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
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