Bozeman, MT – A 22-year-old Montana State University student died Monday when he was swept away by an avalanche while snowboarding in Truman Gulch in the Bridger Mountain range north of Bozeman.nCaleb Acker was snowboarding with a friend and a dog at the time of the 1 p.m. incident on the west side of the … Continue reading Snowboarder Dies in Montana Avalanche →

Winter Park, CO – A 49-year-old Fraser County, Colo. man was found dead in a tree well Friday on U.S. Forest Service land just east of Mary Jane Mountain in Winter Park.nThe man, who was snowboarding, was reported missing to authorities Friday afternoon. Searchers from the Winter Park Ski Patrol and the Grand County Sheriff’s … Continue reading Snowboarder Killed Near Winter Park in Colorado →

Frazier Lake, MT – The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center is reporting that a slide in the Bridger Range near Frazier Lake carried and partially buried a backcountry skier on Sunday afternoon, breaking his leg.nUnaware of an earlier avalanche triggered by a separate party on a nearby east-facing slope, the unidentified 32-year-old man was among … Continue reading Backcountry Skier Breaks Leg in Montana Avalanche →

Golden (BC), Canada – Two skiers from Vancouver Island were rescued Monday after spending an unplanned night in the backcountry after skiing out of bounds at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort.nThe Golden detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were contacted at 9:30 p.m. Sunday night with a report of two overdue skiers. The two … Continue reading B.C. Skiers Rescued from Backcountry Near Kicking Horse →

Silverton, CO – A 35-year-old snowboarder was seriously injured Thursday when an avalache on Red Mountain Pass near Silverton swept him into a tree.nSeth Campbell, 35, of Durango, was riding the Cement Fill chute near Highway 550 when the incident occurred. He was airlifted to Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango where he was listed … Continue reading Colorado Snowboarder Injured in Avalanche Near Silverton →

Berthoud Pass, CO – Searchers on Wednesday located the body of a missing snowboarder and his dog who perished on Berthoud Pass in Colorado.nAuthorities scoured the high mountain pass for nearly three days looking for Jeff Miller, 26, of Winter Park. His body was dug out of deep snow on Wednesday morning immediately below the … Continue reading Snowboarder, Dog Found Dead on Berthoud Pass →

Berthoud Pass, CO – Authorities are continuing their efforts today to locate a snowboarder missing since Monday on Berthoud Pass in Colorado.nAs many as 15 members of Grand County Search and Rescue are searching the pass for the unidentified area snowboarder first reported missing at 3:30 p.m. on Monday as heavy snowfall descended upon the … Continue reading Searchers Look for Missing Snowboarder in Colorado →