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!
- Off Piste Skier Dies In Avalanche Near La Clusaz, France – A Mountain Journey – A backcountry skier died in an avalanche while skiing off piste in a popular backcountry skiing area near La Clusaz, France.
- Five Snowmobilers Killed In Avalanche Near McBride, British Columbia – A Mountain Journey – A tragic avalanche caught multiple groups of snowmobilers. Five people died. RIP.
- X Games Aspen 2016 – Kelly Sildaru Winnning Run – YouTube – Kill Sildaru, age 13, just won gold in Women’s Ski Slopestyle at X-Games 2016 in Aspen, Colorado. Watch this.
- Snowmobiler Dies In Avalanche In Whitefish Range Of Montana – A Mountain Journey – An avalanche near Olney, Montana killed a snowmobiler on 1/23/16. RIP.
- Explorer Henry Worsley Dies Attempting Antarctic Crossing – BBC.com – Worsley died just 30 miles short of his goal of crossing Antarctica. RIP.
- New Possible Yosemite Guiding Opportunities – AMGA.com – Yosemite National park is updating their Wilderness Stewardship Plan and that means there’s an opportunity for more commercial guiding. Find out how you can support this.
- Avalanche Kills Snowmobiler Northeast of Prince George, British Columbia – A Mountain Journey – A snowmobiler died in an avalanche in Evanoff Provincial Park in BC. RIP.
- Avalanche Kills Two Skiers In Popular Backcountry Zone Near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort – A Mountain Journey – A group of 3 skiers triggered an avalanche on Ralphs Slide in Rock Creek – a lift accessed backcountry area. Two people were swept over a cliff and died. RIP.
- 15-Year-Old Student Dies In Avalanche In Kashmir – A Mountain Journey – Three students were buried in an avalanche in Kashmir. A 15-year-old student died as a result of his injuries.
- 1 Dead, 1 Injured In Avalanche on Mt Herman Near Mt Baker, Washington – A Mountain Journey – A skier died in an avalanche on the north side of Mt Herman in the North Cascades.
- Watch The Winning Runs From The Freeride World Tour 2016 in Vallnord Arcalís, Andorra – A Mountain Journey – Watch the these freeskiers crushing big mountain lines during the 1st stop of the FWT.
- Backcountry Skier Triggers Avalanche Near Eisenhower Tunnel, Calls 911 – DenverPost.com – A skier kicked off a avalanche on Coon Hill just west of the Eisenhower Tunnel.
- The Jackson Hole Powder 8’s Are Back After A 15 Year Hiatus – A Mountain Journey – The Powder 8s are one of skiings greatest events and they’re back!
- Avalanche Covers Roadway In American Fork Canyon – Fox13Now.com – U-DOT closed State Route 92 due to high avalanche danger. While it was closed a natural avalanche covered the road. Check out the photos!
- January 2016 Deadliest Month For Avalanches In 25 Years – What’s The Industry To Do? – TetonGravity.com – January was rough for mountain enthusiasts. Please be safe out there.
- 2 Teens Buried In Avalanche Tell Survival Story – Fox13Now.com – Two teens were buried in an avalanche while skiing in-bounds at Snowbird this week.
- Skier Dies In Avalanche Near Valdezcaray In Northern Spain – A Mountain Journey – A solo skier was killed in an avalanche near Valdezcaray Ski Resort. RIP.
- Heli-Skier Partially Buried & Injured in Large Avalanche Near Snowbird, UT Today – SnowBrains.com – While on a Powderbird Guides trip a skier was partially buried in an avalanche.
- Sixth Soldier Dies After Avalanche In French Alps – News.Yahoo.com – A sixth soldier has now died after the tragic avalanche that originally killed five French Foreign Legionnaires on 1/18/16.
- Watch: Ski-Flyer Triggers Avalanche And Simply Flys Away – UnofficialNetworks.com – Well, that’s one way to escape an avalanche!
Tell us what backcountry news we might have missed in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
