Park City, UT – A late afternoon avalanche claimed the life of a 24-year-old snowboarder on Thursday in the same out-of-bounds terrain at Utah’s Canyons Resort that killed another rider seven years earlier. Timothy Robert Baker, of nearby Salt Lake City, had left the patrolled and controlled terrain within the boundaries of Canyons via an … Continue reading Snowboarder Dies in Avalanche in Canyons Sidecountry
Stevens Pass, WA – It was a deadly weekend in Washington, where four backcountry travelers were killed in two separate nearby avalanches, including two well known ski industry professionals. The dead in a noon-time slide that struck a party of 13 experienced backcounty skiers near Stevens Pass ski area, 70 miles east of Seattle, include … Continue reading Avalanches in Washington Kill 4, Including 3 Ski Industry Professionals
Pagosa Springs, CO – An off-duty Keystone ski patroller died in an avalanche on Thursday on Colorado’s Wolf Creek Pass. Andre Hartlies, 37, originally from Australia, was skiing with two companions on a 40-degree slope in a popular backcountry skiing area near the top of the pass when the slide released. The Mineral County Sheriff’s … Continue reading Avalanche Kills Keystone Ski Patroller
Grand Teton National Park, WY – National Park rangers in Wyoming on Monday night rescued a pair of lost snowboarders who had ventured out of bounds from Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) unprepared for their ordeal. Joe Tauro, 55, of Brick, and Mike Fasciolli, 36, of Toms River, both in New Jersey, left the patrolled … Continue reading Grand Teton National Park Rangers Rescue Lost and Unprepared Snowboarders
North Conway, NH – Alpine ski touring, or randonée skiing, is increasingly popular in ski country, as equipment manufacturers produce sturdier, lighter, and more sophisticated ski gear that is equally efficient at free-heel climbs using climbing skins and descents in which the binding converts to hold the boot heel on the ski. The 16th annual … Continue reading EMS Randonée Night Tour To Kick Off 16th Hannes Schneider Meister Cup
Telluride, CO – A 38-year-old Telluride man died on Monday from injuries sustained in an avalanche in the Telluride sidecountry. Nathanael Soules was snowboarding alone on Monday when a slide buried him on U.S. Forest Service land in Fingers section in the Contention path of the Bear Creek drainage. Bear Creek is outside of the … Continue reading Snowboarder Dies in Avalanche in Telluride Sidecountry
Kimberley (BC), Canada – A day after a snowcat skier died in an avalanche in British Columbia, a skier was swept up in a second avalanche in the Kootenays on Saturday, and remains hospitalized with serious injuries. The unidentified 35-year-old man, from Quick, British Columbia, was skiing with a companion on Saturday afternoon in the … Continue reading Skier Seriously Injured in Kootenay Avalanche
