Trip Report: Powder Days in the Inland Northwest Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Every season, I like to make a trip out to a completely new ski area. With the Coronavirus pandemic still ongoing, I wasn’t sure how my chances would be this season. However, it also gave me the inspiration to find an area that would have easy access with minimal people, uncrowded slopes, […] Conditions Report Taylor Stephan | February 16, 2021 5 Comments
Deadly Silver Mountain Inbounds Avalanche Was Triggered by Skiers | Patrol Did Everything Possible to Prevent, Report Finds The deadly avalanche that killed three people at Silver Mountain Resort in Idaho last week was triggered by skiers, a preliminary report finds. The report also found that the resort’s ski patrol had done everything they could to mitigate the danger. “They had done their control work just like they always do,” said Jeff Thompson, the director of the Idaho […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 17, 2020 0 Comments
Chilling First-Hand Account From Idaho Avalanche Survivor Who Spent Almost an Hour Buried Waiting to Die… A survivor of the devastating avalanche that claimed three lives at Silver Mountain Resort, ID has posted a first-hand account on Facebook. The chilling account by 62-year-old Bill Fuzak is worth the read for anyone who likes to play in our beautiful snowy mountains. I am posting the following with much thanks and gratitude to Silver Mountain Ski Patrol, Search […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 10, 2020 3 Comments
3rd Body Found After Inbounds Avalanche at Silver Mountain Resort, Idaho The body of a skier reported missing by his family following the tragic inbounds avalanche at Silver Mountain Resort, ID was found yesterday. This brings the death toll to three, with four others injured. Related: 1 Skier is Still Missing Following Inbounds Avalanche at Silver Mountain Resort, ID that Killed 2 A private Montana air rescue crew based discovered the body […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 10, 2020 0 Comments
1 Skier is Still Missing Following Inbounds Avalanche at Silver Mountain Resort, ID that Killed 2 One skier still remains missing at Silver Mountain Resort, ID where an inbounds avalanche on Tuesday killed two skiers and injured four others. Related: 2 Killed and 5 Buried in Inbounds Avalanche at Silver Mountain Ski Resort, ID The resort was closed yesterday “to focus all available resources on the search,” the resort said on Facebook and will remain closed […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 9, 2020 0 Comments
2 Killed and 5 Buried in Inbounds Avalanche at Silver Mountain Ski Resort, ID A series of inbounds avalanches at Silver Mountain Ski Resort, ID yesterday killed two skiers and injured five others. Initial reports were that there was one fatality, but the resort posted on Facebook yesterday evening that they had found another person buried under 10-feet of snow. The three slides, which swept down two runs on Wardner Peak, occurred late Tuesday morning. The […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 8, 2020 0 Comments
Ski For Free at Silver Mountain Resort, Idaho this Weekend Thanks to local business Dave Smith Motors, Silver Mountain, Idaho will be offering FREE skiing this weekend on May 5th. From their social media: We weren’t sure we were going to be skiing in May this year, but Dave Smith Motors has come through with a FREE ski day on Sunday, May 5! Chair 2 will be running until 3:30 p.m. […] SnowBrains | May 1, 2019 0 Comments
Free Skiing and Riding This Weekend at Silver Mountain, ID Silver Mountain, Idaho will be offering free skiing and snowboarding this weekend, May 12th and 13th! In partnership with Dave Smith Motors, the resort will be hosting free skiing and riding, live music, and a BBQ all weekend. With it’s two peaks reaching only 6,297 ft and 6,205 ft, it is incredibly rare for the mountain to be […] Industry News Jenah MacGrain | May 11, 2018 0 Comments
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