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!
- Swiss Alpinist Norbert Joos Killed In Climbing Accident On Piz Bernina In Switzerland – A Mountain Journey – Sad news out of Switzerland. Norbert “Noppa” Joos died in a climbing accident this week.
- Avalanche Injures Five Hikers On Säntis Mountain In Switzerland – A Mountain Journey – Five hikers were injured in an avalanche in the canton of Appenzell in Switzerland.
- Dynafit Recalls Khion Ski Boot – A Mountain Journey – Dynafit issued a voluntary recall of the Khion Ski Boot. Tell your friends.
- Vote For The Winner Of The 3rd Annual REDirect Explore 2016 Film Competition – A Mountain Journey – Need a bit of mountain entertainment? These films are all fantastic. Vote for your favorite today.
- Southern Chile Ski Resorts Begin to Open After Heavy Snowfall – PowderQuest – The southern ski resorts in South America finally got enough snow to open this week. Exciting.
- A Mountaintop Proposal Doesn’t Go As Planner – National Geographic – The top of the Grand Teton may be the perfect place to propose, unless you drop the ring like this dude did. Total bummer. Keep your eye out if you spot it next time you’re up there.
- Study: Cancer-Causing ‘Air-Toxics’ Found Along Wasatch Range – TetonGravityReserach – Well this is no good. No one wants to breath cancer causing air while in Utah.
- South America Just Saw Up to 71″ of New Snow | Photo Tour: – SnowBrains – It’s getting deep in South America this season – and it’s still early!
- NOAA Downgrades Chances Of A 2016/2017 La Nina Event – UnofficialNetworks – NOAA issued a downgrade. We’ll see what happens.
- Watch: Colorado Black Bear Locks Itself In Car – National Geographic – Stinks for the car. Stinks for the bear. Bummer!
- “Once-In-A-Decade Storm” Buries Australia in Up to 70cms on New Snow | Photo Tour: – SnowBrains – Australia is having a pretty amazing start to the season so far.
- Congressmen Introduce Bill to Allow Mountain Bikers in Wilderness Areas – OutsideOnline – Mountain biking in the wilderness has always been taboo, but things may be changing.
- Here and Now – 4FRNT.com – It’s early, but the latest ski trailer is already out. Thanks for getting us stoked for winter 4FRNT!
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
