Roof Avalanche in Breckenridge, CO, Buries 2 Teens, Leaving 1 Critically Injured According to a Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) report, on Monday, March 18, a roof avalanche partially buried two teenagers at a Breckenridge, Colorado home. The incident occurred while the teens were playing outside and pulling icicles from the side of the house when snow slid off the roof. One of them was seriously injured and had to be airlifted […] Industry News Brent Thomas | March 21, 2024 0 Comments
30-Year-Old Man Killed By Roof Avalanche Near Brighton Resort, UT Avalanches don’t just happen in the backcountry. On Monday night, 30-year-old Ryan Peterson had gone up to a cabin his family partly owns near Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon when the snow situated on the structure’s roof slid and fell on top of him. He was buried with no one around to help him, according to Utah’s KUTV news […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 19, 2023 0 Comments
Father and 2 Children Critically Injured by Rooftop Avalanche at Purgatory Resort, CO Roof avalanches are a very dangerous hazard that requires the utmost attentiveness this season with parts of the West seeing the most snowfall they’ve seen in decades. One father and his two children were severely injured by a rooftop snowslide last week when snow and ice slid from the roof of a multifamily residence at Purgatory Resort in Durango, CO, and […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 23, 2023 0 Comments
VIDEO: Must-See Roof Avalanche All snow humans know about roof-alanches. You have to make damn sure that you don’t end up under them when they happen. It’s good to make sure your car isn’t under them either. They can be destructive and they can be cute. This video shows us one that is just plain bizarre. The square chucks of snow coming off the roof here in Grapevine, Texas seem perfectly uniform and […] SnowBrains | December 31, 2013 0 Comments
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