canada, was fatally attacked last week by two polar bears. The victim, an employee of Nasittuq Corporation, was stationed at the North Warning System site when the attack took place on Thursday. Nasittuq Corporation, which manages the radar facilities in northern Canada, confirmed the death in a news release […]

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Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche in Prater Canyon, WY, Yesterday

Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center is reporting the death of a backcountry skier in an avalanche on Sunday, January 14, 2024. The incident happened just before noon in Little Poudre, Prater Canyon, Wyoming. Related: Avalanche Buries 10 Cars on US-40 Berthoud Pass, CO, Near Winter Park Resort | Pass Remains Closed Indefinitely The party of two ascended the skin track to the […]

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AvyBrains | January 15, 2024
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Man Killed After Jumping Off 40-Foot Cliff at Popular Devil’s Punchbowl Swimming Area in Washington

On August 23 at 11:30 am, Olympic National Park dispatch was notified of a possible drowning at Lake Crescent, WA. Forty-three-year-old Tou Yang, visiting from Robbinsdale, Minnesota, jumped from a 40-foot cliff at the popular swimming area known as “Devil’s Punchbowl,” resurfaced but then was unable to climb out on the rocky shoreline. He went under the water and never resurfaced. […]

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CliffBrains | August 26, 2022
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Inbounds Avalanche at Whistler Blackcomb, BC, Kills Local Man

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A 34-year-old local man was killed by a class 1 avalanche inbounds at Whistler Blackcomb, BC, on Tuesday 5th April 2022. The incident happened in the Peak Chair area, on Whistler Mountain, which was open to the public.  Hundreds of skiers had lined up for the opening of the chair following up to three feet of fresh snow the previous […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 7, 2022
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1 Killed and 2 Buried by Avalanche in British Columbia | First Avalanche Fatality of Winter 21/22

A group of snowmobilers triggered and were swept away by an avalanche in northeast British Columbia on Saturday November 27th, 2021.  Related: Head On A Swivel – Snowmobile Avalanche Awareness The group of four were snowmobiling in Sunshine Bowl in the Hasler riding area, near Pine Lemoray Provincial Park, when one of them triggered the size 3 slide. Three of the […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 30, 2021
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2 Men Killed in Plane Crash Near Utah Ski Resort

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At 10:02 am on Saturday 29th May, 20201, a call came into Weber Dispatch that a person witnessed a plane crash into the mountain near Powder Mountain Ski Resort in Eden, UT. Units from Weber Fire District, Weber County Sheriff Department, and Ogden City Fire responded to a single-engine plane that had crashed. “Witnesses observed a plane flying low in […]

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Man Killed by Polar Bear in Norway’s Svalbard Islands, Bear Shot and Killed

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A man was killed by a polar bear after the animal attacked a camping site in Norway’s Svalbard Islands in the Arctic Circle earlier this morning. The attack happened at 4 am and nobody else was injured, although six people were hospitalized for shock. The man was taken to a hospital in Longyearbyen, the main settlement of the archipelago, where he […]

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Local Man Died From His Injuries 2-Days After Tree Strike at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO

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The skier airlifted from Eldora Mountain Resort in Colorado last week after hitting a tree sadly died from his injuries two days later, reports the Daily Camera. The 55-year-old man was found unconscious at 10:30 am on December 30 at the ski resort. Nobody witnessed the collision, according to Eldora spokesman Sam Bass. Related: Man Dies in Tree Strike at […]

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Man Dies in Tragic Cliff Jumping Accident After Tall Leap Into Lake Tahoe, CA Saturday

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Brandon Hughes, 26, of Sacramento, drowned after a cliff jumping accident at Rubicon Point at D.L. Bliss State Park near South Lake Tahoe on Saturday, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s office. After jumping off a cliff into Lake Tahoe, Brandon did not resurface. Sheriff’s Sgt. Anthony Prencipe said authorities were called around 2 pm when Search and Rescue […]

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CliffBrains | September 27, 2019
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For the First Time Ever Recorded an Earthquake is Responsible for a Death in Nevada

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For the first time in recorded history, an earthquake is responsible for the death of a person in Nevada. Although, the quake in question was actually in California, reports the RGJ. Related: Friday’s Earthquake in California Ripped Open Fissure That Can Be Seen From Space A Pahrump man was killed on July 4 when a 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook the Ridgecrest […]

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65-Year Old Californian Man Killed in Shark Attack Off Coast of Maui, HI

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A 65-year-old tourist from California died Saturday in an apparent shark attack as he swam off the coast of western Maui, authorities said, the first fatal attack there since 2015. The County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety responded to a witness report in the morning with a helicopter and jetski to locate the man and bring him […]

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SwellBrains | May 28, 2019
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Man Killed Yesterday by Avalanche Near Tuckerman Ravine on Mt. Washington, NH

A man died Thursday afternoon after an avalanche near Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington, NH the US Forest Service said. The US Forest Service officials said the slide happened between the ravines in an area known as Raymond Cataract. Officials said the 75-foot avalanche was human-triggered and that the unidentified man was trapped for nearly an hour before crews were able […]

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AvyBrains | April 12, 2019
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Anchorage Man Killed by Avalanche While Snowboarding Near Crescent Lake, AK

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An Anchorage man has died in an avalanche while backcountry snowboarding near Crescent Lake, reports the Seward Sun. Jeffrey Cheng, a 33-year-old from Anchorage, was overtaken by an avalanche while snowboarding with two friends near the Crescent Lake Saddle Cabin on Saturday, according to a police dispatch. Bryce Fischer and Cody Lourie, both of Anchorage, recovered Cheng from under six feet […]

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AvyBrains | March 12, 2019
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Man Killed by Avalanche While Snowmobiling Near Togwotee Pass, WY

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The 27-year-old man who died after he was buried in an avalanche while snowmobiling on Togwotee Pass has been named as Dale Walter Clyde Laedtke of New London, Wisconsin. A cause of death has not been released. The man was snowmobiling with three friends on the north side of Togwotee Pass near Breccia Cliffs when the avalanche was triggered, Sheriff Matt Carr […]

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AvyBrains | March 8, 2019
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