Injured Backcountry Skier Rescued by Helicopter from Summit of Mount Rose, NV An injured backcountry skier was rescued near the Mt. Rose summit over the weekend, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office reported. Just before 5:30 pm, the sheriff’s office dispatched its RAVEN helicopter crew and search and rescue team to assist the North Lake Tahoe Fire Department in retrieving a woman with a leg injury. She had been skiing with two other […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 9, 2018 0 Comments
First Hand Account of November 16th, 2017 Lake Tahoe, NV Avalanche That Injured 2 Skiers At 9am on Thursday, November 16th, 2017 two backcountry skiers were caught in an avalanche in Lake Tahoe, NV. Both were injured. This is a detailed account by one of the group of four skiers involved in the avalanche and rescue. This avalanche occurred on Hourglass Bowl on Tamarack Peak in Lake Tahoe, NV. According to the Sierra Avalanche Center, this […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 23, 2017 1 Comment
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