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!
- Avalanche Kills Snowmobiler Near Cooper Landing, Alaska – A Mountain Journey – Sad news from AK.
- Watch Avalanche Control Work In Telluride, Colorado – A Mountain Journey – Cool footage of helicopter controlled avalanches in T-Ride!
- Caught on Video: Avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon – UnofficialNetworks.com – Always fun to see avalanche footage.
- Dudes Post Selfie While Trapped Under An Avalanche – UnofficialNetworks.com – What would you have done if you were stuck in an avalanche in your car? Selfie!
- Squaw Valley Ski Patroller Killed During Avalanche Control Work (UPDATED) – A Mountain Journey – Sad news from CA.
- Avalanche Kills Iranian Smugglers Near Iran/Iraq Border – A Mountain Journey – Sad news from Iran.
- Scientists Suspect 2015 Earthquake Caused Mount Everest To Shrink – Forbes.com – Everest is still really tall, but maybe not as tall.
- Patagonia Joins ‘Rogue’ Twitter Movement, Spreading Science – GearJunkie.com – Patagonia is joining the movement. #climatefacts
- Avalanche Killed Local Skier In Salzburg, Austria (UPDATED) – A Mountain Journey – Sad new from Austria.
- Avalanche Kills Two Czech Snowshoers In Salzburg, Austria (UPDATED) – A Mountain Journey – Sad news from Austria.
- Air Bag Keeps Skier Above The Snow In Summit County Avalanche – DeseretNews.com – Do you use an airbag?
- Bishop Unveils BMF Tele Bindings – TelemarkSkier.com – A new tele binding from Bomber? Hmm… We’d like to test that out.
- 29 Dead, 11 Rescued After Avalanche Tragedy At Hotel Rigopiano In Italy – A Mountain Journey – Authorities say that all bodies have been recovered from the Hotel Rigopiano avalanche tragedy.
- Avalanche Kills Army Major In Sonamarg In Kashmir, India – A Mountain Journey – Sad news in Kashmir.
- Avalanche Canada To Receive $750,000 In Funding From Government Of Alberta – A Mountain Journey – We support this use of funds!
- Avalanche Kills One In Buryatia In Russia – A Mountain Journey – Sad news from Russia.
- How Much Money And time You Will Need To Climb All 7 Summits – MountainPlanet.com – Are you really ready to tackled the 7 Summits?
- Dude Accidentally Skis Off Huge Cliff – TetonGravity.com – This is amazing footage. Glad this guy is alright!
- At Least 10 Killed In Two Avalanches In India Controlled Kashmir – A Mountain Journey – Sad news from Kashmir.
- Avalanche Kills 2 Snowmobilers In Khibiny Mountains In Russia – A Mountain Journey – Sad news from Russia.
- NOAA: 1-3 FEET of Snow Forecast for California Thursday – Sunday – SnowBrains.com – CA is in for another monster storm.
- Ski Tourer Dies From Injuries Sustained In Avalanche In Oberiberg, Switzerland – A Mountain Journey – Sad news from Switzerland.
- Avalanche Kills Four Family Members In Bandipora In Kashmir, India – A Mountain Journey – Sad news from Kashmir.
- Avalanche Kills Three On Salang Highway In Afghanistan – A Mountain Journey – Sad news from Afghanistan.
- VIDEO: Hikers Rescued From Mt. Baldy After Avalanche Sweeps Them Down The Mountain – SnowBrains.com – Close call in CA.
- Burial in avalanche a wake-up call for Revelstoke resident – RevelstokeReview.com – Close call for this dog walker!
- Is Steamboat Ski Area for sale? Report says Intrawest is exploring idea – SummitDaily.com – Could Steamboat be the next resort on the market?
- Tourists Have Close Call With Massive Avalanche In Chile – YouTube – Amazing footage. Amazingly lucky dudes.
- Rumor: Vail About To Buy Stowe, VT – SnowBrains.com – Is it just a rumor or is it time to buy Vail stock?
- Utah Skiers Tell Their Story After Surviving Avalanche In Canadian Backcountry – KSL.com – A follow up to last week’s incident at Big Red Cats.
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
