Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of backcountry news, articles, posts, videos, photos, and other cool things that we think you’d like to know about. Enjoy!
- Snowmobiler Dies In Avalanche Near Castlegar, British Columbia (Updated) – A Mountain Journey – The Krazy Canadian, Dan Davidoff, passed away on Mount Mackie near Castlegar, BC this week.
- Avalanche Kills Two Snowmobilers North Of Blue River, British Columbia – A Mountain Journey – Two experienced snowmobilers died in an avalanche near Wells Grey Provincial Park in BC.
- Avalanche Hits Kargil, Jawan Goes Missing – TheHindu.com – An avalanche hit an army outpost in the Himalaya and two soldiers are currently missing.
- Snowmobiler Killed In Avalanche In The Shuswap Of British Columbia – A Mountain Journey – A snowmobiler died in an avalanche in the Shuswap this week.
- Skier Dies At Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort – CBC.ca – A 32-year-old woman died in a tree well at Whistler this week.
- Climbers Rescued After Night In North Gully On The Chief – Gripped.com – Two climbers had to be rescued in Squamish.
- Mount Hood Climber Rescued After Rookie Mistake – KOIN.com – Asitsinh Rathod had to be rescued on Mount Hood after climbing the mountain 200 times.
- Backcountry Skier Rescued From Avalanche Near Moab – St. George News – An avalanche injured a skier in Utah’s second highest mountain range, the La Sal Mountians, in Gold Basin on the NW side of Mount Peale.
- Skier Severely Injured in 900-Foot Icy Slide Down Tuckerman Ravine, NH Sunday – SnowBrains.com – A skier took a nasty fall in Tuckermans Ravine.
- Mountaineer Leads New Mission To Retrieve Us Airmen Buried Under 40ft Of Ice After Their Plane Crashed In Greenland 74 Years Ago – DailyMail.co.uk – A B-17 bomber went down on a Greenland glacier in 1974. Now US Mountaineer Nick Bratton is planning to recover the bodies.
- Our Reliance on Technology Makes the Backcountry More Dangerous – OutsideOnline.com – Do you use technology in the backcountry? Read this.
- The World’s 10 Best Mountain Ranges for Skiing & Snowboarding – SnowBrains.com – Where are you going skiing next?
- Why All The Sledder Fatalities? – Avalanche.ca – With multiple snowmobile avalanche fatalities in Canada this season, it’s important to read this article.
What backcountry news did we miss? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
