Check out this huge slide triggered by a high marking snowmobiler up in Afton, Wyoming. Good thing he was able to stay on top and his friends were able to get to him quickly. That was lucky!
This morning we woke up to some pretty incredible news that Julien Lopez had triggered an avalanche during his run at the second attempt at the Freeride World Tour stop in Fieberbrunn (the women skiers skied earlier in the week, check out Francesca Pavillard-Cain’s 4th place run here). The previous venue had been scrapped due […]
After getting caught in his first avalanche last year while filming for the Pirate Movie Productions film “Perceptions” in Alaska, pro snowboarder Gigi Rüf reflects on the lessons he learned and why the avalanche happened in this short video. The big takeaway: Don’t rush into the backcountry after heavy snowfall! We are all tempted by […]
This video from an avalanche in France was taken a week ago. It’s scary. It caught the 5th skier on the slope, typical of a persistent slab avalanche, and propagated large enough to take 4 people out who thought they were in a safe zone: Looks like the viewer made the video private. Sorry. In […]
It is touchy out there! CBAC forecasters Zach Guy and Evan Ross investigate the crown of a slab avalanche that occurred around 12/22/14, and demonstrate the current persistent slab problem.
The CB Avy Center forecasters have been doing more than an awesome job this year, and this morning you might have read the best forecast yet. We’ve had Jay-Z references and witty comments, but now we have a poem à la “T’was the Night Before Christmas” from Zach Guy: Twas the day of Christmas, and […]
Crested Butte Avalanche Center forecaster Zach Guy investigates the large natural avalanche that occurred on the wind loaded East Bowl of the Anthracites.
Big mountains produce big avalanches. Check out this one from Tilicho Lake in Nepal. This one easily crosses the large lake and up the other side of the valley.
There have been some crazy avalanche cycles around North America recently. A 4.5 avalanche recently slid right outside of Revelstoke. Only a few days ago we posted video of a large controlled at Crystal Mountain in Washington. This time, it is footage from the aftermath of control work that resulted in the destruction of Chairlift […]
Check out this large controlled slide at Crystal Mountain. It seems like the avalanche danger is silly high everywhere but in our backyard. If it does go, however, it can go like this. )