Details Emerge in Avalanche Death of Idaho Skier Southwest Montana: The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center (GNFAC) has released a report related to the avalanche skier death near Cooke City, Montana on December 11, 2016. Reminder, Chris Peterson, 55, of Ketchum, Idaho had been skiing with his 27-year-old son, Axel, from Bozeman, Montana when he was overtaken by an avalanche, buried beneath heavy snowpack, and sustained fatal injuries. Both experienced […] Avalanche Robin Azer | December 22, 2016 1 Comment
Head Skis ‘Quashed’ Bode Miller’s ‘Dream of Returning’ to Ski Racing In an unfortunate turn of events for Bode Miller, the courts have upheld a ruling locking Miller into a legal contract with Head Skis. This move prevents Miller from returning to alpine ski racing this season. Miller had hoped to compete with his new ski brand, Bomber. “If Head had not won on a legal technicality, Bode would have returned […] Olympics Robin Azer | December 20, 2016 4 Comments
Avalanche Droids: New Advances in Avalanche Safety For Wyoming Highways [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/xIi7Bn4xEjs”] Hoback Canyon, Wyoming: Shorter delays in travel are now possible for drivers along the 191 Highway in the Hoback Canyon area of Wyoming. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is now utilizing avalanche droids to trigger an avalanche on command. Located 15 miles south of Jackson, Highway 191 clings to the walls of the canyon and is notorious for […] Avalanche Robin Azer | December 19, 2016 0 Comments
New Details on Fatal Avalanche at Mt. Rose, Nevada [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/BXsvuZM8SZs”] The Sierra Avalanche Center in the greater Lake Tahoe area offers a detailed analysis of the snow conditions leading up to the fatal avalanche that took place there over the weekend. Reminder: On Saturday morning, December 10, 2016, a 64 year old male skier went missing after being caught in an avalanche.  The skier and a friend had reportedly […] Avalanche Robin Azer | December 14, 2016 1 Comment
Skier Triggered Avalanche Claims Life of Skier Near Cooke City, Montana [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/kc4ydOyfT1A”] Doug Chabot and Eric Knoff of the GNFAC investigate the scene of a fatal avalanche outside Cooke City on 11 December 2016. A skier triggered an avalanche, was caught and fully buried. The slide was 250′ vertical, 3′ deep and 80-150′ wide. The slope was a terrain trap of trees. A skier was killed in an avalanche […] Avalanche Robin Azer | December 14, 2016 2 Comments
Fire at Michigan’s Boyne Highlands Main Lodge Injures 12 Harbor Springs, Michigan: Over the weekend an early morning fire ripped through the Main Lodge at Boyne Highlands ski resort. The blaze began at approximately 1:30 am Sunday morning. Sixty-four of the rooms were occupied that night, with a total of 113 guests. Twelve of the guests were injured, one seriously. The 23-year-old man was transported to a nearby hospital […] Robin Azer | December 12, 2016 0 Comments
Where’s the Priciest Lift Ticket in North America? Hint … It’s Not Vail Vail Resorts recently announced it’s increasing its walk-up window price for this season to the hefty price of $175 USD. But, that’s still not enough to hold down the top spot. That honor is bestowed on Sunlight Mountain, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, that upped the ante for a one-day lift ticket to $700 USD – otherwise know as The Sunny […] Robin Azer | December 8, 2016 2 Comments
No Cell Signal? No Problem: Beartooth Device Converts Phone to Walkie-Talkie Can you hear me now? Cell phone service on the mountain is notoriously spotty at best and flat-out nonexistent far too often. A company out of Bozeman, Montana, has a new devise to remedy the no-cell-service problem. Introducing the Beartooth. About the size of a deck of cards, this device works in conjunction with your smartphone, via a free app, […] Gear Robin Azer | December 7, 2016 0 Comments
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