Don’t Miss Backcountry Safety Awareness Week, December 13-18th, Presented By Take Care Tahoe Brought to you by The Tahoe Fund Whether you’re a backcountry rookie or professional ski mountaineer, keeping your skills sharp is a life-long process. For the second year running, Take Care Tahoe is hosting Backcountry Safety Awareness Week, December 13-18th. It’s a mix of online programming and in-person events to promote backcountry safety and education, and best of all, it’s […] Featured Article Mike Lavery | December 8, 2021 0 Comments
Following First Significant Snow, Sierra Avalanche Center Check Out Backcountry Snowpack In case you missed it, quite a lot of snow fell on the higher elevations of California’s Sierra Nevada yesterday. As a result, the Sierra Avalanche Center ventured into the Mount Rose backcountry to look at the snowpack. As the first significant snow on the ground, this storm will dictate how avalanche conditions shape up for the rest of the […] Avalanche AvyBrains | October 26, 2021 0 Comments
Photos, Full Report From Cornice Break Avalanche That Killed Snowmobiler Near Lake Tahoe, CA Saturday A snowmobiler died due to a cornice break/avalanche at Frog Lake just north of Donner Pass near Lake Tahoe, CA, on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Related: Snowmobiler Dead After Cornice Break/Cliff Fall/Avalanche Near Lake Tahoe, CA Yesterday The snowmobiler has since been identified as Tim Schrader, 43, a North Tahoe Fire employee. Initially, there were conflicting reports from The […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 23, 2021 0 Comments
JOB ALERT: Sierra Avalanche Center Seeks A Passionate Executive Director The non-profit Sierra Avalanche Center is excited to announce that the search for their next Executive Director to lead the organization has begun. If you have a passion for backcountry winter recreation, are fit and healthy, and have experience in business and people management, this could be your dream job! Full details below… Related: Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center Issues Final Advisory […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 27, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sierra Avalanche Center Shows Current Instability in the Snowpack, Reveals Persistent Weak Layer This observation was taken on Hidden Peak yesterday, March 17, 2020. Listen for persistent weak layer failure. Full Observation can be found on the Sierra Avalanche Center website. Avalanche AvyBrains | March 18, 2020 0 Comments
First Hand Account of November 16th, 2017 Lake Tahoe, NV Avalanche That Injured 2 Skiers At 9am on Thursday, November 16th, 2017 two backcountry skiers were caught in an avalanche in Lake Tahoe, NV. Both were injured. This is a detailed account by one of the group of four skiers involved in the avalanche and rescue. This avalanche occurred on Hourglass Bowl on Tamarack Peak in Lake Tahoe, NV. According to the Sierra Avalanche Center, this […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 23, 2017 1 Comment
Only 12 Avalanche Fatalities in the USA in 2016/17 – The USA Averages 27 | We Asked 5 Experts Why This Year’s Total Was So Low? There were only 12 Avalanche deaths this winter (2016/17) in the U.S. The annual average is 27. So, what happened? Record breaking snowfall characterized much of the western United States this year, with storm snowfall totals being recorded in feet instead of inches, massive avalanches closing roads all across the nation, and “weather events” that left us all saying “OH MY […] Avalanche LadyBrains | November 14, 2017 3 Comments
Avalanche Awareness | Your Local Workshops & Resources, Get Educated & Practice With the tragic news out of Montana this week of the first avalanche fatality of the season, it is easy to feel helpless. We are beside ourselves with grief that such young, active, vibrant members of the action sports community could be taken so cruelly. While searching for answers we came to a conclusion. We can’t just sit back and […] Avalanche LadyBrains | October 13, 2017 0 Comments
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