1 Buried in Snowmobile-Triggered Avalanche in Ruby Mountains Wilderness, NV The Ruby Mountains Wilderness in northeastern Nevada is a popular destination for backcountry skiing and snowmobiling. On Friday, March 1, a snowmobile triggered an avalanche on a northeast facing aspect that buried one individual. The individual was safely extricated after reportedly being buried upside with just his boots visible above the slide. Related: 2 Snowmobilers Killed in Separate Avalanches in […] Avalanche Luke Guilford | March 6, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Six Ill-Equipped Hikers Rescued from Mount Baldy, CA Six hikers in their 20s had to be rescued from Mount Baldy, California, on Wednesday, February 14. The group had set out on a hike on Bear Canyon Trail to the top of Mount Baldy and got stuck in the snow at around 9,000 feet altitude. The six young men were not equipped for an excursion of this magnitude and […] Climbing SnowBrains | February 23, 2024 0 Comments
Against All Odds, Woman Survives 4 Days in California Mountains For four days from January 3 to January 7, a woman survived being trapped in her car in the California wilderness. The woman was driving on Mount Baldy Road in the mountains close to Mt. Baldy Resort, overlooking Los Angeles, when she swerved to avoid hitting a deer. She ended up falling approximately 200 feet down the mountain and was […] Industry News Brent Thomas | January 16, 2024 0 Comments
Skier Rescued with Life Threatening Leg Injury from Avalanche at Mt Washington, NH A skier identified as Dominick Torro of Bow, New Hampshire, was skiing down “Airplane Gully” in the Great Gulf on Mount Washington, New Hampshire, with a friend when the duo triggered an avalanche on Saturday, December 9, 2023, around 11:35 a.m. According to a press release by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division, Torro suffered a life-threatening […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 12, 2023 0 Comments
Rescue Group Saves Dog That Fell 600 Feet from Torrey’s Peak, CO Around 1:00 p.m. on July 2, 2023, frantic pet owners dialed 911 after watching their dog walk off the east face of 14,200 feet Torrey’s Peak in Colorado. The pet owners didn’t know if their dog was alive or not, but hope was dwindling as they could no longer see Zola, the 3-year-old Aussiedoodle. Alpine Rescue Team, a group based […] Climbing Tyler Hatch | July 6, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Insane Helmet Cam Footage of Annapurna Rescue of Anurag Maloo Anurag Maloo fell down a crevasse while descending from Camp III on Mount Annapurna, the world’s tenth highest mountain, on Monday, April 17, 2023. The Indian climber had fallen down a crevasse in Nepal at around 19,685ft (6,000m), just below the high avalanche zone. He had been descending when he had slipped and accidentally had grabbed the wrong rope. His […] Climbing SnowBrains | April 25, 2023 0 Comments
Skier Rescued After 3 Days Stranded Inside Mountain Hut in French Alps Aurélie Dutertre, a 46-year-old French mountaineer was stranded in the Alps for three days and four nights. Dutertre found refuge in a small wooden hut on the Sept Laux mountain in the French Alps after a snowstorm hit while she was alone in the backcountry. Related: Teton County Search & Rescue Conducts 2 Heli Rescues in 1 Day, Including a […] Backcountry Luke Guilford | April 25, 2023 0 Comments
Teton County Search & Rescue Conducts 2 Heli Rescues in 1 Day, Including a Skier Fall on Iconic Cody Peak Near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY Teton Country Search & Rescue had two back-to-back helicopter rescue missions on Saturday, March 18. One involved a skier who fell roughly 700 feet down the iconic Central Couloir on Cody Peak near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort while the other involved a missing snowmobiler in the Palisades area of the Snake Creek backcountry zone. Due to TCSAR’s heroic efforts, all […] Backcountry SnowBrains | March 21, 2023 0 Comments