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Snowshoer Injured and Survives 30 Hours near Eldora Ski Area, CO

On Sunday, February 21, a 47-year-old woman from Boulder, CO, left for a solo snowshoe along the Jenny Creek Trail from the Eldora Nordic Center. After not returning that evening, her family reported her missing the next day. Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and Flight for Life assisted in the search. According to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, search parties located the […]

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Dominic Gawel | February 26, 2021
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Woman in Yoga Pants, Sports Bra, and Light Jacket Calls 911 From Top of Avalanche Chute After Getting Lost on Berthoud Pass, CO

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A woman was lucky to survive after making “errors too obvious to enumerate” and becoming lost between Mines Peak and Mount Flora on Berthoud Pass, CO. The 20-year-old woman was snowshoeing with her dog in the Colorado backcountry when she became disoriented on the top of an avalanche zone north of Berthoud Pass. After trying to call her boyfriend, she called […]

SnowBrains | January 25, 2021
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Snowshoer Missing in Mount Rainier National Park, WA Survives Overnight in 16ºF Snowstorm

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On Sunday, November 8, a snowshoer missing overnight was located and rescued from the Nisqually River drainage below Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park, WA. The snowshoer was last seen on Saturday, November 7th at 1:45 pm, when he and his partner separated below the Muir Snowfield at an elevation of 9,500’. Related: Search Resumes for Hiker Missing for 2-Weeks […]

SnowBrains | November 10, 2020
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