Fund Started to Create Avalanche Education Scholarship In Honor of Backcountry Rider Killed This Season The Trace Carillo #dreamachieve Scholarship is seeking donations for the creation of an endowed scholarship to make avalanche education and training more accessible to those with financial need. Avalanche education is a key bridge that must be crossed in the path to becoming an experienced backcountry skier. Avalanche courses serve to better the skiing community by ensuring that every skier […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 22, 2020 0 Comments
UPDATE: Victims’ Beacons We’re Turned OFF in Both Recent Teton Mountains Avalanche Fatalities It’s been a heavy couple of weeks in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. On top of a global pandemic, two young men were killed in avalanche accidents on Wednesday, April 1, and Friday, April 3. It has now been confirmed that both victims did not have their avalanche transceivers turned on at the time they were caught and buried by avalanches. On […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 8, 2020 0 Comments
Utah Avy Center: Wednesday’s Avalanche Death Victim Worked for Utah Avy Center 2014-17 The Utah Avalanche Center is currently mourning the death of Trace Carrillo – the avalanche victim from Teton Pass, WY on Wednesday, April 1st, 2020. UPDATE: Snowboarder Who Died in Teton Pass Avalanche Named as 28-Year-Old Wyoming Resident ” Trace was a member of the UAC family having worked with us from 2014-2017 in a variety of roles. ” – […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 5, 2020 0 Comments