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Detailed accounts from 2 avalanche survivors on Utah’s Mount Olympus Memorial Couloirs

Author of the “Chuting Gallery,” Andrew Mclean, describes Mount Olympus’ Memorial Couloirs as “hard to see, hard to get to and hard to find, but quality skiing nonetheless.” The Memorial Couloirs are a series of easting-facing chutes with about a 45° pitch that flank the Mount Olympus Couloir which is tucked behind the far left-hand (north) shoulder of Mount Olympus […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 10, 2020
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Search Resumes Today for 5 Survivors Onboard Crashed Aircraft in Denali National Park, Alaska

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The search for five survivors on board a crashed flightseeing plane out of Talkeetna, Alaska is set to resume Monday morning, more than a day after its Saturday crash in Denali National Park. Air National Guard helicopters as well as two K2 planes flew to the area Saturday night and were able to fly within a fifth of a mile of the plane’s […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 6, 2018
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Rigoplano, Italy Avalanche Final Tally: 29 Dead, 11 Rescued

According to CNN, rescuers have stopped searching for survivors in the Hotel Rigoplano, the site of a deadly avalanche last Wednesday. The avalanche was 120,000 tons and essentially destroyed the hotel. Out of 40 people inside the hotel during the avalanche, 29 have been confirmed dead and 11 survived. Out of those who survived, 4 are children and 9 had been trapped […]

Sergei Poljak | January 26, 2017
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6 Survive Avalanche in Whistler Backcountry

Watch the video here:  CBC News AVALANCHE DETAILS: – Class 2 Avalanche occurred at 11:20am Tuesday – 6 people were caught in the avalanche – 1 person buried for over 4 minutes – Avalanche occurred in Corona Bowl on the Spearhead Glacier in Garibaldi Provincial Park – Avy danger was rated at Moderate  Report below from Canada’s CBC News: “Six […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 21, 2013
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