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Monarch Pass, CO Report: Perfect Trees, Sun, and Stoke

Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Report From January 1, 2021 Powder and sun is the best way to start a new year.  Today Josh, Micah, and I toured some low-angle terrain on Monarch Pass. We did 2 laps on Perfect Trees and one lap on Snowstake. We bailed on our plan to summit and ski Clover Mountain after evaluating […]

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Dominic Gawel | January 1, 2021
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Free Avalanche Beacon Training Park Near Vail, CO

White River National Forest and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) just installed a new beacon training park just off of the I-70 near Vail, CO. The new training park gives backcountry users a free and convenient location to practice avalanche rescue. Users need to provide their own avalanche rescue equipment: a beacon, shovel, and probe. The training park is […]

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Dominic Gawel | December 26, 2020
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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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Dominic Gawel | December 21, 2020
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Preliminary Report: Backcountry Skier Killed in Avalanche near Crested Butte, CO

Crested Butte, CO – On Friday, December 18th, 2020, a solo skier was caught and killed in a persistent slab avalanche on the northwest end of the Anthracite Range. A group of two skiers noticed he had not returned to his snowmobile and saw a recent avalanche where the victim intended to ski. The two skiers extracted the skier using […]

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Dominic Gawel | December 18, 2020
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VIDEO: Angel Fire Resort, NM Tracked Down The Elusive ‘Backcountry Shovel Guy’

Angel Fire Resort, NM tracked down the elusive ‘Backcountry Shovel Guy’ and convinced him to race in this weekend’s World Championship Shovel Races. “We tracked down the elusive “Backcountry Shovel Guy” from the hills of Colorado and convinced him he needs to race in the 40th Annual World Championship Shovel Races. Catch him make his racing debut this weekend!” – Stated Angel Fire […]

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SnowBrains | February 5, 2019
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Why Do So Many People Die Shoveling Snow?

When you think of dangerous winter activities, you probably wouldn’t consider shoveling snow to be on the list — but over 100 people die shoveling each year in the US. A study at the US Nationwide Children’s Hospital recorded 1,647 fatalities from cardiac-related injuries associated with shoveling snow from 1990 to 2006 . Cardiologist Barry Franklin, director of preventative cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation at William Beaumont Hospital, Michigan, lead a team of researchers to study the effects of shoveling. They found that when healthy young men shoveled snow, their heart rate and blood pressure increased more than when they […]

ameliatraynor | February 2, 2015
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