Hikers and Drivers Rescued as Heavy Snowfall Traps Dozens Overnight at Mount Hotham, Australia Emergency services launched a rescue operation at Mount Hotham in Australia over the King’s Birthday long weekend after sudden, heavy snowfall stranded more than 20 people in their cars. Related: [PHOTOS] Selwyn Snow Resort, Australia, Receives 20 Centimeter Dump as Opening Day Approaches In addition, police, SES, CFA, and Parks responded after two hikers became stranded in blizzard conditions on […] Oz Brains | June 9, 2025 0 Comments
2 Seriously Injured Hikers Survive 3 Days on Wintry California Mountain Following 800 Foot Fall Two hikers were stranded for three days in wintry conditions on Tahquitz Peak near Idyllwild, California, after sustaining severe injuries from an 800-foot fall. The incident, which began on Saturday, March 1, 2025, required the coordinated efforts of multiple search and rescue teams from across Southern California, according to a social media post from LASD Search and Rescue. The hikers lost […] SnowBrains | March 6, 2025 0 Comments
29 Stranded Hikers Rescued From 9,718′ Zugspitze, Germany’s Highest Mountain, After Over 6 Feet of Unexpected Snowfall A rescue operation was launched on Saturday, June 1, to evacuate dozens of hikers who found themselves stranded on Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze, due to treacherous weather conditions. Related: French Mayor Wants to End “Mont Blanc in Heels” as Tourists Attempt Dangerous Peak in Shorts, T-Shirts, and Trainers According to the Bavarian Mountain Rescue Service, 29 hikers attempted to […] SnowBrains | June 2, 2024 1 Comment
2 Hikers, Dressed in Light Jackets and Low Cut Shoes, Lucky to be Rescued After Spending 10-Hours in Waist Deep Snow on Big Baldy, UT Two unprepared women were lucky to be rescued after getting stranded for ten hours off Big Baldy, UT, on Friday. The pair were discovered wearing light jackets and low-cut shoes with either low-cut socks or no socks at all in waist-deep snow by two trail runners. Related: Could You Survive An Unplanned Night Out in the Mountains? The women, 18 and 21, were […] SnowBrains | March 15, 2022 0 Comments
Canoeist Rescued After Spending 4-Days Stranded by Shore After Losing Canoe to Current in Squamish, BC A canoeist stranded on a rock for four days was rescued on Tuesday due only to the serendipitous passing of another kayaker. Also today: Hiker Rescued After Spending 5-Days Lost in Angeles National Forest, CA Wilderness Steve Best was paddling his kayak through Howe Sound near Squamish, BC. As he rounded a corner he saw the man stranded by the […] SnowBrains | May 21, 2021 0 Comments
Family Stranded in Californian Mountains Flagged Off-Duty Firefighters After 9 Passing Cars Ignored Waves for Help A family of four stranded in deep snow in the mountains north of Lake Tahoe were lucky that a passing fire truck stopped and came to their rescue. During the last weekend of March, Paul and Chris Harper and their two children, a 10-year and a 4-year-old, were on their way to check out the cinder cones in Lassen Volcanic National […] SnowBrains | April 27, 2021 2 Comments
Man and His Two Children Rescue Hiker Stranded for 14 days in Santa Fe National Forest, NM A man and his two children rescued an injured hiker who was stranded in a New Mexico forest for 14 days, according to local authorities. John Utsey was on a hike with his kids in the Santa Fe National Forest Saturday when they encountered the unidentified hiker, officials with the Santa Fe Fire Department said in a statement. The unidentified […] SnowBrains | August 20, 2020 0 Comments
Military Vehicle Used to Rescue 12 People Stranded on White Mountain, WY | High Winds Were Sliding their Cars Towards the Edge! At around 7 pm on Friday, November 29, Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of four different vehicles stranded atop White Mountain, WY in blizzard conditions. The Sheriff’s Office soon identified the location of the stranded vehicles on White Mountain Road (CR# 53), approximately nine miles south from the intersection of Fourteen Mile Road (CR# 14). Related: […] SnowBrains | December 5, 2019 1 Comment
22 People and 3 Dogs Stranded on Snowy Colorado Mountain Pass Saved After 16-Hour Rescue Mission Last week’s snowstorm dumped many feet and inches of snow and ice across the mountains and roadways of Colorado, resulting in several motorists getting stranded on U.S. 285 between Kenosha Pass and Fairplay. Related: There Were More Than 50 Avalanches Reported in Colorado Last Weekend The Park County Sheriff’s Office and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office came to the rescue of […] SnowBrains | December 3, 2019 0 Comments
Man Survives 5-Days Buried in His Car in Oregon Eating Only Taco Bell Fire Sauce Packets! A man who became stranded in Central Oregon for five days says he able to survive by eating taco sauce packets and using his car’s heater to stay warm, reports iheart.com. Jeremy Taylor, 36, had last been seen on Feb. 24 getting gas in Sunriver, in Central Oregon where they’ve been dealing with a series of snowstorms in recent weeks. A […] SnowBrains | March 4, 2019 1 Comment
Fishing Boat Saves Arctic Fox Stranded on Iceberg just Hours From Death Alan Russell of St. Lewis said his crab-fishing boat was just over four miles offshore when they spotted something on a nearby iceberg: an arctic fox reports CBC. “We seen something on the ice. Wasn’t sure what it was,” Russell told CBC’s Labrador Morning. “So we got up closer to it. It was a little fox, Arctic fox. And he wasn’t […] SnowBrains | June 29, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Incredible Footage of Huge Great White Shark Stranded in Shallow Water [arve url="https://youtu.be/-79oB38Jhjk"] SnowBrains | June 29, 2018 89 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Thousands Stranded in Zermatt as Resort Cut-Off for Second Time in Two Weeks by Heavy Snowfall Thousands of tourists are stuck in the Swiss ski resort of Zermatt as it was cut off by heavy snowfall for the second time in as many weeks, reports the Evening Standard. Heavy snowfall and risk of avalanches left 13,000 people trapped in Zermatt just two weeks ago. Swiss authorities closed ski slopes, hiking trails, cable cars, roads and train services […] Weather Steven Agar | January 23, 2018 0 Comments
13,000 Tourists Stranded in Zermatt as Extreme Avalanche Risk Closes Resort Helicopters have begun airlifting stranded holidaymakers from the Swiss ski resort of Zermatt after about 13,000 tourists were trapped in the mountain village for two days by heavy recent snowfall and an exceptional risk of avalanches reports The Guardian. Local police said the airlift was taking about 100 people an hour who urgently needed to leave Zermatt to the nearby […] Weather Steven Agar | January 10, 2018 3 Comments
150 Guests Stranded In French Alps Gondola For Several Hours On Sunday According to AFP, around 150 mountain guests were trapped in gondola cars for several hours on Sunday at Chamrousse Ski Resort in France. Around 3:00pm on Sunday afternoon, the resorts Gondola stopped working due to unknown reasons. At the time of the breakdown, there were about 150 guests on the lift. Civil security helicopters were brought in to rescue the stranded mountain guests. They […] Industry News Chris Wallner | December 26, 2017 0 Comments
93mph Winds Trap 153 Skiers In Cable Cars In The Italian Alps On Saturday, 153 skiers were trapped in cable cars at the Italian Ski Resort of Cervinia, which is located in the Aosta Valley close to the Swiss Boarder. The cable car failed at an elevation of 8,336 feet. High winds meant that rescue crews couldn’t use helicopters, so they had to resort to ground rescue operations. Wind gusts of up […] Industry News Chris Wallner | December 27, 2016 2 Comments
Vermont Women Awarded $750k After Experiencing PTSD From Being Stranded In A Gondola According to WCAX News, Nadine Price of Pittsfield, VT was awarded $750,000 for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that she has experienced after she was stranded in a Killington gondola for more than 5 hours in October of 2011. At 3:15pm on that horrid day in 2011, Nadine boarded the gondola to head up the mountain to hike, but bad weather forced the gondola […] Industry News Chris Wallner | December 2, 2016 2 Comments
Two Groups of Skiers Rescued From Backcountry In Japan Japan, as we know it has recently become the mecca of the powder skier. Dream lines in perfectly natural glades with the deepest powder of your life is simply waiting there, stacking up as the season continues. Although it is alluring, it does not mean that there is inherent risk- particularly in the backcountry. On January 12th, a […] Backcountry Keenan Grady | January 20, 2016 0 Comments
251 People Stranded in France’s Legendary Aiguille du Midi Cable Car Yesterday | 45 Round-Trip Heli Extractions Needed… The experience of being trapped, dangling at 7,600 ft in one of the world’s longest tramways would be scary enough. Getting extracted via helicopter from the tram to get back down to safety would probably be terrifying for most people. Yet, there are likely a few people in here who’d have liked it… If you’ve ever been trapped on a […] SnowBrains | May 16, 2013 10 Comments
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