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Tony Seibert Tribute Video

Tony Seibert passed away January 7th in a large slide in the East Vail backcountry.  Tony was a perfect example of why skiing is fun.   I’ve never seen someone so positive after tearing their ACL.  From pipe to big mou...
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CBAC 10th Avalanche Awareness Night

Avalanche Awareness Videos: Ode to Avalanche

Avalanche Awareness Videos: Ode to Avalanche This is an amazing avalanche video from British Columbia with the 18th Overture as the soundtrack. These videos are to remind you to come on out for the Crested Butte Avalanche Cente...
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Big Avalanche Footy from Nepal

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.
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CBAC Investigates Schuykill Slide

CBAC forecaster Evan Ross investigates the recent slide on Schuykill than ran 1000 feet and resulted in a partial burial.  Stupid dust. According to the CBAC Facebook, there was another large skier triggered avalanche from th...
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Three Skiers’ POV of Avalanche that Caught Two

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.  
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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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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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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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Winter Is Here, But Be Careful

The Crested Butte area is about to get its first taste of real winter. Social media will go ballistic. Your most hard-core friends will post pictures of their first faceshots of the season. It’s an exciting time. However, if ...
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Julien Lopez Caught in Massive Avalanche in FWT Competition VIDEO

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...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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