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Avalanches Hit Hard in Europe and Tahoe

While there have been no deaths in the state of Colorado this winter, separate avalanches claimed the lives of 3 skiers in Alps last week and  2 skiers in California just three days ago.  Both areas recently received large am...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Large Natural Avalanche in Anthracites

Crested Butte Avalanche Center forecaster Zach Guy investigates the large natural avalanche that occurred on the wind loaded East Bowl of the Anthracites.  
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FWT Snowbird Postponed

Yesterday, on what was supposed to be the morning of the Freeride World Tour stop at Snowbird, a large avalanche ripped out during patrol’s control work.  The slide, which had a 12 foot crown, has made the venue unrideab...
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Large Avalanche Footage from NZ

Ryan Taylor, of New Zealand, was on the side of the mountain when he happened to notice some rockfall across the way.  That rockfall turned into a large avalanche and he happened to film it all. By the bottom you can truly se...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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CBAC Christmas Poem

The Crested Butte Avalanche Center is coming at you with another Christmas poem, this one all about basal facets and El Niño. Be safe if you’re going to backcountry, the resort is getting dumped on! Enjoy! Fri, Dec 25, 2...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Massive Avalanche Cuts off Valdez, AK

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 da...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Ski Patrol Heli View of Stevens Pass Controlled Slide

This video features a play by play of the Stevens Pass avalanche, given by the Ski Patrol members who flew over and dropped the charge that started the massive slide.  Ski Patrol rules!
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East Vail Avalanche Rescue

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 ...
by Edward Dujardin 2.0
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Ste Foy Tarentaise Avalanche Video

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 we...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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Gigi Rüf Talks About Getting Caught in an Avalanche

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...
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