Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of news, articles, posts, videos, photos, and other cool things that we think you’d like to know about. Enjoy!
- Two Hunters Caught In 300′ Avalanche In Montana’s Bridger Range – MountainJourney.com – The first reported avalanche of the season caught two hunters and carried them over rocks and cliffs near Bozeman, Montana.
- Close Call On Mt Baldy – Crested Butte Avalanche Center – Facebook – Another early season close call after a skier triggered an avalanche on Colorado’s Mt. Baldy.
- To Float Or Not To Float – The Avalanche Project – Here’s a realistic look at avalanche airbags that’s worth a read.
- Massive Storms Across Western US – There are too many links for this topic. The western US got slammed with big storms this week. Lots of people got the first backcountry turns of the season. Resorts opened early. Is winter here?
- Big Sky Opens Early For One Day Only – SnowIndustryNews.com – After 30″ of snow in early November, Big Sky Resort opened for one sweet day of early season turns.
- Breckenridge Approves Colorado’s First Lift Ticket Tax – OutsideOnline.com – Breckenridge will now charge 4.5% sales tax on lift tickets. Is it time to start backcountry skiing more?
- Soldier Mountain Sold For $149K – NewSchoolers.com – Matt and Diane McFerran of Bend, Oregon are the proud new owners of Soldier Mountain, which was on sale for a whopping $149,000.
- Avalanche App Gets Real Time Information To Backcounty Users – NewsTalk770.com – Avalanche Canada has a new tool for sharing real-time info with recreational backcountry skiers.
- Australian Mountaineer Dies In Mt. Annapurna-I – TheHimalayanTimes.com – An Australian climber died after falling off of Annapurna-I at an altitude of 6,000 meters.
- Governor Proclaims November Avalanche Education Month – Alaska Business Monthly – Alaska’s Governor Bill Walker proclaimed November Avalanche Education Month. Can every mountain state do this?
- Explosive Device Found At Steamboat Ski Area – MountainJourney.com – The FBI is investigating an explosive device found near the lift line of the Pony Express lift at Steamboat.
- Backcountry Skier Partially Buried In Hatcher Pass Avalanche – AMounainJourney.com – The HPAC only posted limited details about this human triggered avalanche on Hatcher Pass, but it was big enough to bury a skier up to his chest. Be careful out there.
- SnoTel Data: The Current Western Snowpack – November 2, 2015 – MountainJourney.com – The snow is falling. Resorts are opening. And the snowpack is starting to fill in. Winter is here.
- Recent NASA Study Reveals That Antarctica Is Gaining Ice – SnowBrains.com – Despite global climate change, Antarctica is gaining more ice than it is losing. Hopefully that’s good news!
Have an awesome week out there!
