Male and Female Lithuanian Climbers Die In Avalanche On Mont Blanc In French Alps
A group of three Lithuanian climbers were caught in an avalanche on Mont Blanc near Chamonix in the Argentiere sector. The avalanche occurred around noon at approximately...
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Snowmachiner Dies In Hatcher Pass...
Avalanche Fatality On Hatcher Pass In Alaska's Talkeetna Mountains
Update 1/6/2016: Here is a link to the official report from the Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center.
The Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center reports that an avalanche fatality occurred on the Willow side of Hatcher...
Telluride Helitrax Sets Off Massive Avalanche That's Caught On Camera Near Ophir, Colorado
Need your fix of avalanche footage? Check out what San Miguel County Road and Bridge crews and Telluride Helitrax did on December 29, 2015 during avalanche control...
Doug Walker's Body Found In Avalanche Debris On Granite Mountain In Washington's Cascades
The American Alpine Club wrote on January 1, 2016, "We are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of AAC President Doug Walker. Doug was killed in an avalanche...
Happy New Years! Hope you're ready to make 2016 your best year yet. Did you make any New Year's Resolutions? So far winter is off to a great start. It's snowy and white in the mountains and people are enjoying the...
The Best New Year's Resolutions For Backcountry Skiers
Happy New Years! It's time to set your New Year's resolutions for the upcoming year. Choose wisely and this could be the best year of your life.
New Year's resolutions are a popular tradition...
Is It A Sun Dog? Or Is It A 22° Halo?
Have you ever noticed a ring around the sun when you're out in the mountains? It might be a sun dog, but more likely it is a 22° Halo....
Watch What It's Like to Survive an Avalanche with Jimmy Chin from Vice Sports
On April 1st, 2011, Jimmy Chin and friends were riding in the Teton Range in Wyoming when Chin was caught in an avalanche. He was carried 2,000...
Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of news, articles, posts, videos, photos, and other cool things from the mountains that we think you’d like to know about. Enjoy!
Two Snowmobilers Buried In Avalanche...
