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!
- SNOTEL Data: The Current Western US Snowpack – SWE % Of Normal – November 11, 2017 – MountainJourney.com – Find out where the snowpack is looking fat!
- German Mountaineer Survives For 5 Days After Falling In 30-Meter Crevasse In Austria – MountainJourney.com – What a lucky dude!
- Bear Grylls Adventure Park To Open In Birmingham, UK In 2018 – MountainJourney.com – Will you check out the Bear Grylls Adventure Park?
- Rogers Pass Winter Permit System Goes Into Affect On November 20 – Pc.Gc.ca – If you’re heading to Rogers Pass this winter, check this out.
- People Are Stumped By A Mysterious Wood Penis Erected In The Alps – GearJunkie.com – No one knows who built a giant penis on Otscher Peak in Austria. Add this to your bucket list before it’s gone.
- Bridger Bowl Announces Pre-Season Opening Schedule – BridgerBowl.com – Montana’s Bridger Bowl is opening early!
- Cerro Kishtwar, New Route In Himalaya Climbed By Thomas Tube, Stephan Siegrist, Julian Zanker – PlanetMountain.com – A first ascent on the NW Face of Cerro Kishtwar. Congrats!
- Russia Will Fight Avalanches By Shooting Guns At Them – NewsWeek.com – Howitzers to the rescue!
- Lake Louise Will Go To Court For Chopping Down Endangered Trees – UnofficialNetworks.com – Don’t cut down any White Bark Pine. It’s Endangered.
- American Adventurer Crossing Patagonia Solo on Horseback – TheAdventureBlog.Blogspot.com – Stevie Anna is going to cross Patagonia on horseback. What a ride that will be!
- The Public Can Now Cross The Backcountry Access Corridor In Cypress Provincial Park Before 9 AM – Medium.com – Cool news if you tour in BC.
- How To Tell If You Need A New Helmet – OutsideOnline.com – Helmets save lives. Get a new one if you need one.
- 2017 Dynafit Hoji Pro Tour Boot – Detailed Reveal – BigLines.com – Who’s going to grab a pair of the Dynafit Hoji boot in 18/19?
- 500 Miles of MTB Trails Set to Launch in 2018 – GearJunkie.com – IMBA is looking at 500 new miles of trails in 2018. Sweet.
- ENSA Chamonix Presents Crevasse Falls: Do Brake Knots Work? – MountainJourney.com – Interesting video from ENSA Chamonix.
- Mt. Usher: Slovakians Score First Ski Descent In Georgian Caucasus – PlanetMountain.com – Miroslav Peťo and Maroš Červienka got after last May and tagged several cool ski lines including the East Couloir on Ushba North.
- Wolf Creek Ski Area Approved For New Lift – DurangoHerald.com – A new 2000 foot detachable life is going in at the Creek.
- VIDEO: HUGE Avalanche Caught On Camera In Pakistan – SnowBrains.com – Avalanche Footage.
- Where Did The “Barryvox” Get It’s Name? Barry The Rescue Dog! – MammutAvalancheSafety.com – Here’s some fun skin track trivia.
- I-90 Avalanche Bridge To Cut Closures In Half – King5.com – A new avalanche bridge on westbound I-90 near Snoqualmie Pass should keep the road open more often.
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
