Mike Bartholow

Although he can often be found with his legs hanging off a chairlift, the sides of a snowmobile, or even out the door of a helicopter, Mike prefers to travel in the winter on skis. Mike has been a board member of the American Avalanche Association, a winter backcountry ranger for the US Forest Service. a helicopter avalanche technician, snow surveyor, and a professional ski patroller in Alaska, Colorado, and California.

Court Case of Men Who Triggered Avalanche Near Eisenhower Tunnel, CO in March 2020 Continues

The criminal case against Evan Hannibal and Tyler DeWitt, two snowboarders charged with reckless endangerment related to their involvement in an avalanche that damaged Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) infrastructure on March 25, 2020, continued yesterday. During virtual motions, defense attorney Jason Flores-Williams argued that Hannibal and DeWitt’s 4th Amendment Constitutional rights were violated when the information they provided to […]
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Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA Installs New Beacon Checker

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA, recently installed an avalanche beacon checkpoint near the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center. This visitor center, located at the southwest entrance to the par,k is a popular starting point and trailhead for skiers, snowboarders, and snowshoers accessing the park’s vast backcountry. I’ve been skiing Lassen for over 20 years and, on a recent visit, was surprised to […]
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VIDEO: “A Dozen More Turns”— A Sobering Backcountry Documentary About a Fatal, Montana Avalanche

Having shared Backcountry Access’ Avalanche Safety videos this week, I wanted to present a couple of great avalanche films that all backcountry skiers ought to watch. A Dozen More Turns and The Fine Line are two films that should be on your watch list. A Dozen More Turns is the story of an avalanche incident in Montana involving a recreational […]
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VIDEO: Post-Avalanche Patient Care

Brought to you by SCARPA Backcountry Week This is the fifth installment of my highlighting Backcountry Access’ Avalanche Safety videos for SCARPA Backcountry Week.  Up to now in these videos, we’ve discussed organizing a companion avalanche rescue in the backcountry, as well as single and multiple-burial rescue with transceivers, probing, and strategic shoveling. In the next video in the series, […]
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VIDEO: Backcountry Evacuation

Brought to you by SCARPA Backcountry Week This is the sixth installment of my highlighting Backcountry Access’ Avalanche Safety videos for SCARPA Backcountry Week.  Up to now in these videos we’ve looked at companion avalanche rescue in a recreational backcountry setting, including transceiver searching, probing, and shoveling, as well as how to handle a patient that you’ve successfully rescued from […]
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