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. Â 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
The Authentic Patagonian Ski Experience: Mallin Alto Last Monday, September 15th, 2014, I was invited to ski at Mallin Alto, a ski and snowboard hut/snowmobile operation southeast of Bariloche, Argentina. These guys have 4 snowmobiles, an alpine hut, a base hut, comfy valley lodges, and more culture than they know what to do with. After leaving 130,000-person Bariloche, a bumpy 40-minute dirt road and a deep river crossing brought us to El Abuelo (the grandfather). El Abuelo is an 84-year-old, brawny Argentine guacho who laughs with the confidence of a truly satisfied man. We […] Featured Article Miles Clark | September 23, 2014 6 Comments