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!
- Redbull Presents Exploring The Dolomites From An Eagle’s Point Of View – MountainJourney.com – Coolest video we’ve seen in a long time!
- Human Remains Discovered On Mont Blanc May Be From Air India Crash From 50 Years Ago – MountainJourney.com – More remains found in the glaciers of the Alps this week.
- Nelson And Campbell Summit Utah’s 19 Highest Peaks In Under 33 Hours – New Fastest Known Time – MountainJourney.com – Congrats to these mountain athletes. What a cool feat!
- Threesome Summits The Grand Teton Twice In A Single Day – unofficialNetworks.com – This crew of Jackson locals gets after it! Whoa.
- North America’s Newest Hut System Breaks Ground – Adventure-Journal.com – Who’s excited for the Spearhead huts project? FYI: they need volunteers to help build the things!
- Vail Resorts Announces New Plans To Attain ‘Zero Net Footprint’ By 2030 – AspenTimes.com – Awesome plan. Let’s hope they achieve it!
- Illusionist Promotes 2018 Winter Olympics In Pyeongchang, South Korea With Wild Video Series – MountainJourney.com – Cool promotion for Pyeongchang 2018!
- 2018 Winter Weather Forecast | Long Range Prediction From NOAA – UnofficialNetworks.com – Will it snow next winter?
- Tourist Plunges To His Death In Montana’s Glacier Park – BosemanDailyChronicle.com – Sad new from Glacier.
- 668-Mile Oregon Timber Trail Is The Ultimate Mountain Biking Adventure – MountainJourney.com – This will be your next bike packing adventure.
- NPS Proposes Killing and Relocating Olympic Range’s Mountain Goats – Adventure-Journal.com – The NPS is planning to address the population of over 600 mountain goats in the Olympic Range.
- Vail Avalanche Death Case On Hold As Judge Denies Motion To Disqualify Himself – DenverPost.com – More developments in the avalanche case from Vail in 2012.
- State Approves Exploratory Drilling Near Yellowstone National Park – BozemanDailyChronicle.com – Montana approves mining near Emigrant Peak.
- Mammoth mountain Announces Closing Date For 16/17 Season – Powder.com – And that’s a wrap.
- Colorado 14er Hits The Real Estate Market For $105 Million – MountainJourney.com – Who wants to buy a 14er?
- Snowfall In Andes Filling In FWQ Venues – FreerideWorldTour.com – Always stoked to watch FWQ events!
- Sherpas Rescued Two Climbers near The Summit Of Mt. Everest, And The Footage Is Nuts – TetonGravity.com – Impressive footage of high mountain rescue.
- Avalanche Control Structure Prevents Highway Flooding – IndiaTimes.com – Avalanche control structures are useful year round.
- Climbers Rescued After Spending Night On Mountain Ledge Near Canmore – CBC.ca – After a rappel injury on the Grass Route on Little Sister Peak, these climbers spend the night on the mountain.
- Why Colorado, National Avalanche Deaths Have Plummeted – Coloradoan.com – Avalanche fatalities in the US are down and that’s great news.
- The Avalanche That Ate An Italian Hotel – GQ.com – Interesting read about the tragedy at Rigopiano last winter.
- Grizzly Killed After Breaking Into Kitchens In Alaska Town – ABCNews.go.com – News from Deadhorse…
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
