One person was killed Tuesday, February 24, in an avalanche while backcountry skiing near Joffre Peak, close to Joffre Lakes Provincial Park in British Columbia’s Sea-to-Sky region, marking the province’s fourth avalanche fatality of the season and the third in the past week. Sources close to SnowBrains have confirmed that the victim was professional splitboarder Stratton Matteson, 28, from Bend, Oregon. […]
Three people have died following a massive avalanche in St. Anton am Arlberg on Friday, February 20, as the Austrian state of Tyrol grappled with a day of deadly avalanche accidents amid high danger levels across the region. The slide struck in the afternoon in the free-ski area near the Rendlbahn sector and was visible both from the village and […]
Russian Nikita Filippov won the silver medal in the ski mountaineering sprint, which took place today, February 19, at the XXV Winter Olympic Games in Milan / Cortina d'Ampezzo.
A dramatic avalanche powder cloud surged across a lift line of skiers and snowboarders in Italy on Tuesday while elevated avalanche danger grips much of the Alps over the past week. The incident occurred near the Zerotta chairlift in Val Veny, just outside Courmayeur, where avalanche conditions were rated 4 out of 5 (High) at […]
In conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada, Black Diamond Equipment is recalling the Black Diamond Recon LT avalanche transceiver and related avalanche safety sets due to a corrosion issue that may cause it to malfunction. […]
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Bulgarian snowboarder Malena Zamfirova was seriously injured after training ahead of the FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup in Špindlerův Mlýn this weekend. >> читать далее
An avalanche swept away a group of 13 ski tourists Wednesday morning, March 4, near Trollfjordvatnet in northern Norway, leaving one person with minor injuries and briefly burying two members of the group for about 15 minutes, according to the Norwegian Avalanche Association (Varsom). Related: The Shocking Demise of Norway’s Folgefonna Summer Ski Area The incident occurred near Trollfjordvatnet, a […] >> читать далее
Newly released firsthand testimony has clarified the tragic events surrounding the death of 28-year-old professional splitboarder Stratton Matteson, who was killed in a large avalanche near Joffre Peak on February 24, 2026. While initial reports from the RCMP and Avalanche Canada identified Matteson as a “lone snowboarder,” his touring partner, Ryan Morrison, has come forward to share a harrowing account […] >> читать далее
The Utah Avalanche Center has released its final report on the February 19 avalanche near Brighton Resort that killed an 11-year-old girl after she exited the ski area boundary into backcountry terrain. The avalanche occurred just after noon in Mary Main Bowl, part of the Lake Mary Chutes area in the backcountry west of Brighton in Big Cottonwood Canyon. According […] >> читать далее
A snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche near Kootenay Pass in British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains after a slide buried two riders over the weekend. According to RCMP in Creston, authorities were alerted Saturday after an SOS tracking device signaled that someone was in distress in the backcountry southeast of Salmo, British Columbia. Shortly afterward, police received reports that an avalanche […] >> читать далее
Two Austrian backcountry skiers were found dead Saturday, February 28, after being reported missing during a backcountry ascent of Tamlspitze in the Tux Valley of western Austria, authorities said. The 44-year-old and 47-year-old men had set out earlier in the day on a ski tour to Tamlspitze, a peak above the village of Lanersbach in the municipality of Tux, in […] >> читать далее
The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) has released its final report on the February 22 avalanche that killed a snowbiker in Caribou Basin near Big Cottonwood Canyon, offering a detailed reconstruction of the accident and highlighting key lessons for backcountry travelers. “Thank you to everyone involved for sharing information. As with all avalanche accidents, we hope to learn something to prevent […] >> читать далее
An avalanche at Madarao Kogen Ski Resort on Saturday, February 28, injured four people—including a 14-year-old boy—after five riders were caught on a popular powder run. All five were rescued within about an hour by a team of 21 professionals consisting of members from the police, fire personnel, ski patrol, and rescue dog teams. Related: At Least 35 Dead as […] >> читать далее
Utah has suffered its fourth avalanche death of the season after an avalanche victim from last weekend succumbed to his injuries in hospital. All four of Utah’s avalanche deaths occurred in a short window from February 18 to February 22. The most recent death follows an avalanche from Saturday, February 21, which was triggered in Butler Basin in Big Cottonwood […] >> читать далее
Two people died after being overwhelmed by an avalanche on the southwest side of Piz Tea Fondada—also known as Monte Cornaccia in Italian—in the territory of Valdidentro, in Valtellina. The slide killed a young ski instructor and a local mountaineer while on a backcountry tour in high-altitude terrain near Bormio on the Swiss-Italian border. A third […] >> читать далее
Austria’s avalanche death toll has surged well beyond the 10-year average of 16 after hitting 26 fatalities as of February 25. The figures were released today by the Austrian Board of Trustees for Alpine Safety (ÖKAS), which maintains the country’s alpine accident database in cooperation with Austria’s Alpine Police. The organization issued a statement addressing the recent cluster of fatal […] >> читать далее
One person was killed Tuesday, February 24, in an avalanche while backcountry skiing near Joffre Peak, close to Joffre Lakes Provincial Park in British Columbia’s Sea-to-Sky region, marking the province’s fourth avalanche fatality of the season and the third in the past week. Sources close to SnowBrains have confirmed that the victim was professional splitboarder Stratton Matteson, 28, from Bend, Oregon. […] >> читать далее
One person was killed Tuesday, February 24, in an avalanche while backcountry skiing near Joffre Peak, close to Joffre Lakes Provincial Park in British Columbia’s Sea-to-Sky region, marking the province’s fourth avalanche fatality of the season and the third in the past week. Related: Castle Peak, CA, Avalanche Report by Sierra Avalanche Center Reveals Successful Companion Rescue of 3 Survivors […] >> читать далее
An avalanche has forced the closure of a key lift at the Sainte-Foy Tarentaise ski resort in France, the resort confirmed. According to a brief statement released by the resort as well as the resort’s ski patrol, an avalanche struck the Aiguille chairlift, causing damage to the installation. The lift has been shut down while technical teams carry out a […] >> читать далее
On February 17, 2026, an avalanche, now considered California’s deadliest avalanche disaster, occurred near Castle Peak, claiming the lives of nine individuals. The incident involved a guided backcountry group of 15 people with Blackbird Mountain Guides consisting of 12 clients and 3 professional guides. This avalanche occurred near a north-facing slope below Castle Peak. According to the Sierra Avalanche Center, […] >> читать далее