Last year, three men were flown into the Alps for an adventure film. They chose a poor spot but, as you’ll see in the video, all three survived a massive avalanche.
Not all situations end this well. If you are planning backcountry ski trips, please be safe. Wearing a beacon and letting others know where you [...]
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The death toll from avalanche related activities in the United States for this new winter season currently stands at 2. Both fatalities happened on 14 December. One death was in Utah while the other ocurred in Colorado.
Please remember to be careful in the backcountry. Always wear a beacon and be safe.
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A snowmobiler was caught Friday in a soft slab avalanche at Little Box Canyon north of Rifle Falls, Colorado bringing the United States total fatality number for this season to 30. The average death toll is 25 per season. However, more snow in the Rockies and California this winter has added to the accidents.
Friday’s avalanche [...]
The winter storms in California this week added to the death toll due to avalanches as three back-country skiers were killed in three separate slides near Wrightwood Friday.
The area, the San Gabriel Mountains, rarely experiences avalanches. However, it also rarely receives three to four feet of snow in such a short period of time.
Avalanches are [...]
Two backcountry skiers were caught and killed in an avalanche on Fiberglass Hill north of Columbia Falls, Montana yesterday. Their deaths, along with the three killed snowmobiling in Wyoming on Saturday, brings the United States total for this season to 21 according to Avalanche.org.
At least two snowmobilers witnessed the avalanche. At one time, about 100 [...]
