Snowmobiler Killed by Avalanche in Southern Wyoming Area Known as ‘Avalanche Alley’ A Saratoga, Wyoming, local tragically lost his life in an avalanche while snowmobiling in the southern Wyoming backcountry last Friday. The Carbon County Sheriffโs Office confirmed the tragic news on Sunday. Related: Head On A Swivel โ Snowmobile Avalanche Awareness In the early afternoon of Friday, February 8th, the Carbon County Sheriffโs Office received a SPOT device emergency SOS activation […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 12, 2024 0 Comments
Snowmobiler Killed by Avalanche Near Willow Park, WY, on Saturday A snowmobiler was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche near Willow Park, Wyoming, on March 12, 2022. This accident is less than six miles north of the Steamboat and Flat Tops zone, and, from the pictures, it looks like the same persistent weak layer we are dealing with in Colorado. Be careful on northerly and easterly-facing slopes right now. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 14, 2022 0 Comments