Salt Lake City, UT – A forecast from the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) for a “moderate to considerable” risk of slides in the central Wasatch Mountains on Tuesday didn’t dissuade a backcountry skier who was injured in an avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon. One skier was caught, carried, partially buried and injured in a large avalanche Tuesday … Continue reading Another Utah Avalanche Injures Skier
Jackson, WY and Bellingham, WA – Avalanches over the weekend killed three more backcountry skiers in the western U.S., bringing the tally to 10 deaths by avalanche in the past 10 days, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Two ill-equipped skiers will killed in the sidecountry adjacent to Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) … Continue reading Three More Die in Western Avalanches
Updated: Jan. 22, 2016 11:30 a.m. MST with additional information. Originally Published: Jan. 21, 2016 11:29 p.m. MST Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT – Just on Wednesday, I was sitting in the Goldminer’s Daughter Lodge café at Alta Ski Area in Utah, sipping an after-lunch latté while I waited for my out-of-town friend Jonathan to head back … Continue reading UPDATED: Skier Meets Untimely End in Utah Avalanche
Big Sky, MT – A Yellowstone Club ski patroller died in an avalanche in Cedar Basin near Big Sky on Wednesday. The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim as Darren Johnson, 34, of Big Sky. Johnson and another Yellowstone Club patroller had been assisting two Montana State University graduate students with avalanche research, and the group … Continue reading Montana Ski Patroller Dies in Avalanche
Bolton, VT – Vermont’s Bolton Valley Resort has partnered with outdoor adventure company Native Endurance to host New England’s first 24-hour backcountry ski and splitboard race on March 19-20, to benefit Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports. Competitors will test their stamina as they try to log as many vertical feet as possible in a 24-hour period on … Continue reading Bolton Valley to Host 24-Hour Backcountry Race
Palmer, AK – Warren Carlyle, 25, of Anchorage died on Saturday after being buried by an avalanche off the Hatcher Pass Road north of Palmer. Alaska State Troopers were notified of the incident at around 2:15 p.m. Saturday. A witness observed one snowboarder buried in the slide, which occurred just east of the Summit Lake area. … Continue reading Snowboarder Dies in Alaska Avalanche
La Tzoumaz, Switzerland – Two foreign skiers died on Saturday when an avalanche struck near the resort town of La Tzoumaz in southwestern Switzerland. Police indicate that two other off-piste skiers were located at the scene unharmed. The dead are listed as a 26-year-old man from Austria and a 34-year-old German. Police further identify the victims as … Continue reading Two Foreign Skiers Die in Swiss Avalanche
