We rode with a Tahoe avalanche control team during a massive dump. It was a blast
Billy Newman had two questions on his mind on Thursday morning: would he need to blast the mountain later that day? And if so, when? Snow had begun barrelling across parts of Highway 50 the night ...
Avalanche closes Mammoth Mountain, seriously injures ski patroller
Two ski patrol members were trying to mitigate the threat of an avalanche after a storm had dumped about 6 feet of snow on ...
2 small avalanches occur at Palisades Tahoe ski resort, officials say
Two small avalanches occurred Friday morning at the Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort, officials said Friday. The resort said at 10:50 a.m., two slides happened on the Palisades side of the resort, one in ...
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On the slopes with the ski patrol – Chamonix’s first responders
It’s the sound of controlled avalanche detonations; an unmistakable signal that ski patrol is at work, long before the first lifts hum to life. On Mont Blanc, as elsewhere in the world ...
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Avalanche sweeps away two backcountry skiers, killing one, Utah officials say
The 150-foot-wide avalanche slid about 700 feet at the 10,000-foot elevation in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Photo by Nicolas Cool via Unsplash An avalanche swept away two backcountry skiers in a Utah ...
Disastrous first period dooms Blues in 5-0 blowout loss to Avalanche
St. Louis allowed four goals in the first period, including two on Colorado power plays, digging themselves a massive hole as ...