First Avalanche Fatality in USA Occurred in Wyoming Yesterday A 31-year-old snowmobiler, Dustin LaPant of Rock Springs WY, was killed in an avalanche in the Horse Creek drainage of the Wyoming Range (south of Jackson Hole) in Wyoming yesterday, Saturday. “This is the first avalanche fatality anywhere in the U.S. this winter.” – Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center Director Bob Comey, Saturday Dustin was reportedly with one other snowmobiler at the time […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 23, 2018 1 Comment
Skier Killed in Avalanche in Washington Yesterday Under HIGH Avalanche Danger & No Avalanche Gear The Yakima County Sheriff’s office and the White Pass Ski Area’s marketing office are both reporting that 31-year-old Adam Roberts of Randle, WA died in an avalanche just out of bounds of White Pass ski area near Mt. Rainier, WA yesterday. Avalanche danger was rated as HIGH in Washington yesterday and today after 2 feet of new snow fell in […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 28, 2016 13 Comments
High to Extreme Avalanche Danger in California, Idaho, & Wyoming Today Extreme avalanche danger has been declared today in: Idaho High avalanche danger has been declared today in: California Wyoming High avalanche danger has been declared tomorrow in: Colorado Considerable (the avy rating the most people die under) has been declared in: California Oregon Idaho Utah Colorado Montana Please visit AVALANCHE.org then click on the zone you’re interested and get the today’s avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 15, 2016 0 Comments
Pro Skier Maxim Arsenault Dies in Alaska/B.C. Avalanche Yesterday Maxim Arsenault, a professional skier from Whistler, B.C., died in an avalanche in the Haines Pass area (B.C./Alaska border) yesterday morning in British Columbia, Canada. Maxim was a part of a four person film crew who were filming in the area. Officials were notified of the avalanche accident on Wednesday morning. Rescuers arrived by helicopter from Atlin, B.C. (50 miles by […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 21, 2016 1 Comment
Body of Missing Sugar Bowl ,CA Ski Instructor Found Today Under 5-Feet of Snow The body of Sugar Bowl ski instructor Carson May was found today by Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue & El Dorado County Search & Rescue dog teams. Carson was found about 1/4 mile from the Sugar Bowl ski resort boundary in an avalanche prone area. It’s very likely that Carson died in an avalanche on January 14th, 2016. “The recovery […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 29, 2016 2 Comments
Skier Fully Buried & Seriously Injured in Avalanche Just Outside Sun Valley Ski Resort, Idaho A skier was fully buried and seriously injured in an avalanche just outside the boundaries of Sun Valley ski resort in Idaho yesterday at 11:35am. While being carried by the avalanche for 450-feet, the skier hit a tree with his chest causing serious injury. The skier’s head was buried 2-feet below the surface but luckily one of his legs and […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 15, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO REPORT: Avalanche Takes Skier for 200′ Ride & Fully Buries Her for 20 Mins in Washington on Sunday We reported on this avalanche yesterday but we had very few details. This avalanche occurred on Sunday, just outside of Steven’s Pass ski resort in Washington. Today, we have a 2 minute video with the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC) fully explaining what happened in this avalanche. The person caught in the avalanche was buried with their head 2 feet below […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 8, 2015 3 Comments
VIDEO: Large, Scary Avalanche During a Ski Competition Last winter, Julien Lopez was caught in an avalanche during a Freeride World Tour stop at Kappl, Austria on February 3rd. The above video is his story, the below video shows more detail of the avalanche: After today's decision to stop the competition in Austria, we thought we would catch up with @julien lopez and the… Posted by Freeride World […] AvyBrains | November 29, 2015 0 Comments
2 Brothers Trigger “Massive” Avalanche in Telluride, CO Yesterday | One Partially Buried, Injured Two brothers were skiing together near Telluride, Colorado when they triggered two avalanches – each thought the other was dead. The brothers, Alex and Brian Holmes, were skiing from Trout Lake to Ophir yesterday when Brian, 26, began a descent from the top of the Fatwa area near Waterfall Canyon when he triggered a “massive” avalanche. Alex, 27, watched his […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 26, 2015 1 Comment
First Avalanche Injury in Colorado on Saturday | Skier Partially Buried, Rescued by Helicopter The first avalanche injury/rescue of the season in North America that we know of occurred in Colorado on Saturday. A solo skier was caught in an avalanche, injured, and partially buried in Summit County, CO. The skier was partially buried up to his waist in steep terrain on the east side of Bald Mountain and was unable to free himself […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 23, 2015 2 Comments
Avalanche Takes Skier for 200′ Ride & Partially Buries Him at Alta Ski Area, UT Yesterday *** A backcountry skier was partially buried below Main Chute on Mt. Baldy within the boundaries of the currently closed Alta ski resort in Utah at 7am yesterday. The slab he broke off in Main Chute was 15″ deep and it took him for a 200-foot ride down the chute, over many sharp rocks, and left him partially buried in […] Avalanche SnowBrains | November 12, 2015 6 Comments
Skier & Snowboarder Caught & Partially Buried in Avalanche Off Rogers Pass, B.C. on Sunday One skier and one snowboarder were caught in an avalanche off Rogers Pass, B.C., Canada on Sunday. The avalanche occurred on Bruins Ridge in the Connaught drainage in Glacier National Park at about 2:30pm on Sunday, Nov. 8th, 2015. The avalanche is reported to have been large at 1,600-feet wide, 20-40 inches deep, and it ran for around 3,000-feet. The […] Avalanche SnowBrains | November 10, 2015 0 Comments
Heli-Skier Killed in Avalanche in New Zealand Today A 58-year-old heli skier was killed by an avalanche at 2:30pm today in New Zealand’s Hector Mountains near the town of Kingston on the south isle. He was skiing with Southern Lakes Heliski. “It was confirmed that one skier had been buried in snow. Emergency response procedures were activated immediately “At 2.48pm we received confirmation that the skier had been located however, despite the considerable efforts […] Avalanche SnowBrains | August 10, 2015 2 Comments
VIDEO: What Does & Does Not Cause Avalanches This is a fun, lighthearted tutorial about what does and does not cause an avalanche. We know, this is not a lighthearted topic, but there is good information in here. If you aren’t familiar with how avalanches work, this is a great, quick rundown of what can lead up to an avalanche. If you know everything about avalanches (no one does), there are still some interesting informational sound bites in there. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | May 14, 2015 1 Comment
Snowmobilers Dies in Avalanche in B.C. | 4th Avalanche Death in Canada A 2-meter-deep (6.6-foot-deep) avalanche killed a snowmobiler near Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada on February 22nd, 2015. Three snowmobilers in a group of seven were caught in the avalanche. Two of the three were rescued by the group but the third succumbed to his injuries and died on site. This is only the 4th avalanche death in Canada this winter. The USA has only had 5 this year. Canada averages about 14 avalanche deaths per year. The USA averages about 35 avalanche deaths per year. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 25, 2015 0 Comments
Weekend Death Toll Rises to 5 in Alps | 28th Avy Death in France A male skier in his 50s was killed in an avalanche on February 22nd, 2015 in the French Alps. He was skiing with three other skiers when the avalanche struck. All four were caught in the avalanche. Two of the surviving skiers were severely injured in the slide and one woman was uninjured. The avalanche occurred at 1:30pm at an elevation of 1,700m (5,577-feet) in the Taillefer range of the French alps near the town of Val d’Isere about 25 miles south of Grenoble. This was the 28th avalanche death in France this winter. There have been 25 avalanche deaths in Switzerland this year. There have been over 80 avalanche deaths in Europe this year. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 25, 2015 0 Comments
Skier Takes 400-Foot Ride in Avalanche in Lake Tahoe Today: A skier rode an avalanche off Castle Peak on Donner Summit near Lake Tahoe, CA yesterday. The avalanche took the skier for a 400-foot ride. The avalanche was 60-feet wide. The skier in the avalanche was hit by a secondary avalanche after being initially caught […] Avalanche SnowBrains | December 16, 2014 0 Comments
2nd Avalanche Fatality of 2014/15 in USA | One Dead in Alaskan Avalanche: The USA just suffered its 2nd avalanche fatality of the 2014/15 winter season. Two skiers were caught in an avalanche in Alaska’s Rainbow Mountain off the Richardson Highway on Sunday afternoon. One skier (35-years-old) was killed in the avalanche and the other (63-years-old) was able to dig himself out and survived. “It was reported that (Hopper) had been skiing with a man tentatively identified as (Peterson) when they heard a ‘whoomp’ […] Avalanche Miles Clark | December 8, 2014 0 Comments
Two Snowboarders Killed In Australian Avalanche Two snowboarders (32 and 33-years-old) have died in an avalanche in the remote 6,516-foot Mount Bogong are of Australia’s Victoria Provence’s Alpine National Park. The first snowboarder’s body was found on Monday via his avalanche beacon’s signal. He was buried 15 feet deep. The second snowboarder was found today at 10:30am […] Avalanche SnowBrains | July 15, 2014 2 Comments
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