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
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