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BCA ambassador Mike Duffy releases U.S. Motorized Avalanche Fatalities Report for Winter 21-22 at 54th Annual International Snowmobile Congress

Boulder, CO June 13, 2022: Backcountry Access announces that sled ambassador Mike Duffy of Avalanche1 has completed the U.S. Motorized Avalanche Fatalities Report for winter 21-22. This 21-22 winter report is significant because total U.S. avalanche fatalities (all users) were down 54% as compared to last season. Motorized avalanche fatalities dropped 33%, from nine to six from the 20-21 to 21-22 season. Common [โ€ฆ]

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AvyBrains | June 13, 2022
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Snowmobiling Boom And How To Keep It Low Impact

We all love winter sports, or at least most of them, and nowadays there are more and more people starting to love them as well. One of those sports is snowmobiling. Sleds are undeniably growing on popularity year after year. In fact, sales of new snowmobiles have risen by 6.6 percent worldwide in the 2019 season. Last season, 55,025 new [โ€ฆ]

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Micho | November 29, 2019
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Monday Mayhem: The Gnarliest Scorpion Fall Ever?

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Weโ€™ve all done a scorpion or two in our day, but have you ever seen one this full on? Damnโ€ฆ It appears this little girl is OK. And man is she ever flexible. Kidsโ€ฆ More Crash of the Week here: Crash of the Week

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CrashBrains | June 25, 2018
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Missing Man Found Buried in Avalanche in British Columbia, Canada

An unidentified man went out for a solo sled mission to Owlโ€™s Head mountain range on Sunday afternoon near Sicamous, B.C.  He was expected to return sometime Monday, but when he didnโ€™t show, his family began to worry.  He was found dead buried beneath avalanche debris by search and rescue crews on Tuesday. โ€œThe Sicamous RCMP immediately activated the Shuswap [โ€ฆ]

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Keenan Grady | March 10, 2016
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VIDEO: Jet Engine Powered Snowmobileโ€ฆ

It sure looks like it! Svarthalet racing just had their speed days, where they go out and test all sorts of vehicles on the Black Sea during a solid freeze.  One of the competitors felt the desire to build a pulse-jet engine snowmobile. I would say the results were a screaming success- although I would like to actually know the [โ€ฆ]

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Keenan Grady | February 27, 2016
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VIDEO: Sledding Behind A Swedish Fighter Jet

Sledding down a mountain seems extreme until you see this video of three members of the Swedish Air Force sledding behind a lightning fast fighter jet. These guys took extreme sledding to a whole new level with this video. Watch as the brave participants are whirled around the runway in this snowy extreme sport. This is truly CRAZY!

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Chris Wallner | February 23, 2016
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