Search and Rescue Teams Successfully Find Man who Spent a Night in the Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry A man was reunited with his family after spending a night in the Lake Tahoe backcountry, the second successful search and rescue mission this weekend, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. The first concerned a missing hiker on the Tahoe Rim Trail. According to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Hasty Team, the overdue hiker was located Saturday afternoon with help from […] Steven Agar | September 10, 2018 0 Comments
Remember the Dude Who Claimed he was Stuck on a Gore Mountain Chairlift Overnight? He Made the Whole Thing Up! The man who claimed he was stuck on a ski lift at Gore Mountain Ski Center for 17 hours overnight one-day last month was charged Friday with making a false statement to police, reports The Post Star. Isaac Hyde, 37, of North Creek, was charged with making a punishable false written statement, a misdemeanor, after an investigation by State Police […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 24, 2018 0 Comments
New York Man Spent Night on a Chairlift after it was Stopped Whilst he Headed up for One Last Run In what must be one of a skier’s worst nightmares, New York State Police are looking into a local man’s claims that he spent a cold, snowy night stuck on a chairlift at Gore Mountain Ski Center over the weekend after the lift shut down for the day while he was headed up the mountain, reports the Post Star. In a […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 12, 2018 3 Comments
Skiers Survived Freezing Night by Digging Snow Hole before Being Rescued in the Cairngorms, Scotland Two skiers, who were on a mountaineering trip in the Cairngorms, Scotland were missing overnight in freezing temperatures but have now been found safe and well by rescue teams. The skiers had dug a snow hole to shelter overnight after the search was called off Tuesday night due to challenging conditions, including whiteouts and deep snow. They were found just […] Steven Agar | February 7, 2018 0 Comments
Backcountry Skier Survives after getting Lost and Spending the Night Outdoors | If You Only Read One Thing Today, Read This As reported in the Aspen Times on Monday, a man got lost on Saturday whilst skiing in the backcountry alone and had to spend the night outdoors before finally ‘self-rescuing’ and emerging unharmed. That man has since come forward and written his own humble version of events, on what went wrong, what he would do differently and his appreciation for […] Backcountry Steven Agar | January 24, 2018 0 Comments