Three skiers in Whistler, BC triggered a category one slide that caught two of the three. They were all wearing go pros, and the event was captured perfectly.
A snowboarder triggered avalanche buried part of a neighborhood in Missoula, Montana. The slide destroyed homes and injured residents, leaving one in critical condition. Neighbors teamed up to dig the victims out. The snowboarder was riding in a restricted area, and should be facing some jail time.
February was a snowy month, even by Pacific Northwest standards. Big snow equals big avalanches. Ahhh the power of nature.
In this video, Crested Butte Avalanche Center’s Ian Havlick explains how his crew remotely triggered this large slide in the Anthracite Mesa. Careful out there. Thanks to the CBAC for all you do.
This is a pretty crazy video from up in Alaska that shows the size and scope of a massive avalanche that occurred yesterday in Keystone Canyon on the road to Valdez from Anchorage up in Alaska. The avalanche created an ice dam and the resulting lake is already 60 feet deep and growing. It’s a […]
Check out Zach Guy’s video analysis of the wind slab avalanche on Red Lady on Christmas Eve for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center. It’s a SE slope above treeline. Read the current avy report here.
A skier in what looks like a party of three triggered a slide and was partially buried in the East Vail Chutes. The episode was recorded on a pov camera. A lot of bad decisions are made in this video. However, the way he stomps a pillow line to get to his buried friend is […]
Apparently the movie “Sharknado” was good enough to inspire a sequel. Introducing Avalanche Sharks…
This is chilling to watch. You don’t need to speak French to understand the gravity of the situation. Last April, our “Flying Frenchman” friend, Julien Lopez, who recently took 3rd overall on the Freeride World Tour, was caught in an avalanche skiing in the Alps. We’re so glad he came out OK. It also takes […]
Our friend Chris Miller had a pretty scary moment about a month ago. Dropping in off the top Mt. Owen, Chris triggered an avalanche. We’ll just go ahead and say that Chris was super-lucky and we are super-happy he lived to tell the story. Please remember to play it safe out there! You might think […]