Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of backcountry news, articles, posts, videos, photos, and other cool things that we think you’d like to know about. Enjoy!
Let’s take a look at this week’s mountain news:
- SNOTEL Data: The Current Western US Snowpack – SWE % Of Normal – May 1, 2018 – MountainJourney.com – There’s still a lot of snow out there!
- Avalanche Kills Skier On Glacier Rond Near Aiguille Du Midi In Chamonix, France – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from France.
- American Climbers Confirm the Hillary Step Is Gone – OutsideOnline.com – The Hillary Step is no more.
- Avalanche Kills Ski Tourer On Allalin Glacier Near The Feejoch In Saas-Fee In Valais, Switzerland – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Switzerland.
- Avalanche Kills Snowmachiner On Blackstone Glacier In Alaska – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Alaska.
- ‘Could Be Months’ Before Glacier National Park Opens ‘Going To The Sun Road’ – UnofficialNetworks.com – Who’s going to Glacier?
- Boy Scouts Drops “Boy” from Its Name – OutsideOnline.com – Thoughts?
- Bison Butts Idaho Woman off a Trail In Yellowstone National Park Causing Minor Injuries – SnowBrains.com – Watch out for those bison.
- Climate change group wants to troll Trump by carving his face into a glacier and then watching it melt – BusinessInsider.com – Interesting idea.
- Sixteen Dead As Storm From Hell Blasts Alps – PisteHors.com – A wild storm had tragic consequences in the Alps this week.
- Everest 2018: A Summit and a Death – AlanArnette.com – The season begins.
- Adventurous Team Travels the Length of the Alps on Skis – TheAdventureBlog.blogspot.com – Super impressive!
- Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts For Negligence Begins 6 Years After An Avalanche Claimed The Life Of A 13 Year Old Boy – SnowBrains.com – The family will have their day in court.
- Surfer Rides 80-foot Wave to Set New World Record – TheAdventureBlog.blogspot.com – whoa! Watch this.
- The Survey of Sexual Harassment in Climbing – Adventure-Journal.com – Let your voice be heard.
- The Newest National Parks Around the World – OutsideOnline.com – Which one will you visit first?
- Mass. Man Slept In Hotel As Rescuers Searched For Him In Presidential Range – UnofficialNetworks.com – Bummer.
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
