Missing Skier’s Body Found near Brighton Resort, UT The body of Kyle Mortensen, 37, was found on Tuesday, March 7, in the backcountry near Brighton Resort. Mortensen had gone skiing on his own in the backcountry near Brighton. When he failed to pick up his kids, his wife alerted authorities. His wife provided the police with his last GPS coordinates, and his body was found shortly after in […] Backcountry Julia Schneemann | March 9, 2023 0 Comments
Body of Skier Missing From Northstar in Lake Tahoe, CA Since Christmas Day Found Today The body of Rory Angelotta was found today at 10:42am to the north of Northstar Ski Resort by Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue Team and Nevada County Search & Rescue. Rory was about a half-mile from a residential neighborhood near Schaffer Mill Creek. Rory Angelotta went missing from Northstar ski resort in Lake Tahoe, CA in a record-breaking snowstorm on […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 8, 2022 0 Comments
Remains of Skier Missing Since January 2nd Found at Taos Ski Valley, NM The remains of a skier missing since January 2nd were recovered yesterday in the West Basin of Taos Ski Valley, NM. John McCoy, 72, disappeared while skiing alone in an out-of-bounds area of the mountain. Initial investigations suggest he crashed and broke a leg, rendering him immobile and unable to self-rescue, reports the Taos News. Mr. McCoy was reported missing by […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 28, 2020 0 Comments
Remains of the Skier Who Went Missing in March at Bear Valley Resort, CA Have Been Found The remains of a skier missing since March were located by search and rescue dogs on Monday near Groovy Gully at Bear Valley Resort, CA reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. Thomas Mullarkey, 65 was first reported missing by his wife on March 14 after he failed to return to his cabin after a day of skiing. Five days of search efforts at […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 15, 2018 0 Comments
UPDATE: Skier Still Missing on Mt. Rainier, WA After Falling Through Crevasse Into Creek on July 3rd, 2017 BACKGROUND INFO: “Our beloved friend, son, brother, ski patrol Dmitri Pajitnov disappeared on Mt Rainier on July 3, 2017 at 16:15 in Washington state. He fell into a creek under a layer of ice. Search works by the National Park Service were terminated the next day, July 4th. We are looking for any help in order to resume the […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 7, 2017 0 Comments
Missing Skier Found Dead at Breckenridge Ski Resort, CO Yesterday Sean Haberthier, who had been reported missing last Thursday, was found unresponsive by searchers Friday morning, and pronounced dead yesterday by authorities. The 47-years-old man died of a severe skull fracture after skiing into a tree. Summit County Coroner Regan Wood reported he was not wearing a helmet at the time. Apparently, the site of the accident was the expert Lower Boneyard run off the Peak […] Matias Ricci | January 17, 2017 0 Comments
Body of Missing Sugar Bowl ,CA Ski Instructor Found Today Under 5-Feet of Snow The body of Sugar Bowl ski instructor Carson May was found today by Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue & El Dorado County Search & Rescue dog teams. Carson was found about 1/4 mile from the Sugar Bowl ski resort boundary in an avalanche prone area. It’s very likely that Carson died in an avalanche on January 14th, 2016. “The recovery […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 29, 2016 2 Comments
Search for Missing Lake Tahoe Ski Instructor Suspended Indefinitely The Placer County Sheriff’s Office has suspended it’s search for missing Sugar Bowl ski instructor Caron May indefinitely after 5 days of extensive searching with searchers, dogs, and helicopters. No trace of Carson has been discovered and it’s now feared that he was killed in an avalanche. Caron went missing on Thursday during high avalanche danger and it’s believed that […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 20, 2016 9 Comments
Sugar Bowl Ski Instructor Missing Since Thursday Has Not Been Found 23-year-old Sugar Bowl ski instructor Carson May has been missing at or near Sugar Bowl ski resort in Lake Tahoe, CA since last Thursday. Avalanche danger was high at the time of his disappearance and a snowboarder even recorded himself in an inbounds avalanche at Sugar Bowl on Friday. The search for Carson has involved up to 47 searchers, dogs, […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 19, 2016 0 Comments
Body of Skier Missing Since 1980 Found in the Swiss Alps Gregory Barnes was 24-years-old when he went missing in the year 1980 in the Italian and Swiss Alps. He simply disappeared without a trace and nothing of his whereabouts have bee known until this week. Sonja Barnes, Gregory’s sister, got a phone call from Italian officials this week who explained that they had discovered Gregory’s body. Above average summer temperatures in the Alps lead to glacier melting that lead to Greg’s body melting out of an alpine glacier. He was found in a crevasse along with his passport confirming […] SnowBrains | September 30, 2015 0 Comments
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