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!
Let’s take a look at this week’s mountain news:
- Watch The Winning Runs From The Freeride World Tour Xtreme Verbier 2018 – MountainJourney.com – What a season on the FWT! Congrats to all of the ripping athletes who competed in 2018!
- White Mountain National Forest Approves Two New Hampshire Glading Projects – BackcountryMagazine.com – Cool news from New Hampshire!
- Avalanche Kills Mountain Guide Emmanuel Cauchy On Aiguilles Rouges Near Chamonix, France – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from France.
- SNOTEL Data: The Current Western US Snowpack – SWE % Of Normal – April 1, 2018 – MountainJourney.com – There’s still snow out there if you know where to look!
- New York Man Claims He Was Stranded Overnight On Ski Lift – UnofficialNetworks.com – One more reason not to ride chairlifts!
- Avalanche Kills 2 Ski Mountaineers On Colle Chamole Near Pila In Val d’Aosta, Italy – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Italy.
- Avalanche Killed Missing Hiker Near Zermatt In Valias, Switzerland – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Switzerland
- The price for powder: The cost of being extricated from the backcountry isn’t always black & white – Freeskier.com – What are you going to do when the poop hits the fan in the backcountry? Are you prepared?
- Avalanche Killed Missing Ski Tourer On Seckauer Zinken In Styria, Austria – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Austria.
- WATCH: An Avalanche So Big, A Rainbow Formed In Its Wake – UnofficialNetworks.com – Great avalanche footage.
- Video of couple’s Tuckerman Ravine slide goes viral – UnionLeader.com – These two went the distance. Might be time to practice some self arrest.
- Comparing European Alps To North American Guiding Styles – AscentBackcountry.com – Interesting read.
- Avalanche Kills Mountaineer On Montagne d’Areng In The Hautes-Pyrenees Of France – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from France.
- Kirkwood, CA Closed Due to Heavy Rain & Mini River Running Through Resort – SnowBrains.com – Yuck.
- Avalanche Kills Skier On Sydalsfjellet In Lofoten, Norway – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Norway.
- 70-Year-Old Double-Amputee to Attempt Everest Climb – Gripped.com – What a cool project! Good luck!
- Skier Saved from Deep Under Rockies Avalanche – Gripped.com – Buried 4 meters deep and she lived.
- Avalanche Kills 3 Spanish Ski Tourers Near Fiesch In Valais, Switzerland – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Switzerland.
- Avalanche Kills Norwegian Skier On Sielmatjåkka In Kiruna, Sweden – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Sweden.
- Andrew Hamilton Becomes First to Summit All Colorado 14ers in One Winter – Climbing.com – Congrats to Andrew Hamilton!
- Avalanche Kills Skier On Tochuhorn In Simplon Region Of Valais, Switzerland – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Switzerland.
- Skier Dies From Injuries Sustained In Avalanche On Hohe Warte Near Navis, Austria – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Austria.
- Native American Climber Works to Restore Indigenous Names to Peaks – EcoWatch.com – Should the names of the mountains return to their native names? Thoughts?
Did we miss any backcountry news? Tell us in the comments below. Have an awesome week!
