Rockslide in Italian Dolomites Closes Trails and Forces Evacuation Italy’s Dolomites continue to face danger amid what CNN has dubbed “the deadliest hiking season of the century.” Starting July 30 and 31, and into the first days of August 2025, a series of rockfalls swept down the Cima Falkner in Italy’s Brenta Dolomites region. Standing at a height of 9,840 feet, Cima Falkner is one of the tallest and […] Hiking Joseph Kaufmann | August 7, 2025 0 Comments
Rockfall at Little Bear Peak, CO, Leaves Hiker With Severe Injuries A dramatic helicopter rescue unfolded Sunday morning, July 27, on one of Colorado’s most perilous peaks, after a climber was critically injured in a sudden rockfall just beneath the infamous Hourglass Couloir of Little Bear Peak. The climber was struck during the ascent by a large rock and fell approximately 30 feet. The climber, who was not wearing a helmet, […] Climbing SnowBrains | July 29, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Massive Rockslide Narrowly Misses Hikers Below on Mont Blanc, France View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Climber Lewis Muir filmed this insane rockslide on Mont Blanc on Monday that narrowly missed a group of climbers below. The rockslide occurred on the The Cosmiques Arete on the Aiguille du Midi, an extremely popular alpine climb from Chamonix, France. The incident affirms why routes on […] Climbing CragBrains | September 2, 2022 0 Comments
Mont-Blanc Mountain Hut in Italy Crashes From its Altitude of 12,057 Feet The Alberico Borgna mountain hut crashed this week from an altitude of 12,057 ft (3,675m) down the south-west side of the Italian side of the Mont-Blanc massif. The hut was located right on the French-Italian border between Tour Ronde and Mont Maudit. The hut could be reached in about 2.5 hours from Punta Helbronner at 3,466m, which is serviced by […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 29, 2022 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Boater Captures Huge Rockslide at Lake Powell on Memorial Day [arve url="https://youtu.be/NnFLkQhj6pc"] SnowBrains | June 3, 2022 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
Mudslides Trapped Vehicles on Snake River Canyon, Near Jackson, WY | Fully Reopen Now Highway crews worked yesterday evening to clear debris from the road in Snake River Canyon, near Jackson, WY when a sudden hailstorm caused multiple rock and mudslides, closing Highway 26/89 and trapping vehicles between fallen rocks and earth up to a few feet deep. Nobody was injured. Related: Time Is Running Out Before Jackson Hole, WY Season Pass Goes Up […] SnowBrains | August 2, 2019 0 Comments
I-70 in Colorado Buried by Two Huge 3-Foot Deep Rock and Mudslides Two significant mudslides closed I-70 between Glenwood Springs and Wolcott, CO at 1.30 pm Friday afternoon, creating mayhem for the afternoon commute while CDOT drained water and cleared mud from the lanes. According to Colorado State Patrol Trooper Gary Cutler, a “mudslide with rocks in it” occurred at MM 110 westbound along I-70 at around 2:25 p.m. Friday. Traffic began […] SnowBrains | July 29, 2019 1 Comment
Flash Flood & Rockslide DESTROY Ski Resort in Slovakia: Photo Tour all photos from Vrátna ski resort facebook page Vrátna ski resort in northern Slovakia took a big hit this week when a flood and subsequent landslide destroyed the base area and gondola. We haven’t been able to find any news about this flood and destruction besides this short blurb: The ski resort of Vrátna in northern Slovakia was devastated by a flash flood that caused a mud and rock slide which engulfed a lift station. The photos they put on their facebook page say everything that you […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 28, 2014 12 Comments
5 Hikers Dead in Large Colorado Rockslide | 13-year-old Girl Survives Via Father’s Sacrifice Very sad news coming out of Colorado today. A rockslide “the size of several football fields” killed 5 people at a vista point at Agnes Vaille Falls in Northrop in South-Central Colorado on Monday. One 13-year-old girl survived the slide and was the only person to do so. She suffered a broken leg. Sadly, it appears that the 5 people […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2013 3 Comments
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