Solo Backcountry Snowboarder Killed in Avalanche South of Telluride, CO At around 3:00 pm on March 17, 2022, a solo backcountry snowboarder was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche south of Trout Lake, 13 miles south of Telluride, CO, in the North San Juan Mountain Forecast zone. At approximately 3 pm, Helitrax, a local heli-ski outfitter, was flying in the Trout Lake area and spotted what appeared to be […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 18, 2022 1 Comment
24-Year Old Snowboarder Killed in Fall on 14er Pikes Peak, CO Authorities say a 24-year-old Colorado Springs man died living out his dream in a snowboarding accident on Colorado 14er Pikes Peak on Wednesday. Tucker Shivers, the founder, and CEO of a small Colorado clothing brand fell above Glen Cove on the eastern face of the 14,115-foot Pikes Peak in a couloir east of Little Italy. About 1 pm, a Search and Rescue […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 27, 2019 0 Comments