Selkirk Mountains (BC), Canada - A 68-year-old skiing with a snowcat skiing company in British Columbia died last Thursday, March 21, in a tree well incident. Stanley Irving Hegg, from Emeryville, Calif., was dug out by guides and fellow skiers with Great Northern Cat Skiing, based in the town of Trout Lake an hour and…
Haines, AK - A heli-ski guide died on Sunday in the mountains near Haines, in southeastern Alaska. Christian Arcadio Cabanilla, 34, died when a snow cornice gave way beneath his skis while leading two clients, according to a press release issued by the Alaska State Troopers. While Cabanilla died, the two guests sustained non-life threatening…
June Lake, CA - Count this one as a victory for the backcountry crowd. After the owners of Mammoth Mountain decided to shutter June Mountain Ski Area last summer, many backcountry skiers were angered and frustrated to find the land posted this winter. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Mammoth Mountain Ski Area (MMSA) have…
Silverton, CO - A group of backcountry skiers triggered an avalanche near Colorado’s Silverton Mountain ski area on Saturday, leaving one dead and one injured. Peter Carver, 23, of Durango, Colo., died in the slide, which occurred on federally-owned Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land about a mile and a half from of the hamlet…
Seattle, WA - Complementing its roster of 14 outdoor recreational equipment brands, K2 Sports this month closed the acquisition of Backcountry Access (BCA), a pioneering designer, manufacturer, and champion of backcountry snow-safety equipment and education. “BCA fits perfectly within the K2 Sports family of brands and rounds out our portfolio as we continue to grow…
West Vancouver (BC), Canada - A Quebec snowboarder who spent three days in the North Vancouver mountains after wandering out of bounds from Cypress Mountain ski area in West Vancouver, will be receiving a $10,000 bill in the mail for his rescue. Joffrey Koeman, Director of Sales & Marketing at Cypress Mountain, told Canada’s CTV…
Whistler (BC), Canada - The biggest winter playground in North America just got bigger. Way bigger, as in 25,000 acres bigger. Extremely Canadian, founders of Whistler’s renowned Steep Skiing Clinics, are taking their program into Whistler Blackcomb’s vast lift-accessed backcountry for the 2012-13 season. The first program of its kind in Whistler, Extremely Canadian’s new…
West Vancouver (BC), Canada - A 26-year-old resident of Vancouver died on Saturday in a backcountry skiing accident near Cypress Mountain ski area. West Vancouver Police say that the incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in Cypress Provincial Park in the vicinity of Hollyburn Ridge and the Baden Powell Trail, which is considered backcountry terrain and not…
Truckee, CA - B.A.S.I.C.S., (Being. Aware. Safe. In. Crazy. Situations), a program service of the High Fives Foundation, has released the second installment of a five-part video series to promote safety and awareness through fundamentals coaching and education. The B.A.S.I.C.S. 2 – Avalanche Awareness video is intended to help outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy the backcountry…
Longmire, WA - Rescuers report this morning that they have located two snowboarders lost in heavy weather on Washington’s Mount Rainier, but it will still take some time to lead them to safety. Derek Tyndall and Thomas Dade, ages 20 and 21, became lost and disoriented in heavy snowfall and wind while descending from Camp…
