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!
- Avalanche Victim’s Body Recovered From St. Mary’s Glacier Avalanche In Colorado – A Mountain Journey – After multiple days of searching, authorities found the body of Todd Musselman in avalanche debris at St. Mary’s Glacier. RIP.
- Snowmobiler Killed In Avalanche Near Crested Butte, Colorado – A Mountain Journey – Daniel Bradley Sethness died in an avalanche while snowmobiling west of Crested Butte, CO. RIP.
- Colin Haley Solos Torre Egger – Climbing.com – Colin Haley just completed the first solo ascent of Torre Egger in Patagonia. Incredible.
- Avalanche Kills 5 French Foreign Legion Soldiers In French Alps – A Mountain Journey – During a training exercise, 11 French Foreign Legionnaires were buried and five died in an avalanche. RIP.
- Avalanche Kills Backcountry Skier On Gobblers Knob In Utah’s Wasatch Mountains – A Mountain Journey – Douglas Green was killed in a large avalanche in the Wasatch Mountains this week. RIP.
- The Winners Are Crowned In Vallnord Arcalis – FreerideWorldTour.com – The first FWT event took place on 1/22/2016 in Vallnord Arcalis, Andorra. Who else is excited for this season?
- Two Die In Avalanche On Vitosha Mountain In Bulgaria – A Mountain Journey – Two tourists triggered an avalanche in the middle of the night near the Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Avalanche Kills Ski Patroller In The Madison Range Near Big Sky, Montana (UPDATED) – A Mountain Journey – Yellowstone Club ski patroller Darren Johnson died in an avalanche in Cedar Basin. RIP.
- JT Holmes Survives Avalanche In Lake Tahoe Backcountry – A Mountain Journey – An avalanche buried JT Holmes and left him unconscious. This was a very close call.
- Snowboarder Faces Charges After Triggering Avalanche In Closed Area At Sugar Bowl Resort – A Mountain Journey – After a video of an avalanche at Sugar Bowl went viral, the snowboarder who filmed and triggered it may face charges.
- Teton Avalanche Kills Solo Snowboarder On The Pyramid in Jackson, Wyoming – A Mountain Journey – A solo splitboarder was found dead in an avalanche on the Pyramid in the Tetons.
- Powder Mountain Ski Patroller Fully Buried During Avalanche Control Work – A Mountain Journey – A ski patroller at Powder Mountain in Utah was fully buried while doing control work.
- SLF Conducts Large Scale Avalanche Experiment In Switzerland – A Mountain Journey – Get your avalanche fix with this impressive video that was triggered by snow scientists in Switzerland.
- Off Piste Avalanche Kills Russian Teenager In Tyrol, Austria – A Mountain Journey – A teenager died in Tyrol after following his ski coach on an off-piste run. RIP.
- Two Climbers Killed In Possible Avalanche In Scottish Highlands – A Mountain Journey – The bodies of two experienced climbers were found roped together after what is believed to have been an avalanche. RIP.
- What, Really, You Should Do With Your Smartphone In The Backcountry – TetonGravity.com – You know you carry your phone into the backcountry. Here’s what you need to do with it.
- Search For Missing Lake Tahoe Ski Instructor Suspended Indefinitely – SnowBrains.com – The search for missing ski instructor, Carson May, has been suspended.
- Skier Caught In Avalanche In Park City, No Serious Injuries – Fox13Now.com – There were no injuries after a skier was caught in an avalanche on the PC ridge.
- Nelson SAR Pull Another Backcountry Party From Five-Mile Drainage – The Nelson Daily – SAR has been busy this winter. Nelson SAR rescued yet another party from Five-Mile Drainage.
- Update: Missing Skier’s Body Found At Lost Trail – UnofficialNetworks.com – The body of Bart Allen Pickard was found by a ski instructor after he went missing at Lost Trail Powder Mountain on 12/22/2015.
- Body Of Missing Florida Man Found Near Peacock Pool At Rocky Mountain National Park – TheDenverChannel.com – Ronald Webber, 58, was found near Peacock Pool east of Chasm Lake in RMNP after two days of searching.
- Water Pipe Bursts At Ouray Ice Park – RockandIce.com – A large 3 foot pipe broke in the Ouray Ice Park during the annual Ouray Ice Festival.
What backcountry news did we miss? Tell us in the comments below. Have a good one!
