Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of news, articles, posts, videos, photos, and other cool things from the mountains that we think you’d like to know about. Enjoy!
- Two Backcountry Skiers Caught In Banff National Park Avalanche – A Mountain Journey – Two experienced backcountry skiers had a close call in the Grand Daddy Couloir on Bow Peak in Banff National Park. These guys are lucky to be alive.
- Free Entrance To Canada’s National Parks In 2017 – BigLines.com – Canada turns 150 in 2017. To celebrate everyone will get free entrance to national parks in Canada. Road trip time?
- The Attack Of Depth Hoar – Backcountry Magazine – Depth hoar is plaguing the snowpack this winter. These delicate ball bearings are every backcountry skier’s nightmare. Learn a bit more about what’s going on in the snowpack this winter in this post.
- Mont Blanc Avalanche Kills Two Lithuanian Climbers – A Mountain Journey – Two climbers from Lithuanian died in an avalanche on Mont Blanc near Chamonix. RIP.
- Chair Falls From Lift @ Heavenly | 65 People Evacuated – Unofficial Networks – A chair falling from the lift line is everyone’s worst nightmare. Well it happened at Heavenly this week. Luckily no one was hurt.
- These 4 British Trekkers Needed To Be Rescued 3 Times And Pissed Off An Entire Country – Matador Network – Four British trekkers planned to walk across Iceland during winter and film a document called The Coldest Crossing. A harrow feat, except they had to be rescued 3 times during their quest.
- 4 Soldiers Killed In Avalanche In Kashmir – A Mountain Journey – Four Indian soldiers on foot patrol died in an avalanche in Kashmir. RIP.
- Body Of Snowboarder Found At Vail Ski Resort After Missing For 2-Days – SnowBrains – Logan Salviano, a Vail employee, was found in a tree well at the resort after missing for two days. RIP.
- Two Skiers Die In Separate Avalanches In French Alps – A Mountain Journey – After a big snowfall in the Alps, multiple avalanches occurred. Two off-piste skiers died in separate avalanches. RIP.
- Kicking Horse Gondola Evacuated After Electrical Failure Gives Snowboarders ‘Insane Ride’ – CBC.ca – The Kicking Horse Golden Eagle Express gondola was evacuated by helicopter after an electrical failure. Watch the video to see how crazy this was!
- Avalanche Of Snow From Mosque Roof Injures Two – MSN.com – A roof-alanche from a Mosque in Turkey injured two pedestrians. Scary!
- Video: Alaskan Airdrop With Xavier De La Rue – SnowBrains – How do you get to the top the mountain? You probably haven’t tried this.
- Watch: Snowboarder Triggers Avalanche While Traversing – Unofficial Networks – More crazy avalanche footage. This one’s a close call.
- Avalanche Closed US Highway 2 West Of Leavenworth For Hours, WSDOT Says – Q13Fox.com – An avalanche hit US 2 west of Leavenworth closing the road.
- Watch Fall Line – A Ski Mountaineering Film From 1978 – A Mountain Journey – This film helped introduce extreme skiing to North America. It’s worth your time, especially the terrifying fall around 8:17.
- Rockslide In Yosemite National Park – National Park Service – A massive rockslide hit El Portal Road in the morning hours of January 7, 2016 closing Highway 140.
- Avalanche Victim Resuscitation Checklist – TheAdventureMedic.com – Good stuff for every backcountry enthusiast to review.
- Amputee Mountaineer Arunima Sinha Conquers Mt Aconcagua In Argentina – India Today – Arunima Sinha, an amputee mountaineer, climbed Mont Aconcagua earlier this month. Congrats!
Did we miss anything super cool this week? Tell us about it in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
