Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of mountain 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:
- Outside Studios to Develop Feature on Extreme Skier – OutsideOnline.com – Can’t wait to watch this movie about Doug Coombs!
- Avalanche Kills Inbounds Skier At Taos Ski Resort In New Mexico – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from New Mexico.
- The West’s avalanche forecasters keep doing their lifesaving jobs — even though some go without paychecks – SLTrib.com – Glad the forecasters are still working!
- Avalanche Triggered By Skier In Closed Terrain At Loveland Ski Area – Denver.CBSLocal.com – Glad everyone is ok.
- Avalanche Kills Dutch Skier At Valmorel In Savoie, France – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from France.
- Avalanche Kills Skier On Mount Spicco In Valle Aurina, Italy – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Italy.
- Highest Ever Rugby Match to Take Place on Everest This Spring – AdventureBlog.net – Hope we get to see this!
- Avalanche puts Swiss cable car out of action for months – TheLocal.ch – Yikes!
- Cody Townsend to Ski All 50 Classic Descents in North America: Watch – GearJunkie.com – What an awesome project!
- Avalanche Kills 7, 3 Missing At Khardungla Pass In Kashmir, India – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from India.
- Avalanche Kills Man In St. Nikolai In Styria, Austria – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Austria.
- The Top 10 DEEPEST YTD Snowfall Totals In North America Right Now: – SnowBrains.com – It’s been snowy out there in the mountains!
- Avalanche Kills Ice Climber In Val Gardena In Bolzano, Italy – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Italy.
- Avalanche Kills Hunter In Upper Dir, Pakistan – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Pakistan.
- Quick action rescues avalanched heli-skier – JHNewsandGuide.com – Close call at High Mountain Heli-Skiing.
- China to Open up to 800 new Ski Resorts – SnowOnly.com – That’s a lot of ski resorts!
- Avalanche Kills Skier Near Electric Lake In Utah – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Utah.
- Avalanche Kills Roofer in Faistenau In Salzburg, Austria – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Austria.
- New Route on North Face of Canmore’s Lady Mac – Gripped.com – Cool!
- Youngest Climber to Scale All the 7-Summits and 7-Volcanic Summits – MountainPlanet.com – Congrats to 36-year-old Satyarup Siddhanta!
- Avalanche Kills Czech Ski Tourer Near Ankogel In Carinthia, Austria – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Austria.
- WATCH: Massive Ridge Slides In The Alps With Some Well Placed Explosive – UnofficialNetworks.com – Impressive!
- Antarctica is Now Losing Ice Six Times Faster Than Previously Recorded – AdventrueBlog.net – Well that’s just plain scary.
- Avalanche Kills Ski Tourer In Val d’Es-cha In Grisons, Switzerland – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Switzerland.
- Avalanche Kills Villager In Kahramanmaraş, Turkey – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Turkey.
- Lonnie Dupre Aborts Mount Hunter Solo – ExplorersWeb.com – Maybe next time…
- Avalanche Kills Ski Patroller In Portes du Soleil, Valais, Switzerland – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Switzerland.
- Avalanche Kills Swedish Skier On Mont Gond In Valais, Switzerland – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from Switzerland.
- Avalanche Kills 2 Snowmobilers On Mount Brewer Near Invermere, British Columbia – MountainJourney.com – Sad news from BC.
Have an awesome week!
