SnowBrains Header logo
  • Podcast
  • Snow Forecasts
  • Conditions Reports
  • Gear
  • Avalanche Forecast
  • About
    • Meet the Team
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Site Map
SnowBrains Facebook Page SnowBrains Twitter Page SnowBrains Instagram Page SnowBrains Vimeo Page SnowBrains RSS Feed

snowmobilers

CAIC Releases Full Report of Avalanche that Killed 2 Snowmobilers Near Winter Park, CO

This weekend, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center released its full report from the fatal slide near Winter Park Resort, CO, on January 7th, 2023. The findings can be a learning opportunity for all of us. Related: Head On A Swivel – Snowmobile Avalanche Awareness The full report is below: Avalanche Details Location: Pumphouse Lake, southwest of Rollins Pass State: Colorado Date: 2023/01/07 […]

AvalancheAvalanche
AvyBrains | January 17, 2023
0 Comments

2 Snowmobilers Killed by Avalanche Near Winter Park Resort, CO

avalanche, snowmobilers, colorado

On January 7, 2023, at approximately 2:15 pm, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office, along with Grand County EMS, Grand County Search and Rescue, and a Winter Park Ski Patrol Dog Team, responded to a report of an avalanche on Corona Pass in the area of Mount Epworth / Pumphouse Lake near the Town of Winter Park in unincorporated Grand County, […]

AvalancheAvalanche
AvyBrains | January 9, 2023
0 Comments

Yellowstone Announces Lottery for 2022-2023 Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program

yellowstone, snowmobilers,

Beginning Monday, Aug. 1, people may apply to the 2022-2023 winter lottery for permits to snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park without a commercial guide. Authorized in 2013, the Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program allows permit holders to enter the park for up to three days with a group of up to five snowmobilers. Related: Head On A Swivel – Snowmobile […]

SnowBrains | July 29, 2022
0 Comments

2 Snowmobilers Killed on Monday in Cooke City, MT, Avalanche

Two snowmobilers were caught and killed in an avalanche on Scotch Bonnet Mountain north of Cooke City, MT, on Monday, December 27, 2021. Related: Head On A Swivel – Snowmobile Avalanche Awareness According to a preliminary report from the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, four riders were on the slope at the time of the avalanche. Two were able to […]

AvalancheAvalanche
AvyBrains | December 28, 2021
0 Comments

1 Killed and 2 Buried by Avalanche in British Columbia | First Avalanche Fatality of Winter 21/22

A group of snowmobilers triggered and were swept away by an avalanche in northeast British Columbia on Saturday November 27th, 2021.  Related: Head On A Swivel – Snowmobile Avalanche Awareness The group of four were snowmobiling in Sunshine Bowl in the Hasler riding area, near Pine Lemoray Provincial Park, when one of them triggered the size 3 slide. Three of the […]

AvalancheAvalanche
SnowBrains | November 30, 2021
0 Comments

VIDEO: Snowmobiler Captures Terrifying Moment Huge Avalanche Engulfs and Buries His Group in Utah

avalanche, utah, snowmobilers,

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) A video caught by a backcountry snowmobiler captures the moment a huge avalanche in the Utah backcountry barreled down on him and his group, burying them under feet of snow on Saturday. Related: 4 Skiers Dead in Utah Avalanche Today | 14 Killed By Avalanches in USA […]

AvalancheAvalanche
Play Video
AvyBrains | February 8, 2021
1 Comment

Snowmobilers Trigger Avalanche Near Independence Pass, CO: 1 Caught, Carried, and Injured

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is reporting that two snowmobilers triggered an avalanche near Independence Pass in Colorado yesterday evening, April 7. One snowmobiler was caught, carried, and injured in the slide. Below is the preliminary report by the CAIC: Two snowmobilers were riding in the Mountain Boy Gulch area near Independence Pass. Riders 1 and 2 rode several times […]

AvalancheAvalanche
AvyBrains | April 8, 2020
0 Comments

VIDEO: Frightening Clip Shows Snowmobilers Triggering and Getting Buried in Colorado Avalanche

avalanche, colorado, buried, snowmobilers

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center shared this scary video over the weekend, as a warning to all of us: How and where we impact known buried weak layers can mean the difference between a no-feedback, “routine” run and triggering a dangerous avalanche on that same piece of terrain. This video of an avalanche incident near Leadville in Birdseye Gulch from […]

AvalancheAvalanche
Play Video
AvyBrains | February 25, 2020
0 Comments

Posts navigation

Older posts

Share your story:

Submit A Link

Top 10 Trending right now:

  • The New Lone Peak Tram at Big Sky Resort, MT, Will Charge Per Ride Rather Than Per Day
    The New Lone Peak Tram at Big Sky Resort, MT, Will Charge Per Ride Rather Than Per Day
  • Family of Man Asphyxiated on Vail, CO, Chairlift Reaches Rare Settlement in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
    Family of Man Asphyxiated on Vail, CO, Chairlift Reaches Rare Settlement in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
  • Crested Butte, CO, Report: Teocalli 2 Bowl Opened for Only 3rd Time in History
    Crested Butte, CO, Report: Teocalli 2 Bowl Opened for Only 3rd Time in History
  • CAIC Releases Full Harrowing Report of Avalanche that Killed a Skier Near Marble, CO
    CAIC Releases Full Harrowing Report of Avalanche that Killed a Skier Near Marble, CO
  • Park City, UT, Bans Ski Wax Due to 'Forever Chemicals' Polluting the City's Water Sources
    Park City, UT, Bans Ski Wax Due to 'Forever Chemicals' Polluting the City's Water Sources
  • Why Didn’t a Ski Lift/Tram Ever Get Built on Mt. Rainier, WA?
    Why Didn’t a Ski Lift/Tram Ever Get Built on Mt. Rainier, WA?
  • Top 9 Season Snowfall Totals in North America Right Now
    Top 9 Season Snowfall Totals in North America Right Now
  • Top 9 Deepest Snowpacks in North America Right Now
    Top 9 Deepest Snowpacks in North America Right Now
  • Vail Resorts Introduces “My Epic Gear,” Reimagining Gear Ownership and Gear Rental
    Vail Resorts Introduces “My Epic Gear,” Reimagining Gear Ownership and Gear Rental
  • Man Killed After Falling 25-Feet From Chairlift at Breckenridge Ski Resort, CO
    Man Killed After Falling 25-Feet From Chairlift at Breckenridge Ski Resort, CO
  • .
SnowBrains
Proudly powered by WordPress Theme: SnowBrains Child Theme.