Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of mountain 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:
- American Alpine Club: Shutdown Hurting Businesses – Gripped.com – Who else is ready for the shutdown to end?
- Crispi NTN duckbutts come up short! – EarnYourTurns.com – Buying an NTN setup? Read this first.
- 86-year-old adventurer set to climb, ski down Aconcagua peak – Asahi.com – Hope we’re this cool when we’re 86!
- Avalanche Kills 3 Skiers, 1 Missing, At Lech In Vorarlberg, Austria – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Austria.
- Steep Ski Descent of Alpine Route in Chamonix – Gripped.com – Here’s a cool ski descent from Chamonix!
- 2 ski patrollers killed in French Alps by avalanche charges – ABCNews.go.com – Sad news from France
- Calgarian Completes 7 Summits With Vinson in Antarctica – Gripped.com – Congrats!
- Mountain Skills: Understanding The Avalanche Problem – BackcountryMagazine.com – A good refresher.
- Avalanche Kills 2 Snowboarders Near Bansko, Bulgaria – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Bulgaria.
- Snowboarder Films Himself Getting Buried to His Armpits in Avalanche – Fox40.com – Wild footage from Utah.
- Avalanche Kills 3 Mountaineers & 1 Guide On Nevado Mateo in Ancash, Peru – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Peru.
- Avalanche Kills Snowboarder On Velký Kriváň Near Vratna In Slovakia – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Slovakia.
- New FWT19 Wildcards announced: Taisuke Kusunoki & Logan Pehota – FreerideWorldTour.com – This will be fun to watch!
- Avalanche Kills Snowmobiler On Mount Leidy SW Of Togwogtee Pass In Wyoming – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Wyoming
- Avalanche crashes into hotel in eastern Switzerland – TheLocal.ch – Crazy amounts of snow in the Alps.
- Avalanche Kills 16-Year-Old Australian Skier In St. Anton, Austria – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Austria
- 6 skiers injured, 1 seriously, in avalanche on Mont Albert in the Gaspé – CBC.ca – Scary situation in Quebec.
- Purpose Built $200-Million Olympic Alpine Center in PyeongChang to Be Destroyed at Cost of $71-Million – SnowBrains.com – Thoughts?
- Avalanche Kills Skier In Damuls In Vorarlberg, Austria – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Austria
- Avalanche Kills Two Hunters Near Abtenau In Salzburg, Austria – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Austria
- Magnetic Skis: G3 Has ‘Ah-Ha!’ Moment With New FINDr – GearJunkie.com – Cool, but how will affect avalanche transceivers?
Have an awesome week!
