Three Cars Trapped On Teton Pass Due To Skier Triggered Avalanche
According to Teton Gravity Research, on December 23, 2015, three cars were trapped after a skier triggered an avalanche on a road cut above Highway 22 below the Twin...
Close Call On Christmas Eve When Two Snowmobilers Survived An Avalanche In Horseshoe Bowl On Teton Pass
Two lucky snowmobilers survived being buried in a massive avalanche for hours in Horseshoe Bowl on Teton Pass on Christmas Eve. Both snowmobilers...
Snowboarder Survives Getting Caught In Avalanche And Buried In Tree Well While Riding Powder Out Of Bounds Near Whistler
On Sunday, December 20, 2015, Colin D. Watt survived an avalanche in the Whistler backcountry that left him stuck in a...
What is an Avalanche Watch? What is an Avalanche Warning?
NOAA's National Weather Service partners with the US Forest Service Avalanche Centers to issue avalanche watches and avalanche warnings. These terms can be slightly confusing, but these watches and warnings...
Avalanche Injures Ski Patroller At Snowbasin Resort During Control Work
On December 22, 2015, a veteran ski patroller at Snowbasin Resort in the Wasatch Moutains of Utah was caught in an avalanche while performing avalanche control work. According to FirstTracksOnline.com,...
AFTERGLOW Ski Movie by Sweetgrass Productions Is One Of The Coolest Ski Movies Ever. Watch The Full Film Right Now.
If you haven't watched AFTERGLOW yet, you need to see it right now. Below you can watch the entire film produced...
Missing Star Wars Opening Leads To Search For Lost Backcountry Skiers
Two backcountry skiers went for a ski tour on the Dolomite Peak circuit near the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park on Saturday, December 19, 2105. They had planned...
Experienced Backcountry Skier Missing Since December 19, 2015 Near Snoqualmie Pass
Backcountry skier Monty Busbee, 43, of Maple Valley, has been missing near Washington's Snoqualmie Pass since December 19, 2015. An experienced backcountry skier, Busbee parked his truck at Lower...
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Avalanche Strikes Norway's Svalbard Archipelago -...
Snowmobiler Dies In Avalanche On Sheep Mountain North Of Cooke City, Montana
On Saturday, December 19, 2015, Jason Wald, 33, a snowmobiler from Bismarck, North Dakota was killed in an avalanche on the SE face of Sheep Mountain between Lulu...
