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!
Let’s take a look at this week’s mountain news:
- SNOTEL Data: The Current Western US Snowpack – SWE % Of Normal – March 1, 2018 – MountainJourney.com – How’s the snow where you’re skiing?
- Mountain Guide Killed In Avalanche While Inspecting FWT Competition Venue In Vallnord-Arcalis In Andorra – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Andorra.
- Canada Makes National Parks Free for Kids in 2018 – GearJunkie.com – Way to go Canada!
- Big Sky joins Mountain Collective as full partner beginning Winter 18/19 – Freeskier.com – So many passes to choose from…
- New Culillin Ridge Winter Traverse Record By Uisdean Hawthorn – Mountain-Equipment.co.uk – Congrats!
- Avalanche Kills 2 Skiers Near The Torrent De La Fouly In Valais, Switzerland – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Switzerland.
- Avalanche Kills 2 Spanish Ski Tourers Near The Aragnouet-Bielsa Tunnel In The Pyrenees Of France – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from France.
- North Pole surges above freezing in the dead of winter, stunning scientists – WashingtonPost.com – Wild.
- Avalanche Kills Ski Tourer On Le Rocher Du Midi Near Chateau d’Oex In Vaud, Switzerland – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Switzerland.
- Avalanche Kills Two Teenage Snowshoers On Snoqualmie Pass In Washington – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Washington.
- Avalanche Kills Skier In Orcieres Couloir On La Meije La Grave, France – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from France.
- Avalanche Kills Hiker In The Tiştiţa Gorge In The Vrancea Mountains Of Romania – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Romania.
- Washington Lawyer Killed in Freak Ski Accident at Mount Hood Meadows, OR – SnowBrains.com – Sad news from Hood.
- Avalanche Kills 4 Ski Tourers Near Entraunes In The Alps-Maritimes Of France – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from France.
- Trailer: The Dawn Wall – Climbing.com – Who’s excited for this film?
- 5 Avalanche Victims Rescued At California’s Squaw Valley Ski Resort – HuffingtonPost.com – Sketchy situation in California.
- Avalanche Kills Ski Instructor Near Aramon Formigal In The Pyrenees Of Spain – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Spain.
- Avalanche Kills One In Bandipora In Jammu & Kashmir In India – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Kashmir.
- Avalanche Kills 9-Year-Old Skier At Karakol Resort In Issyk-Kul In Kyrgyzstan – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Kyrgyzstan.
- REI to Pause Buying Brands Owned by Gun Company – Adventure-Journal.com – Thoughts?
- Avalanche Kills Snowboarder On Dude Mountain Near Ketchikan, Alaska – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Alaska.
- Avalanche Kills Snowmobiler On Stampede Pass West Of Cle Elum, Washington (UPDATED) – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Washington.
- Two Die in Tree Wells in One Day at Mt. Bachelor, OR Yesterday – SnowBrains.com – Careful of tree wells!
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
