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!
- Body Of Skier Found After Avalanche On Closed Run At Mt. Rose Ski Resort Near Lake Tahoe – A Mountain Journey – After accessing a closed run called Jackpot Chutes the body of a 64-year-old skier has been found. We believe this to be the 1st avalanche fatality in the US this season.
- Climate Change Likely Caused Deadly 2016 Avalanche In Tibet, Researchers Say – M.Phys.org – The deadly glacial avalanche in Tibet in July that killed 9 yak herders was caused by climate change. Read more about that avalanche here.
- Did I Just Start An Avalanche? – YouTube.com – Ski cuts can be an effective way to trigger a slide. Watch what happened on the Calamity Couloir on Mt. Lipallian in Banff National Park.
- Taking Account Of This Overlooked Industry Could Lift The US’s GDP – MarketWatch.com – Say hello to the outdoor recreation economy. Let’s see what this major player can do for the US economy with its $646 billion footprint.
- Guide Acquitted After Avalanche Fatality In Vercors – FranceBleu.fr – Turn on Google Translate for this one. The guide who was prosecuted for manslaughter in an avalanche fatality in January 2015 was acquitted.
- Nepal to Take Action Against American Climber Without Permits – The Adventure Blog – American Sean Burch climbed 31 unclimbed peaks in 21 days in Nepal, but he didn’t have the necessary permits to do so – and he now faces charges.
- Roof Avalanche Kills 81-Year-Old On Sakhalin Island, Russia – A Mountain Journey – A “roofalanche” killed an elderly man in the Shakhtyorks city center.
- Exclusive: Celebrated Mountaineer Suffers Heart Attack At 20,000 Feet – NationalGeographic.com – Conrad Anker suffered a heart attack while climbing the NW face of 22,660’ Lunag-Ri in Nepal and survived.
- China Wants To Build Hotels On Everest – OutsideOnline.com – Plans are in place for hotels, restaurants, and a museum on Everest. Thoughts?
- Mountain Outlaw Winter 2017 Magazine – MTOutlaw.com – Check out the cool article on dropping cornices at Ski Arpa on page 117 of the latest Mountain Outlaw Magazine. Always fun to see our work in print in cool places.
- Cell Phone Service May Come To Paradise, Mount Rainier – – The NPS may install cell phone service in Mount Rainier National Park.
- Fully Burial On Buck Ridge In Big Sky – GNFAC – A snowmobiler was fully buried in an avalanche on Buck Ridge in Big Sky, MT. Read the current avalanche advisory for a few more details.
- Two Partial Burials and One Full Burial in Butler Gulch In CO – CAIC – Close call in Colorado on 12/10.
- Who Won The 2016/2017 Powder Awards? – A Mountain Journey – Powder Magazine named the best ski athletes and ski films of the year. Do you know who won?
- Skier Dies After Tragic Fall On Mount Morefreddo In Italy – A Mountain Journey – Three skiers slipped and fell in Italy. One person died.
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
