Snowmobiler Dies after Collision between Two Snowmobiles near Revelstoke, BC An Alberta man has died and another was uninjured after two snowmobiles collided on Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke on Friday, April 20, reports the Revelstoke Mountaineer. Revelstoke RCMP says they were notified of the incident at about 11:30 am on Friday, April 20. In a statement, Revelstoke RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Thomas Blakney said one of the snowmobiles was descending down […] Steven Agar | April 23, 2018 0 Comments
Snowmobiler Killed in Avalanche Near Breckenridge, CO | Second Colorado Avalanche Death in Three Days A pair of snowmobilers triggered an 800-foot wide avalanche near Georgia Pass east of Breckenridge on Tuesday morning, killing one and prompting a rescue effort involving more than 30 people, two dog teams and a helicopter reports the Aspen Times. It was the second Colorado avalanche death in just three days, underscoring the current danger of large, destructive slides despite […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 11, 2018 0 Comments
Snowmobiler Injured in the Centennial Range, ID when a Cornice Broke and Triggered an Avalanche Yesterday, a snowmobiler was injured when a cornice broke and carried him a few hundred feet down a cliff which triggered an avalanche in the Centennial Range of Idaho between Sawtelle Peak and Mt. Jefferson, according to the Friends of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. Fremont County Search and Rescue reported the rider was injured and ambulatory, and evacuated by […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 22, 2018 0 Comments
UPDATE: Snowmobiler Killed in Idaho Avalanche Named by Authorities A 47-year-old snowmobiler from Idaho Falls who was found dead on Tuesday after being buried by an avalanche near Palisades Reservoir has been named by authorities, reports Idahostatejournal.com. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office said the body of Troy Leishman was found near the upper bowl of Sheep Creek about 6 miles from the trailhead at approximately 4 p.m. Tuesday. According […] Avalanche Steven Agar | February 22, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: If You’re Going to Go BIG Make Sure the Cameraman is Ready for You If you’re going to send it big, it’s generally a good idea to be sure things are dialed in with the GoPro cameraman. Especially if you’re going to huck something as massive as Jonathan Jean did on his snowmobile, posts TGR. Rightfully hooting and hollering after clearing such terrifying gap, Jean finds the rest of his crew a little less […] Steven Agar | February 16, 2018 0 Comments
Snowmobiler Dies in Avalanche in Southern Montana An avalanche took the life of a snowmobiler on Tuesday in the southern Madison range in southwestern Montana, reports the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. The avalanche struck in the Mail Cabin Creek area on the western portion of Sage Peak. The group of 6 snowmobilers from Minnesota were aware of the unstable conditions at the time of the accident […] Avalanche Steven Agar | January 4, 2018 0 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
Update: Skier Fatality From Avalanche Near Golden, BC Of the thirteen skiers that were on a self-guided tour last Sunday in the backcountry near Sunshine Lodge in Golden BC, seven of them were injured in a slide that occurred last Sunday. Of those seven, two were evacuated by helicopter- one man to Calgary, the other to Kamloops, meanwhile the other five with injuries were treated in Golden. […] Avalanche Keenan Grady | February 27, 2016 0 Comments
Multiple Avalanches Near Golden, BC Over The Weekend: 1 Dead, 7 Injured The first avalanche of this weekend was reported on Saturday the 20th during mid to late morning in the Esplanade Range. A group of snowmobilers, including victim Nick Roberts, were out sledding in the Quartz Creek snowmobile area (approximately 10 km from the Beaver Area). Search and Rescue was alerted through the use of an emergency GPS beacon. Roberts was […] Avalanche Keenan Grady | February 24, 2016 0 Comments
Man Fully Buried in 4-Foot Deep Avalanche in Alaska Yesterday A 3-4 foot deep avalanche in the eastern Alaska Range fully buried a snowmobiler this weekend. The victim rode through the creek below Courage when the slope fractured on the bench a hundred yards above him. The 3-4 foot thick slab engulfed him at the bottom.” – Eastern Alaska Range Avalanche Center Fortunately, when the avalanche came to rest, the […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 30, 2015 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
LEARN: 1st Avalanche Death of 2014/15 Video Analysis & Report This past Wednesday, November 26th, 2014, the USA sadly experienced its first avalanche fatality of the 2014/15 winter season. We’d like to make it our last. The best way to learn about avalanches is to learn from avalanche accidents. When we analyze avalanche accidents, we can learn what went wrong and why. Armed with this knowledge, we can potentially avoid avalanche hazards in our own lives moving forward. This video analyzes […] Avalanche SnowBrains | November 30, 2014 0 Comments
Avalanche Death in Montana Yesterday | NOAA “Avalanche Warning” in MT Today: A snowmobiler died in an avalanche in the Cooke City, Montana area at about 1:30pm yesterday, November 26th, 2014. The exact location was on the southwest side of Henderson Mountain in the Miller Creek drainage. The victim was a 31-year-old from North Dakota. The victim and his partner both were carry avalanche equipment. The victim was buried over 5-deep in the avalanche debris. His partner made an impressive effort and had the victim’s head out of the snow in 20-minutes. CPR was performed on the victim without result. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | November 27, 2014 0 Comments
2 Killed in 2 Separate Montana Avalanches Following recent snowfall across the Western U.S. there has been high avalanche activity throughout the Rockies. In the past two days, two people were killed in unrelated incidents near Missoula and Cooke City, Montana. On Monday March 10, Peter Maxwell of Missoula was caught and buried in a slide in the Altoona Lakes area outside of Philipsburg, MT. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 12, 2014 1 Comment
One Killed in Utah Avalanche | TERRIBLE Weak Layer in Utah Right Now There is a absolutely frighteningly large and weak layer of faceted snow in Utah right now. If you’re thinking of going into the Utah backcountry, you need to watch this video and search for this weak layer once out there. There is a big strong layer of snow on top of a large, nasty weak layer. Please watch this video and learn. “Ryan A. Noorda and his brother Kevin are out for a day [last Friday] […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 10, 2014 1 Comment
5 Caught in Colorado Avalanche Yesterday | 1 Still Missing Five snowmobilers were trapped in an avalanche at 10,500 feet in southwestern Colorado yesterday. Four of the people caught were able to free themselves and are all in good condition. One snowmobiler is still trapped under the snow. It is unclear at this moment if any of these snowmobilers had avalanche equipment. The avalanche was reportedly 150 yards wide and ended in a funnel that left snow up to 30 feet deep. These snowmobilers were reportedly riding in the Sharkstooth area of the La Plata Mountains of Colorado when they avalanche struck. They’d ridden out from Mancos, CO and had ridden […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 6, 2014 1 Comment
Avalanche Death near Togwotee Pass, Wyoming on Tuesday A 26-year-old snowmobiler from Iowa died in an avalanche near Togwotee Pass in Northwest Wyoming on Tuesday, February 18th, 2014. This was the 2nd avalanche death in Wyoming this year and the 16 avalanche fatality this winter in the USA. “A snowmobiler triggering a slide on a south facing slope which failed on a faceted crust around 30 inches below the snow surface. He was buried roughly four feet deep, found with a beacon […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 21, 2014 0 Comments
2nd Avalanche Death in 2 Days in Utah Utah just recorded their 1st and 2nd avalanche deaths for this winter in just two days; February 8th and 9th, 2014. Avalanche danger has been rated “Extreme” or “High” the past few days in Utah after a big storm dropped 33″ of snow at Alta ski resort, UT. The first avalanche fatality was a BYU student snowshoeing just south of Salt Lake Cit […]y in the American Fork Canyon on Saturday, February […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 12, 2014 3 Comments
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