Banff (AB), Canada – Officials at Sunshine Village ski area above Banff were forced to close several areas of the resort on Wednesday and issue reduced price lift tickets after the majority of the area’s ski patrollers staged a walkout.nThe labor action took place in protest over the firing of five patrollers since Christmas, including … Continue reading Sunshine Village Ski Patrollers Stage Walkout
Berthoud Pass, CO – Searchers on Wednesday located the body of a missing snowboarder and his dog who perished on Berthoud Pass in Colorado.nAuthorities scoured the high mountain pass for nearly three days looking for Jeff Miller, 26, of Winter Park. His body was dug out of deep snow on Wednesday morning immediately below the … Continue reading Snowboarder, Dog Found Dead on Berthoud Pass
Park City, UT – Just a year removed from the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, the top freestyle skiers in the world roll into Park City Feb. 2 for the International Ski Federation’s 2011 World Freestyle Ski Championships. The 14th Freestyle World Championship will take place at Deer Valley Resort and Park City Mountain … Continue reading Deer Valley, Park City Prepare for World Champs
Berthoud Pass, CO – Authorities are continuing their efforts today to locate a snowboarder missing since Monday on Berthoud Pass in Colorado.nAs many as 15 members of Grand County Search and Rescue are searching the pass for the unidentified area snowboarder first reported missing at 3:30 p.m. on Monday as heavy snowfall descended upon the … Continue reading Searchers Look for Missing Snowboarder in Colorado
Peter Lougheed Provincial Park (AB), Canada – A pair of backcountry skiers who perished in an avalanche in this Provincial Park near the B.C./Alberta border on Saturday owned snow safety equipment, but left in in their car.nThe two victims have been identified as brothers Rob Glaser, 53, of Bragg Creek, Alberta, and Mark Glaser, 54, … Continue reading Skiers Killed in Canadian Avalanche Left Safety Gear Behind
Fernie (BC), Canada – An avalanche struck in-bounds at Fernie Alpine Resort in southeastern British Columbia on Saturday, leaving one skier injured.nThe 2 p.m. slide in Currie Bowl measured 30 meters wide and one meter deep, and ran for approximately 300 meters. Contrary to early reports, ski area officials deny that anyone was buried in … Continue reading In-Bounds Avalanche at Fernie Injures 1
Windham, NY – A Long Island woman who died over the weekend at Windham Mountain is the New York ski resort’s first fatality in 15 years.nErin Clare Malloy-McArdle, 18, of North Bellemore, N.Y., sustained severe head injuries Sunday morning when she skied off the resort’s intermediate Upper Warpath trail at a high rate of speed … Continue reading N.Y. Ski Resort Sees First Death in 15 Years