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Hoist Rescue Required for 2 Skiers Cliffed Out on Mount Superior, UT

Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue (SLCOSAR) was called out Friday evening to assist two “cliffed-out” skiers near Mount Superior, UT. The two set out from Alta early Friday afternoon, intending to ski the south face of Superior. They missed their line and ended up descending further west, between Superior and Monte Cristo. They enjoyed turns in excellent snow […]
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2 Skiers Who Ducked Rope to Fetch Lost Ski Required Rescue From Aspen, CO Backcountry

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At approximately 2:41 pm on Tuesday, April 6th, 2021, the Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center was called by Aspen Mountain Ski Patrol about two out-of-bounds skiers off Aspen Mountain, CO. Related: Drunk Snowboarder Rescued From Aspen Mountain, CO Backcountry After Leaving Resort and Getting Lost The skiers had exited Aspen Mountain underneath a ski boundary rope at the bottom […]
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Skier Survives 1,000-Feet Fall Down Main Gully on Mount Washington, NH After Binding Fails on First Turn

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At approximately 4:00 pm, on Saturday, April 3, 2021, a call was received for a skier that was injured after a tumble down a steep slope in the Gulf of Slides on the south-east side of Mount Washington, NH. Related: Mount Washington, NH: Home Of The World’s Worst Weather The victim was identified as 61-year-old Arild Hestvik of Newark Delaware. Limited […]
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Woman in Yoga Pants, Sports Bra, and Light Jacket Calls 911 From Top of Avalanche Chute After Getting Lost on Berthoud Pass, CO

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A woman was lucky to survive after making “errors too obvious to enumerate” and becoming lost between Mines Peak and Mount Flora on Berthoud Pass, CO. The 20-year-old woman was snowshoeing with her dog in the Colorado backcountry when she became disoriented on the top of an avalanche zone north of Berthoud Pass. After trying to call her boyfriend, she called […]
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Colorado Search and Rescue Teams See Increased Volume of Missions in 2020

Colorado Search and Rescue Teams have been busy this year—and there are no signs of letting up. People around the world have been turning to outdoor recreation during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Lake County Search and Rescue saw nearly a 300% increase in call volume between 2019 and 2020. Outdoor recreation is generally COVID-19 safe while other forms of recreation have […]
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Colorado Backcountry Guide Service: AIARE Avalanche Rescue Course

The Colorado Backcountry Guide Service is based out of Crested Butte, Colorado, and offers a variety of backcountry trips including avalanche education. They are an AIARE (American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education) provider. Their Avalanche Rescue Course is a great intro to avalanche rescue and is now a prerequisite for AIARE Level 2 Courses. Related: Where and How to […]
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Extreme Conditions Face Rescuers Looking for Solo Hiker Missing in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Since August

On September 11, Rocky Mountain National Park rangers began search efforts for Steven “Steve” Grunwald, 24, of Greenville, New York. On September 10, a friend of Grunwald reported him missing. Park rangers found his vehicle parked at the Glacier Gorge Trailhead on September 10. His last contact with family and friends was August 28. His exact route or destination is […]
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Teenage Skier Sustained Serious Injuries After Fall on Colorado’s Skyscraper Glacier

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On Monday, September 7, 2020, at approximately 11:08 am, the Boulder County Communications Center was notified of an injured backcountry skier at Skyscraper Glacier. A seventeen-year-old female from Colorado Springs fell on the snow, hit rocks, and reportedly sustained serious injuries. Flight For Life Colorado flew five rescuers to a landing zone near the injured female over the course of […]
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5 Bikers and Hikers Were Unprepared for Change in Weather and Needed Rescuing From Montana Backcountry

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On Monday, September 7th, at 3 pm, Gallatin County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue responded to a report of four individuals stranded at the Mystic Lake Cabin in the Custer Gallatin National Forest. Two mountain bikers had planned an overnight mountain bike trip from Hyalite Canyon to Sourdough Canyon. The weather took an abrupt turn, dropping from a high of 87 […]
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