Steepest Groomed Run in Europe Debuts at Austrian Resort The steepest groomed trail in Europe just opened for the first time at Austria’s Kaunertal Glacier last weekend. The new run has a pitch of a little over 41° (an 88% incline) which resort operators claim is steeper than the steepest part of the infamous Streif slope used in the annual Hahnenkamm downhill races in Kitzbuhel, Snowhunter reports. Related: 7 […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 27, 2020 0 Comments
‘Historic weather event’ in the Wasatch: 48 avalanches in 72 hours Last week’s storm that hit the Wasatch has now been dubbed as a ‘historic weather event‘ and it’s not hard to tell why. Brought about by an upside-down storm, which is when a snowstorm deposits denser snow over less dense snow, rapidly creating a slab/weak layer combination, the snowpack in Big and Little Cottonwood canyons became extremely unstable incredibly […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | February 13, 2020 0 Comments
Avalanche partially buries snowmobiler near Apex Mountain Resort, BC British Columbia native Sam Johnson was sledding with a group of snowmobilers in the Powder 8 area southwest of Penticton, BC near Apex Mountain Resort when he was caught in a human-triggered avalanche and partially buried, Global News reports. Johnson was descending into a gully between two mountains when several slides came down, including one behind him and another in […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 11, 2020 0 Comments
Detailed accounts from 2 avalanche survivors on Utah’s Mount Olympus Memorial Couloirs Author of the “Chuting Gallery,” Andrew Mclean, describes Mount Olympus’ Memorial Couloirs as “hard to see, hard to get to and hard to find, but quality skiing nonetheless.” The Memorial Couloirs are a series of easting-facing chutes with about a 45° pitch that flank the Mount Olympus Couloir which is tucked behind the far left-hand (north) shoulder of Mount Olympus […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | February 10, 2020 0 Comments
Montana’s Flathead Range Ravaged by Recent Avalanches Since the start of February, MASSIVE avalanches have been wreaking havoc on the Flathead Range of Montana. Flathead Avalanche Center forecasters recently toured into Tunnel Creek, MTÂ to assess the damage from the recent storm. They found the ‘royal flush’ of avalanche problems…deep slabs, glide avalanches, wind slabs, wet slabs, wet loose, all of which likely ran Friday night or […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | February 5, 2020 0 Comments
Should You Ever Ski The Backcountry Alone? Solo Skier Triggers HUGE Avalanche in Miller Bowl, UT A solo skier triggered a HUGE slab avalanche and was taken for a ride in Miller Bowl near Tony Grove Lake, Utah last Sunday. The avalanche was reported to be at least 500 feet wide and was at least 6 feet deep. It was a massive slide to say the least and the skier is beyond lucky to have lived […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | January 23, 2020 0 Comments
Teton Pass, WY Closed Due to 2 Large Avalanches Wyoming State Highway 22, or Teton Pass as it is commonly referred to as, was closed today by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) due to 2 large avalanches that broke on Mt. Glory near the top of the pass, the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center reports. The slides broke around 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m today. The triggers remain unknown. Related: […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 10, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: HUGE Avalanches Triggered in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT by Highway Safety Teams Video brought to you by @udotavy Above are a video and an image of avalanches triggered in Little Cottonwood Canyon by the Utah Department of Transportation from January 2nd, 2020. The avalanche in the video was a massive, mile-wide slide that buried a section of the Little Cottonwood highway 3-4 feet deep. An interlodge ordinance went into effect for the […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 3, 2020 0 Comments