Italy – Italian authorities have identified the body of a Canadian skier who went missing 35 years ago. An unusually warm summer in the Italian Alps caused glacial melt that revealed the body of Gregory Barnes in a crevasse. According to the a report published by the CBC, Barnes, then 24, was ski touring from a … Continue reading Authorities Find Body of Skier Missing for 35 Years
Nagano, Japan – This past weekend was deadly in the Japanese Alps, with four skiers dying in two separate avalanches after more than a meter of new snow was reported in some areas accompanied by strong winds. Two Argentinean men, ages 50 and 54, died when they were swept away by a 30 meter-wide, 200 meter-long … Continue reading Avalanches Kill 4 in Japan Over the Weekend, Leave 3 More Missing
Government Camp, OR – A 37-year-old Oregon man died in a skiing accident at Mt. Hood Skibowl on New Year’s Eve. Then Portland Oregonian is reporting that the Clackamas County Sheriff confirmed the death, but didn’t issue a press release on the incident as no other skiers were involved. Brian Fletcher, of Medford, was descending Skibowl’s black … Continue reading Skier Dies on Mt. Hood
Silverton, CO – A skier descending Kendall Mountain, southwest of the tiny San Juan Mountains town of Silverton, Colo., died in an avalanche on Tuesday. Olivia Buchanan, 23, of Durango, Colo., was among a group of backcountry skiers descending the Rabbit Ears (Arcade) avalanche path at 11,000 feet on the forested northwest aspect of Kendall Mountain … Continue reading Skier Dies in Avalanche Near Silverton
Gargellen, Austria – Sometimes you can go from not enough of a good thing to too much in the blink of an eye. A few short weeks ago, European ski resorts were fretting a snowless Christmas holiday period. Now that snow has finally arrived in the Alps, resorts are dealing with snow stability issues that … Continue reading Another Austrian Avalanche Kills Italian Skier
Warren, VT – Vermont’s Sugarbush Resort has made significant changes to its uphill travel policy this season. This winter, skiers and riders are permitted to hike or skin before and after operating hours at both of the resort’s ski mountains on designated trails. Those interested will be required to pick up a free uphill travel pass … Continue reading Sugarbush Revises Uphill Travel Policy
Nelson (BC), Canada – Authorities have spent today searching the area near Whitewater Ski Area in British Columbia for a missing skier. Edward Perello, 47, of Ymir went backcountry skiing near Whitewater on Monday morning and never returned home. He wasn’t reported missing until late Tuesday, when Perello’s car was found parked near the ski … Continue reading Search Underway for Missing Skier Near Whitewater
