Snowmobile Access, Currently the Hot Topic in Lake Tahoe, California Lake Tahoe, California draws in around 3 million visitors per year, a number that is comparable to the average number of yearly visitors to the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Park. With numbers this high, the local community has to deal with management plans that otherwise would not be needed. The most recent management plan to be announced is directed […] Industry News Ryan Nadiak | November 12, 2019 0 Comments
Longtime Aspen, CO Resident Found Dead Under His Snowmobile on Backside of Aspen Mountain Jerome “Jerry” Hatem, 59 a longtime Aspen resident and avid skier, was found dead late Monday underneath a snowmobile on the backside of Aspen Mountain, officials said Tuesday. Hatem was discovered late Monday near the top of Little Annie Road by a resident of the area, said Jesse Steindler, patrol captain with the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office. Related: Aspen Skiing […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 5, 2019 0 Comments
Two Bodies Recovered from Grand Mesa Lake, CO after Sno-Cat Falls Through Ice The Delta County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the bodies of two men have been recovered from Island Lake near Grand Mesa, Colorado. One of these men has been identified as 30-year old, Ryan Wells. Also 30 years of age, Richard Colton, was reported missing by the Delta County Sheriff’s Office. However, the identity of the second man has yet to be […] Industry News Jon Roubik | February 6, 2019 0 Comments
Debate Over Snowmobile Access in Tahoe National Forest Turns Nasty The debate over snowmobile access in the Tahoe National Forest has turned ugly, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. Emails, social media posts and online comments with foul and abusive language prompted Forest Service officials to disable a portion of an online comment system. Tahoe National Forest Supervisor Eli Ilano said he has never seen anything like this. “It is discouraging […] SnowBrains | June 6, 2018 0 Comments
Snowmobiler Found Dead Near Spooner Summit, NV On Thursday According to Lake Tahoe News Net, a snowmobiler was found deceased under his snowmobile near Spooner Summit, NV on Thursday. Thomas Korves, 56, was out riding with a friend on March 29th, 2018 when they got separated. At about 2:30pm on Thursday, Thomas’ friend called 911 when he was unable to locate him. Search and Rescue crews located the snowmobile up against a […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 30, 2018 0 Comments
Semi-Pro Snowmobiler Killed in Avalanche Near Mt. Baker, WA on Saturday tribute video for Lucas Rohde by Alpine Assasins A semi-pro snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche near Mt. Baker, WA on Saturday. The avalanche was large (D3), occurred at an elevation of 5,400′ on Park Butte, was 200′ wide, average 4′ deep, and took the victim downhill 1,000′ where he was pushed through a gully and sparse trees. This was Washington […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 13, 2018 0 Comments
Man Riding Alone Dies After Snowmobile Crash Leaves him Trapped Facedown in a Montana Creek A 29-year-old Minnesota man was found dead on Thursday after a snowmobile crash in the Cooke City area of Montana, reports kbzk.com. According to a press release from Park County Sheriff Scott Hamilton, the man was found facedown in Stillwater Creek with a snowmobile on top of him. Members of the Park County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue had responded to […] Steven Agar | February 23, 2018 3 Comments
Snowmobiler Killed In Avalanche In Island Park, Idaho On Saturday According to CAIC, a snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche on Saturday in Island Park, Idaho. 46-year-old Raymond John Moe of Missoula, MT was out snowmobiling with a group on Saturday when he was buried by an avalanche. The incident occurred east of Rayes Peak in Island Park. After 40 minutes of extensive searching, members of his group were able to locate him. Raymond was […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 22, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Full Send Off A Cliff On A Snowmobile To End 2017 Is there a better way to end 2017? Well, these guys went full send off a cliff into some blower powder on a snowmobile. It may not be skiing or snowboarding, but these conditions look absolutely incredible. Backcountry Chris Wallner | January 3, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: SLEDFILM 18 Trailer | It May Not Be A Ski Film, But It’s Going To Be EPIC SLEDFILM is the world’s largest independent snowmobile and snow bike film, photography, and awards showcase in the winter motorsports industry. They just released their trailer for SLEDFILM 18 and it looks EPIC. It may not be a ski or snowboard film, but its definitely worth a watch. Backcountry Chris Wallner | October 19, 2017 0 Comments
Pro Snowmobiler, Josh Roth, Dies in Idaho Avalanche Eastern Idaho: Professional snowmobiler, Josh Roth, from Alpine Wyoming, was killed in an avalanche Thursday when riding near the Wyoming state line. Around 11:40 a.m. Search and Rescue teams from Bonnevile County, Idaho, as well Lincoln County, Wyoming, responded to calls regarding an injured man caught in an avalanche. Roth, 35, had been riding with a friend when the avalanche […] Avalanche Robin Azer | February 13, 2017 2 Comments
VIDEO: Snowboarder Saves Mountain Guests From Rogue Snowmobile [iframe id=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/embed/video/1403895.html”] As a rogue snowmobile was charging down the hill, a heroic snowboarder swooped in, jumped on the snowmobile, and was able to stop it before it hit anyone. This all took place at the Turkish resort Uludag earlier this week. The original driver of the snowmobile apparently lost control in an attempt to avoid a collision with another […] Industry News Chris Wallner | February 2, 2017 0 Comments
Alaskan Snowmobiler Killed in Avalanche Over the Weekend; 7th Avalanche Fatality of the Season Cooper Landing, Alaska: Over the weekend a deadly avalanche claimed the life of 29-year-old Tyler Kloss. Reports from the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center (CNFAIC) indicate the avalanche was triggered by snowmobiles. Kloss was from Soldotna, Alaska. This marks the 7th avalanche fatality of the 2016-2017 season. Details on the accident: On Saturday, January 28, Tyler Kloss and his friend, […] Avalanche Robin Azer | January 31, 2017 3 Comments
Snowmobiler Killed In Avalanche Near Valemount, B.C. According to a RCMP Press Release, a snowmobiler was killed after an avalanche swept through a popular recreation area near Valemount, B.C. on Friday, December 30th, 2016. Royal Canadian Mounted Police were called to a forest service road in the Clemina Creek area Friday afternoon. On Saturday, RCMP were able to recover the snowmobiler’s body after unstable snow conditions delayed their search until Saturday […] Avalanche Chris Wallner | January 2, 2017 0 Comments
Video: End of Season Winter Camping with Chris Benchetler I too went winter camping last weekend, but it wasn’t as cool as this! I wish we had some sleds and a gimbal to film everything with! Anyways, lets just say you wont wish for these 7.5 minutes of your life back after watching the video– instead you’ll be more motivated to get out there and have some fun! As […] Keenan Grady | May 26, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Snowmobiler Crashes Into Steel Gate While Responding To An Avalanche Hoax Involving His Friends According to ABC 7 Eyewitness News, a snowmobiler was severely injured after crashing through a steel road closure gate in Montana while responding to a text that his buddies sent him telling him that they were partially buried in an avalanche. The man called 911 prior to crashing into the gate informing authorities that his friends were involved in an […] Avalanche Chris Wallner | March 21, 2016 2 Comments
2nd Avalanche Death In Small Region of B.C. In 2 Weeks This season has been one for the books in terms of avalanche fatalities. There was a 34 year-old Sicamous man who was riding his sled solo and was trapped in an avalanche on March 10th. Read that article here. More recently, this week, there was another fatality recorded in British Columbia. He was part of a group of snowmobilers that […] Avalanche Keenan Grady | March 21, 2016 0 Comments
Missing Man Found Buried in Avalanche in British Columbia, Canada An unidentified man went out for a solo sled mission to Owl’s Head mountain range on Sunday afternoon near Sicamous, B.C. He was expected to return sometime Monday, but when he didn’t show, his family began to worry. He was found dead buried beneath avalanche debris by search and rescue crews on Tuesday. “The Sicamous RCMP immediately activated the Shuswap […] Avalanche Keenan Grady | March 10, 2016 1 Comment
VIDEO: Jet Engine Powered Snowmobile… 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 […] Keenan Grady | February 27, 2016 0 Comments
4 Snowmobilers Survive Avalanche in Montana Four snowmobilers are happy to be alive as they found themselves caught in an avalanche last Saturday, December 28th, in the Mission Mountains located just northeast of Missoula, MT. According to Missoula County Sheriff Bob Parcell, 8″ of new snow accumulated 6 hours prior to the slide which happened at 1:20pm in the North Folk Bowl area. Avalanche Michael Etezadi | December 30, 2014 0 Comments
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