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Glacier Guide Caught In Glacier Avalanche In Remote Landsborough Valley While On 9-Day Solo Tramp Landsborough Valley, New Zealand - Around noon on Thursday, September 29, 2016 Jamie Hareb, a 23-year-old glacier guide from Tauranga, New Zealand, was caught in...
G3 University Presents Speed Tips Episode 5 with Melanie Bernier - #G3U G3 and Melanie Bernier have joined up to bring you Speed Tips - a 12 video series highlighting "how to pull off an efficient day of mountain travel." The...
Will You Attend ISSW 2016 From October 3-7, 2016? Breckenridge, Colorado - On October 3 to 7, 2016 the International Snow Science Workshop, or ISSW, will return to Breckenridge, Colorado. The ISSW is a bi-annual conference that facilitates "the interdisciplinary...
Watch The Big Picture Documentary Series From Whistler Blackcomb | Part 1: Conflicted Obsessions After 50 years in business, Whistler Blackcomb posed the question, "what does the future hold for us in the next 50 years?" This intriguing question only created more...
Who's Planning To Compete In The FWQ Events In Japan In 2017? In 2017, Japan will host the "first ever international freeride competition on the Asian continent." This event will take place in the "Japanese Alps" of Hakuba, Nagano, Japan. Both national...
Always Be Bear Aware In Big Sky Country Montana - Last weekend saw two separate grizzly bear attacks in SW Montana. Both involved bowhunters who were mauled by grizzly bears. Both victims were treated at the hospital and released. The incidents occurred...
Is skiing in India on your bucket list? If so, you need to watch Curry Pow - India's First Ski & Snowboarding Film. Watch Curry Pow Right Now: "Curry Powder" follows a few local skiers & snowboarders from Manali on a...
Himlung Himal, Nepal - On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 27, an avalanche hit a mountaineering expedition near Camp II on Himlung Himal (7126m) in Nepal. The Department of Tourism has confirmed that Mingmar Sherpa of Taksindu -5, Solukhumbu,...
Avalanche On Mount Victoria Sweeps Trevor Sexsmith Off 300-Foot Cliff | 1st Avalanche Fatality Of The 2016/2017 Winter Season Mount Victoria, Alberta - On Sunday, September 25, 2016 Trevor Sexsmith, age 27, was caught in an avalanche on Mount Victoria (3,464m / 11,365')...
G3 University Presents Speed Tips Episode 4 with Melanie Bernier - #G3U G3 and Melanie Bernier have joined up to bring you Speed Tips - a 12 video series highlighting "how to pull off an efficient day of mountain travel." This...