Meadow Creek (BC), Canada – A skier was killed on Friday morning while on an organized cat skiing outing when an avalanche swept down on him on Meadow Mountain, in the Kootenays north of Nelson, British Columbia. “We are deeply saddened to announce that there has been an avalanche fatality on Meadow Mountain,” officials with … Continue reading Skier Killed as Avalanche Strikes B.C. Snowcat Tour
Kalispell, MT – Following the resumption of search efforts on Thursday, the body of a missing Montana skier was found in the backcountry near Kalispell on Thursday, the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed. Mark Albee, 42, of Bigfork was skiing with his brother in the Jewel Basin … Continue Reading ››
Kalispell, MT – Searchers this morning resumed their efforts to locate a backcountry skier swept away by an avalanche in northwestern Montana. Jewel Basin (photo: USFS) The Flathead County Sheriff’s Department, the Nordic Ski Patrol and Flathead County … Continue Reading ››
Salt Lake City, UT – A 24-year-old University of Utah student died Saturday afternoon when an avalanche swept him 2,400 vertical feet down a slope in the Wasatch backcountry. [caption id=”attachment_20087″ align=”alignright” width=”224″ caption=”In this photo from the Utah Avalanche Center of the avalanche on Kessler Peak that killed Alecsander Barton on Saturday, the slide's … Continue reading Snowboarder Killed in Backcountry Avalanche in Utah
Salt Lake City, UT – Back in September, Salomon announced the 2012-13 release of its first alpine touring (AT), or randonée ski binding, the Guardian 16. Our head Gear Guru participated in a Salomon focus group two seasons ago and got an early look at … Continue Reading ››
Revelstoke (BC), Canada – The sketchy snowpack in much of western North America has spawned a series of avalanches in recent days, resulting in two deaths. Ronald Greg Sheardown, 45, a Canadian living in Dubai, was killed on Friday afternoon when a slide struck a party heli-skiing with Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) in the Selkirk … Continue reading Avalanches Kill Two in the West
Golden, CO – The Colorado Mountain Club (CMC) will host the 19th annual Backcountry Bash on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden. The Bash will raise money and awareness for the Colorado mountain conservation, education, and recreation organization’s Backcountry Snowsports Initiative program, which advocates for preservation of winter backcountry areas for … Continue reading The Colorado Mountain Club to Host the 19th Annual Backcountry Bash
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