Santa Fe, NM – After receiving reports last month of illegal ski runs cut in the Santa Fe National Forest, U.S. Forest Service officials have found more illegal glading and now count the number of felled Engelmann Spruce and Subalpine Fir trees at more than 1,000. U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations official believe that … Continue reading Forest Service Investigators Find More Illegal Ski Runs Cut in N.M.
Sandy, UT – The 8th annual Utah Snow & Avalanche Workshop (USAW) is set for October 31 at the Southtowne Expo Center in Sandy, where Utah’s avalanche community will team up with snow professionals from around the west to share avalanche knowledge and history. This professional development seminar taps into the vast amount of avalanche … Continue reading Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop Shares Knowledge and History
Avon, CO – Starting this winter, skiers with fat wallets will be able to heli-ski from the Vail Valley for the first time ever. A bird will fly from Telluride Helitrax to pick up guests at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa, and whisk them to Helitrax’s permit area in the San Juan Mountains for … Continue reading Heli-Skiing Now Possible from the Vail Valley
Invermere (BC), Canada – For 24 years, Vancouver architect Oberto Oberti has been struggling to bring his vision for a ski resort at Jumbo Glacier to fruition. And for just as long, forces have been uniting to stop him. That, in a nutshell, is the subject of Jumbo Wild, a new hour-long film from Sweetgrass Productions … Continue reading Patagonia Sponsors New Film Chronicling the Struggle Over Jumbo Glacier
Wanaka, New Zealand – A 22-year-old Colorado man skiing in the backcountry near Treble Cone ski area, on New Zealand’s South Island, slipped and fell 500 meters to his death on Monday in icy conditions. The victim, who has been identified as Jeffrey Charles Atkinson, was ski touring with a companion behind Treble Cone’s summit when he … Continue reading Colorado Skier Dies in New Zealand Backcountry Fall
Santa Fe, NM – Officials with the Santa Fe National Forest have offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever cut down hundreds of trees to create what are believed to be illegal ski runs. Hikers in the Pecos Wilderness Area discovered the damage and reported it to Forest Service officials, … Continue reading Forest Service Puts $5,000 Bounty on Creators of Illegal Ski Runs
Annecy, France – Be searchable! That is the message to all visitors at the French film festival High Five, set for today through Sunday in Annecy. Each screening begins with a short film from RECCO where the French snowboard legend Xavier De Le Rue and Austrian freeskier and film producer Sandra Lahnsteiner show what they bring to be … Continue reading Avalanche Awareness Highlighted at High Five Film Festival
