avalanche

Here is the final report from the Jan 8th fatality. Mods...please move this thread if this is the wrong place or redundant. https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche/57388 Key things to know for folks who aren't familiar with the terrain in PC. The Dutch Draw/Conehead area is directly...

With posts on Pugski and from a friend on FB, I am reminded of the massive avalanche at Alpine Meadows which took out several buildings, the Summit Chairlift Terminal building, and buried 12 people. This avalanche has always seems like a big deal to me, but more recently Ziggy's vet came to us...

https://www.kpax.com/news/u-s-and-the-world/sheriffs-office-reports-3-people-possibly-trapped-in-kellogg-id-avalanches @Pete in Idaho ? @snowghost ?

In a year when we feel like we're hearing about an overwhelming amount of avalanche victims, this area in Montana is reporting a 3rd consecutive year with zero avalanche fatalities after increasing education efforts. Increased Education Efforts Meant There Were No Avalanche Fatalities in Cooke...

Yesterday a man died in an avalanche in Ramond Cataract near Tuckerman Ravine. Raymond Cataract is located northeast of Tuckerman Ravine and is between it and Huntington Ravine. Longtime Mount Washington Valley climbing guide Rick Wilcox: "Raymond Cataract is a very narrow ravine, he said...

I know you've probably seen a ton of images of this avalanche but here is the report from CAIC The avalanche had a crown a mile long and came down with such force, it crossed the creek at the valley bottom and came up the other side, downing trees. They are calling this a landscape altering...

Getting into the backcountry and being able to ski/navigate (not to mention have a good time) is one of my biggest goals as a skier right now. Naturally, no one wants to get caught out in bad conditions, so I want to skill build to be able to recognize avalanche conditions and have some basic...

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/one-person-dead-after-avalanche-occurs-near-aspen/73-c6d449a4-ce9c-4765-9735-622b5cfc40ad

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/01/20/backcountry-skier-killed/ two feet.... damn

Dunno if anyone from this group is currently in Taos but just received an alert that there has been an Avalanche in or near Kachina Peak, not sure if it’s in or out of bounds but several people are reportedly caught up in it...

I'm bored and didn't find this thread in the search. So do any of you guys ski on your own? Or do you not for safety reasons? Btw happy new years! to all of you.

From the Colorado Sun https://coloradosun.com/2018/10/12/if-i-can-prevent-at-least-one-kid-from-going-through-what-my-kid-goes-through-every-day-i-will-do-whatever-it-takes-i-have-to/

The area has seen its first major avalanche of the season with the storm that went through here the past few days. From the Sierra Avalanche Center https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/observation/avalanche/2017/nov/16/size-2-avalanche-hourglass Avalanche Type: Dry Slab Slope: 35degrees...

Just read an article on Powder (http://www.powder.com/stories/features/scenes-biggest-winter-generation/), and it contained this anecdote about Mammoth last year: After 104 inches in five days, the upper mountain opened on January 24 under blue skies.... I got in the gondy line early and... was...

The Desert Research Institute released a study on July 14th concerning the connection between atmospheric rivers and avalanche deaths in the Western United States From the article: Atmospheric Rivers, as described by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), are “relatively...

Pro Freeskier Matilda Rapaport is *reported* in a coma after a July 14th avalanche. Snowbrains report Chile has had an incredible snow year, which has to be leaving the avalanche danger at an all time high.

Skiing's Unsung Heroes - Ski Patrol Rescue Dogs Larry Olmsted Skiers and snowboarders love snow. So do dogs. When you hit the slopes out West this winter, you may notice Man’s Best Friend riding the lifts, cruising around piggy-back on snowmobiles, running behind a skier, or just chilling out...