A 19-year-old skier is in critical condition after an avalanche partially buried him on the Presena Glacier on Monday afternoon, March 16, according to multiple local Italian news outlets, including Gazzetta delle Valli and mi-lorenteggio.com. Related: 100 Avalanche Deaths by February in Europe: Are the Mountains More Dangerous Than Ever? The incident occurred around 1:00 p.m. on a highly exposed […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 …
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A 19-year-old skier is in critical condition after an avalanche partially buried him on the Presena Glacier on Monday afternoon, March 16, according to multiple local Italian news outlets, including Gazzetta delle Valli and mi-lorenteggio.com. Related: 100 Avalanche Deaths by February in Europe: Are the Mountains More Dangerous Than Ever? The incident occurred around 1:00 p.m. on a highly exposed […] >> читать далее
A ski tourer was killed Sunday, March 15, after an avalanche swept through an off-piste sector at La Grave in the French Hautes-Alpes region, marking the second deadly avalanche of the season in the famed French freeride destination. The avalanche occurred around midday on Sunday in the Trois Évêchés sector, an area known for steep terrain popular with experienced backcountry […] >> читать далее
A solo backcountry skier died on March 7, 2026, after triggering an unintentional hard-slab avalanche in the south fork of Resolution Creek, Colorado, locally known as Boss Basin near Vail Pass. The incident occurred on a northeast-facing slope where the skier was making his second descent of the day. The National Avalanche Center has released an official report detailing the […] >> читать далее
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hannah Hughes | Epic Adventure Travel (@adventurewithhannah) A survivor who was carried roughly 600 feet (200 meters) down a mountain during a recent avalanche in northern Norway has shared a video outlining her account of what happened and emphasizing a desire to help others learn from the harrowing experience. […] >> читать далее
A skier was killed in an avalanche in the Boss Basin area near Vail Pass in Colorado’s backcountry, marking the first avalanche fatality of the 2025–26 winter season in the state. Related: Avalanche Near Kootenay Pass, BC, Kills 23-Year-Old Snowmobiler According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), the skier was reported missing on Saturday evening, March 7. According to […] >> читать далее
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
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
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
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
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
A snowmobiler was killed Sunday afternoon after being buried in a large avalanche in the Centennial Mountains near Island Park, Idaho, the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center (GNFAC) has confirmed. Related: Head On A Swivel – Snowmobile Avalanche Awareness “We are deeply saddened to report a snowmobile avalanche fatality today. The accident occurred north of the Keg Springs trailhead in […] >> читать далее