1st Human-Triggered Avalanche of the Season on Mount Baldy, UT, on Sunday The last flakes of the first significant snowfall of the winter in Utah had barely even settled when a skier triggered an avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Related: The Dangers of Early Season Backcountry Skiing According to Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) forecaster Craig Gordon, the slide was triggered near Main Chute on Mount Baldy above Alta Ski Area. Nobody was injured. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | October 24, 2022 0 Comments
2 Teens on School Hike Got Separated From Group and Spent a ‘Really Cold Night’ on Mount Baldy, CA Two teenagers spent “a really cold night” on Mount Baldy, CA, Monday after getting separated from their school hiking group. A group of three staff and 51 pupils from Downey High School were hiking the Devil’s Backbone and Ski Hut trails on the 10,066-foot mountain in Southern California. The majority of the group returned safely to the parking lot and left, not […] SnowBrains | July 22, 2021 1 Comment
British Columbia & Alberta 2020-2021 Season Closing Dates It’s that time of year – as the warm temperatures begin to roll in, it is also that time when we need to unfortunately say goodbye to skiing for the summer months. For some resorts in western Canada, that may only be a week away, and for others you may still have two months of skiing to get in. Whatever […] Industry News Liam Abbott | March 29, 2021 3 Comments
Man at Mount Baldy Resort, British Columbia, Killed by Groomer On Friday, a man in his seventies was reported dead at Mount Baldy Resort in British Columbia after getting stuck under a ski groomer. After an attempt at first aid, Mount Baldy employees were unable to keep the man alive, the RCMP reports. After an investigation was launched by both the BC Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC, Mount Baldy was forced […] Industry News Liam Abbott | February 28, 2021 0 Comments
What I Learned From Triggering an Avalanche in the Backcountry Last Season Brought to you by SCARPA You think you’re slick until you’re not. On April 16, 2020, I unintentionally triggered a small (but terrifying) soft-slab avalanche while skiing ‘Little Chute‘ on Mount Baldy at Alta Ski Area in Utah. This happened in the heart of a pandemic. It was my first real encounter with an avalanche and, needless to say, I […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | February 8, 2021 4 Comments
UPDATE: Hikers Find Body of Man Missing on Mount Baldy, CA Since December 2019 UPDATE: 7/1/20 – 0300 PT: On June 19, 2020, two hikers located human remains on the northwest side of Mount Baldy in Los Angeles County, near the top of Fish Fork at around 7800-feet. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recovered the body and the County Medical Examiner positively identified the remains to be Sreenivas “Sree” Mokkapati, on June 27. Mr. […] SnowBrains | July 1, 2020 0 Comments
Rescuer Died During Search for Missing Hiker on Mount Baldy, CA A member of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue team died on Saturday during the search for missing hiker Sree Mokkapati on Mount Baldy in California. The rescue team member became separated from his partner and was found unresponsive after an air search. He has been identified as Timothy Staples, 32, a volunteer for the West Valley Search and […] SnowBrains | December 16, 2019 0 Comments
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