Posts tagged “Avalanches”

Earlier this month winter finally made an appearance for much of the Western half of the country. As beautiful as the snow is on the mountains, it can quickly turn deadly. Avalanches rage throughout the backcountry of mountains throughout the west. This week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming a skier triggered an avalanche down Taylor Mountain. Luckily, no one was injured.  In Colorado, however, skiers were not so lucky. On Sunday two avalanches claimed the lives of two skiers at Vail... (Read more…)

This past Saturday, two dangerous avalanches raced down mountainsides,  burying four skiers  on Alaska’s Chugach National Forest and one snowboarder on the Arapaho in Colorado.  Although none of the injuries suffered were life threatening, these events, along with the return of winter weather after a spring-like thaw, have avalanche watchers on alert. So, as avalanche warnings continue to go out across the West this week, it’s a perfect time to start a discussion about snow... (Read more…)