Woman Killed In Avalanche Near Summit Lake In Alaska's Hoodoo Mountains
Paxson, Alaska - On Sunday, April 3, 2016 a female snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche in the Summit Lake area of the Hoodoo Mountains in the Eastern Alaska Range...
Swiss Man Killed In Off Piste Avalanche In Plessur Alps of Switzerland Near Arosa
Arosa, Switzerland - On Sunday, April 3, 2016 a 55-year-old Swiss man was killed in an off piste avalanche in the Plessur Alps while riding in the tourist resort...
Watch The Winning Runs From The Final Stop Of The Swatch Freeride World Tour 2016 in Verbier, Switzerland
The final stop of the Swatch Freeride World Tour 2016 in Verbier, Switzerland was held on April 2 and 3, 2016. The...
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 Backcountry Skier Near Ulrichen, Switzerland...
Watch 5 Minutes Of Avalanche Control Work From March 2004 In Ophir, Colorado
This avalanche footage comes out of the San Juan Mountains in Southwestern Colorado near the town of Ophir. After a natural slide blocked the road and cut off...
March was a snowy month. The snowpack seemed to fill in everywhere across the western US. The majority of zones are over 100%. Looks like it's a good time to go skiing!
Let’s take a look at the snow data...
Rogers Pass Guidebook Review: Rogers Pass: Uptracks, Bootpacks, & Bushwhacks by Douglas Sproul
Rogers Pass is a backcountry skiing paradise that is located between Golden and Revelstoke on the Trans-Canada highway in the middle of Glacier National Park in the Selkrik...
In the fourth episode of the third season, Aurelien Ducroz teams up with ski mountaineer Giulia Monego and ice climber/skier Tony Lamiche to ski two epic couloirs, including the Couloir de la Passerelle, from the Aiguille du Midi.
Rappelling, powder skiing,...
Backcountry Skier Killed In Avalanche in Canton of Valais On Easter Sunday | Second Avalanche Fatality In Two Days In Switzerland
Ulrichen, Switzerland - On Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016 two backcountry skiers were descending below the Sulzgrates near the...
One Dead After Two Hikers Caught In Avalanche In Spain's Ordesa Y Monte Perdido National Park
Ordesa Y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain - At approximately 16:00 on Sunday, March 27, 2016 two hikers were caught in an avalanche in the Balcon...
