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Terminal Cancer Couloir, NV Report: A Close Avalanche Call + a Lesson in the Wind

Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from February 5th, 2021 Photos in chronological order Yesterday, I made the pilgrimage to Terminal Cancer Couloir in the remote Ruby Mountains of Nevada. Terminal Cancer is one of the “50 Classic Ski Descents of North America“. I arrived a bit before 10am and I was excited as there was a bit of […]

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Miles Clark | February 6, 2021
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Don’t Let Powder Fever Get the Best of You This Season

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Powder fever is real. How real? Real enough to smash the window of someone’s car on the highway with your ski boots because their driving made you angry?  Apparently so. A week ago I was stopped at a light coming up to Big Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City, Utah when I saw mayhem blossom before my very eyes. It was 8ish-am […]

Martin Kuprianowicz | January 14, 2021
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The Forgotten Mile-Wide Avalanche That Struck Northern Utah in 1986 | 1 Million Cubic Yards of Snow, 60 Feet of Debris

My landlord’s name is Pete. He’s in his sixties and has been skiing here in the Wasatch since he was my age or younger (I am 23). He’s seen his fair share of skiing and avalanches. I was riding up with Pete to Alta Ski Area this afternoon when I learned about the Wood Camp Hollow avalanche that happened in […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | December 2, 2020
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Ruidoso, New Mexico’s Best Skier Dies in Tragic Accident: Fundraiser Organized to Help Family

It’s never a good day when you’ve learned you just outlived your brother. But it was always a good day with Alex Davis.  Because I think if life had a flavor it’d be bittersweet.  Bitter, when you’re living in a world where you can’t go skiing with your brother anymore or do all the things you loved doing with him.  […]

Martin Kuprianowicz | October 1, 2020
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Remember the Woman Found Tied Up and Beaten in a Vail Dumpster? She Made the Whole Thing Up!

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Linnea Marlene Hayda, 31, of Vail was arrested for false reporting in connection to a March incident in which she was found in a dumpster in Vail’s Sandstone neighborhood, reports Vail Daily. Hayda is being charged with attempting to influence a public servant, a Class 4 felony; tampering with physical evidence, a Class 6 felony; and false reporting to police, […]

SnowBrains | April 13, 2018
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STORY: Getting Your Crampons Stolen in the “Death Zone” on K2… & That’s Just The Beginning…

This guy summited K2, the 2nd highest mountain on Earth and the hardest mountain to climb in the world, in 2007 and made it back to High Camp after 23 hours of climbing. When he arrived back at high camp at 26,000-feet (the Death Zone), he found an emaciated climber passed out in the snow.  He and his climbing partners […]

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CragBrains | February 12, 2016
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Avalanche Airbag Backpacks Go Mainstream | NPR Story:

Avalanche airbag backpacks are becoming more and more popular in the USA. So much so, that National Public Radio (NPR) felt the need to cover them this week. Avalanche airbags are becoming more of must in the backcountry. Bruce Tremper, director of the Utah Avalanche Center, has stated: “My best guess is that avalanche airbag packs will probably save a little more than half of those who would have otherwise have died in an avalanche.” – Bruce Tremper, Utah Avalanche Center Airbags probably save half of those who would otherwise have died in an avalanche? That should be […]

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SnowBrains | February 19, 2014
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“Inside the Nanga Parbat Massacre” | Outside Magazine

This summer, 9 mountain climbers and 2 others were murdered while in the 26,660-foot Nanga Parbat base camp in Pakistan by the Taliban.  This is the Outside Magazine story explaining exactly what happened to our fellow outdoorsman.  It’s very heavy. On the evening of June 22, some 16 to 20 local villagers disguised as Gilgit paramilitary officers hiked into base […]

SnowBrains | August 28, 2013
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