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Missing Skierโ€™s Body Found near Brighton Resort, UT

Kyle Mortensen

The body of Kyle Mortensen, 37, was found on Tuesday, March 7, in the backcountry near Brighton Resort. Mortensen had gone skiing on his own in the backcountry near Brighton. When he failed to pick up his kids, his wife alerted authorities. His wife provided the police with his last GPS coordinates, and his body was found shortly after in [โ€ฆ]

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Julia Schneemann | March 9, 2023
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VIDEO: Chris Davenport Demonstrates the Danger of Tree Wells

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VIDEO: Pro Skier Shows Us the Danger of Tree Wells

Avalanches arenโ€™t the only thing you need to watch out for in the backcountry โ€” or the resort for that matter. Professional skier and pilot Lexi Dupont demonstrates the danger of tree wells with CHM Heli Skiing, showing us how deep they can actually go. Related: Skier Died in Tree Well at Steamboat Resort, CO on Saturday A tree well, also [โ€ฆ]

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Mount Bachelor, OR Report: STILL Rad Today

Report from January 13, 2020 Visibility was at an all-time low today!  However, the snow was sooooooo goooood that you didnโ€™t need to see where you were going if you had enough speed!  It was a โ€˜point and shootโ€™ kind of dayโ€ฆ AGAIN! We headed up the mountain road early this morning and Sierra was nice enough to let us [โ€ฆ]

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Chad Walker | January 14, 2020
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