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. […]
A snowboarder lost her life in a tragic avalanche on a closed slope in Arosa, Switzerland, on Monday, December 23, according to the cantonal police of Graubünden. The 26-year-old, was identified by …
On Wednesday, December 11, a 27-year-old local skier was caught in an avalanche at the Stubai Glacier, Austria. The 27-year-old was skiing with a 33-year-old Canadian near the “Wildspitz” mountain station. The pair left the groomed runs and skied eastward into steeper off-piste terrain, where they triggered a loose snow avalanche.
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A rare inbound avalanche occurred today and impacted the lower-mountain chairlift at Alyeska Resort, Alaska, forcing the lift to close. The avalanche closed Chair 4, Ted’s Express, which takes skiers and snowboarders from the base to mid-mountain. Alyeska posted on its website: Change Of Plans… Due to unsafe conditions on the upper mountain, lift operations will be limited to Chair […] >> читать далее
Two Finnish tourists have died after being buried in an avalanche on Thursday afternoon, February 5, in Sulden (Solda) in South Tyrol in northern Italy. The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. on a freeride slope below the Schöntaufspitze (Punta Beltovo), which can be reached by the Rosim gondola. The avalanche extended toward Rosimtal (Val di Rosim), a high alpine valley […] >> читать далее
Two Finnish tourists have died after being buried in an avalanche on Thursday afternoon, February 5, in Sulden (Solda) in South Tyrol in northern Italy. The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. on a freeride slope below the Schöntaufspitze (Punta Beltovo), which can be reached by the Rosim gondola. The avalanche extended toward Rosimtal (Val di Rosim), a high alpine valley […] >> читать далее
A rare inbound avalanche occurred today and impacted the lower-mountain chairlift at Alyeska Resort, Alaska, forcing the lift to close. The avalanche closed Chair 4, Ted’s Express, which takes skiers and snowboarders from the base to mid-mountain. Alyeska posted on its website: Change Of Plans… Due to unsafe conditions on the upper mountain, lift operations will be limited to Chair […] >> читать далее
Two guests at Whistler Blackcomb narrowly avoided injury in an inbounds avalanche on February 2. The incident took place in the Saudan Couloir, an ‘experts-only’ run, on Blackcomb Mountain known for its steep pitch and demanding terrain. This avalanche highlights the persistent risks present in steep, high-alpine terrain even within resort boundaries. At approximately 12:11 p.m., Blackcomb Ski Patrol received […] >> читать далее
A lawsuit was filed last Friday in Deschutes County Circuit Court and seeks over $14.5 million in damages for the death of Brian Thomas Roberts. He was killed in an avalanche on Mount Bailey near Diamond Lake, Oregon, on March 13, 2025. The lawsuit against Diamond Lake Improvement Company claims the conditions were too dangerous that day, and the guides told […] >> читать далее
View this post on Instagram Even with experienced guides, snow safety checks, and thoughtful planning, things can still go wrong during freeride competitions; mountains do as they please. During a Freeride World Qualifier four-star event at Serre Chevalier, France, German snowboarder Leonardo Schweizer triggered a large avalanche mid-run—the kind of moment that makes your stomach drop whether you’re watching from […] >> читать далее
In the midst of The Winter That Never Came, Colorado was graced with a few inches of snow last week, after a few fast moving storms from Canada snuck around the giant dome of high pressure that has persisted across much of the Western United States. The snow brought a flurry of backcountry travelers, and with them came avalanches. The […] >> читать далее
If you’re skiing or touring in northern Italy this week, conditions have turned seriously unstable in the last few hours. According to the latest ARPAV avalanche bulletin, published at 3 p.m. today, danger levels will rise to Level 4 (Strong) on Thursday in the Veneto Pre-Alps, with Level 3 (Considerable) conditions across the Dolomites. Avalanche risk could climb even higher […] >> читать далее
Two riders were caught and carried roughly 600 feet in a large skier-triggered avalanche Saturday afternoon in Hidden Canyon, just outside Brighton Ski Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. Related: Snowcat Causes Enormous Avalanche Next to Tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY The slide, which reportedly occurred on a northwest-facing slope at around 10,200 feet, was observed by Brighton […] >> читать далее
An avalanche that swept through a group of six backcountry skiers near the Pico Tablato in the Spanish Pyrenees on Monday, December 29, has left three people dead and one with hypothermia injuries. The avalanche occurred around 1 p.m. on Monday near the spa town of Panticosa, in the province of Huesca. Six ski tourers were caught when a wind-slab […] >> читать далее
Mammoth Mountain, California, confirmed Sunday afternoon that ski patroller Cole Murphy, 30, has died from injuries sustained in an inbounds avalanche on Friday, December 26. Murphy was one of two patrollers caught in the slide while conducting avalanche mitigation work on the mountain amid an ongoing storm cycle that brought several feet of new snow. The resort closed operations on […] >> читать далее
[Updated December 28, 7:30 p.m. CET] A 31-year-old freerider from Rome died in hospital after being rescued with serious injuries late Saturday afternoon, December 27. The victim, identified as Eduardo Conti, was swept into a deep crevasse by an avalanche on Marmolada, one of the Italian Dolomites’ most complex and glaciated massifs. According to a statement released by the Trentino […] >> читать далее
A 31-year-old freerider from Rome was rescued late Saturday afternoon, December 27, after being swept into a deep crevasse by an avalanche on Marmolada, one of the Italian Dolomites’ most complex and glaciated massifs. According to a statement released by the Trentino Alpine and Speleological Rescue (CNSAS), the man was skiing at an altitude of approximately 2,700 meters (8,860 feet) […] >> читать далее
An avalanche on Lincoln Mountain at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, California, early Friday morning injured two members of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol during routine avalanche mitigation work. The slide occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m., before the resort opened for operations, according to a Mammoth Mountain social post. Both patrollers were quickly located and transported to Mammoth Hospital. One sustained […] >> читать далее