Climbers Injured by Falling Tree at Lake Louise Three climbers were hit by a falling tree at the back of Lake Louise while climbing the popular crag Outhouse Wall. High winds caused the tree to break off and fall 80 to 100 meters and collide with the climbers standing at the bottom. While all three were injured, the individual in critical condition is believed to have not been […] Featured Article Jenah MacGrain | June 23, 2018 0 Comments
12-Year-Old Boy Dies After Hitting Tree At Breckenridge On Saturday | The 13th Ski-Related Death At A Colorado Resort This Season According to the Vail Daily, 12-year-old Logan Goodwin died while skiing at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Saturday after colliding with a tree. Around 2:15pm on Saturday, Breckenridge Ski Patrol contacted the sheriffs office to report the accident. Logan hit a tree stump while skiing near Upper Springmeier, a beginner run on Peak 8. He was taken to Children’s Hospital in Aurora […] Industry News Chris Wallner | April 11, 2017 0 Comments
Skier Dies After Hitting A Tree At Loveland Ski Resort On Friday According to the Denver Post, a skier died on Friday at Loveland Ski Resort in Colorado after hitting a tree. The victim was a 35-year-old male skier that was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision. Officials are currently conducting an investigation into exactly how the death occurred. It was reported that the man collided with the tree […] Industry News Chris Wallner | March 28, 2017 1 Comment
Missing Skier Found Dead at Breckenridge Ski Resort, CO Yesterday Sean Haberthier, who had been reported missing last Thursday, was found unresponsive by searchers Friday morning, and pronounced dead yesterday by authorities. The 47-years-old man died of a severe skull fracture after skiing into a tree. Summit County Coroner Regan Wood reported he was not wearing a helmet at the time. Apparently, the site of the accident was the expert Lower Boneyard run off the Peak […] Matias Ricci | January 17, 2017 0 Comments
Tahoe City Women Killed After Tree Falls On Her Car While Moving Through Slow Traffic According to a CHP-Truckee Press Release, a Tahoe City, CA woman was killed after a tree fell on her Subaru while in slow-moving traffic Thursday evening. A 43-year-old woman, who’s name has yet to be released, was traveling southbound on Highway 89, just north of the Squaw Valley, when a tree fell and struck her car. The tree also struck a nearby […] Industry News Chris Wallner | January 13, 2017 2 Comments
The Pioneer Cabin Tree In The Calaveras Big Trees State Park Was Taken Out By A Recent Storm A recent storm brought high winds, rain, and snow to Northern California and those conditions took down the iconic Pioneer Cabin Tree at Calaveras Big Trees State Park. The tree was referred to as the Tunnel Tree because of a tunnel that had been carved into its broad base 137 years ago. The tree fell to the ground on Sunday, […] Chris Wallner | January 10, 2017 0 Comments
British Skier Ditches His Ski Boots And Climbs A Tree To Escape A Pack Of Wolves In The Backcountry According to Daily Mail, a 30-year-old British skier crashed while skiing off-piste in Bulgaria and ended up encountering a pack of wolves. The man’s name was Janveer Sandhu, he ditched his heavy ski boots in order to move faster and found safety up in a tree. The only thing left to keep his feet warm was his socks, which did […] Industry News Chris Wallner | April 5, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Competitor Send It Huge with HIGH Consquences in Hard Pack Snow at Crested Butte Extreme Comp 2016 The competition scene these days is going through the roof. Athletes are pushing it harder, faster, and bigger than ever before. This video of Murray Elliott is truly nuts. Competitions force skiers and riders to go big in conditions that may not exactly be ideal. On one side of the coin, huge props to Murray for taking this line, […] Crash Keenan Grady | March 1, 2016 2 Comments
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