Amelia Traynor

whiskey drinker + mountain enthusiast.

Skier Killed in Norwegian Avalanche

Search and rescue crews found a body on Tuesday in a mountainous area of southern Norway.The missing skier, a man from Valdres in his 30’s, failed to return from a trek in the mountains near Vågå in Oppland County. Officials later confirmed he’d been killed by the fall caused by an avalanche. Officials believe the avalanche crashed down from the north side of the summit of the peak called Tjønnholstinden at Valdresflya in the mountains of Jotunheimen. Rescue workers report they had found a backpack and pair of skis at a higher elevation. Rescue helicopters found the body under the edge of the 7,650 foot Tjønnholstinden […]
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David Wise Calls Out “Spin-to-Win” and Quad Cork

David Wise is a lot of things: Olympic gold medalist, husband, father, and perhaps the most outspoken pro in the freeskiing world right now. He notably spoke out against FIS in January for scheduling the World Championships at the same time as the X Games. Wise made a Facebook post on Monday addressing the recent progression of the quad cork, landed for the first time on a snowboard last week. “Ever since I saw the Billy Morgan clip I have been waiting for someone to post this. Essentially the same landing, haha. Brings up an interesting conversation about an individual riders responsibility to the sport as a whole. I know […]
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Austrian Man Survives 10 Hour Avalanche Burial

An Austrian man survived being buried under a massive avalanche in Gschnitztal, Tyrol, Austria for ten hours on Sunday. His companion, a 27-year-old German man, tragically died at the scene. A rescue team was remarkably able to dig out the 23-year-old Austrian alive and conscious after he had been buried under 5 feet of snow. He is making a strong recovery.The two men were reported missing around 6:45pm, hours after they failed to return home for lunch. A helicopter search team spotted the fresh avalanche in the Sandesalm area, at an altitude of around 6,200 feet. The avalanche covered an area around 1,300 feet long and […]
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Friday Fun: A Ben & Jerry’s… Beer?

The day has finally come. VT’s own Ben & Jerry’s and Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing Co. have teamed up to create an ice cream inspired brew – the “Salted Caramel Brownie” brown ale. The beer, which won’t hit shelves until fall, will be “laden with chocolaty, salted-caramel, vanilla goodness, while helping Protect Our Winters combat climate change,” according to the packaging. While a sixer of this may sound sickeningly sweet, there’s more to the story than ice cream beer. Both companies are “B-Corps” with strong histories of social activism, and Ben & Jerry’s Senior Global […]
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