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CAIC Warns of Dangerous Avalanche Conditions This Weekend and Through New Year’s Day

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DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) is warning backcountry travelers of a significant increase in avalanche danger across the Colorado mountains this weekend and through New Year’s Day. A series of snow storms will bring heavy snowfall and strong winds to the mountains. This combination will overload the very weak snowpack, making it easy to trigger dangerous avalanches […]
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Backcountry Skier Dies in Avalanche Near Arolla Ski Resort/Espace Dent Blanche, Switzerland

A 27-year-old Swiss man tragically lost his life on Friday, December 27, while backcountry skiing near the Glacier de Cheilon in the Arolla region of Switzerland. The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m., as the man and his companion traversed towards the Pas de Chèvre, a well-known mountain route marked by its steep iron ladders, which cross the rock face, and […]
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[PHOTOS] Snowmobiler Rescues His Buried Brother From Utah Avalanche Thanks to Just His Fingers Showing Above the Snow

A family snowmobile trip in Utah’s Franklin Basin turned into a life-threatening situation when an avalanche buried one of two brothers on Christmas Eve. Related: Utah Avalanche Center: “We Are Doomed in Utah for a Very Dangerous Winter” The brothers were riding with their father when one triggered an avalanche while traversing a slope in Steep Hollow in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache […]
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Deadly Christmas Period in European Alps Continues As Father & Son Perish on Boxing Day in Avalanche Near Tux, Austria

A tragic avalanche in Austria’s Tux Alps claimed the lives of a 51-year-old father and his 22-year-old son during a backcountry tour on December 26, 2024. The incident is the fourth death over the Christmas period in the European Alps, after a Swiss Olympic snowboarder died on December 23 and a 14-year-old boy died on Christmas Day in Les Arcs, […]
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Tragedy in Arosa, Switzerland, As Avalanche Claims Life of 26-Year-Old Olympic Snowboarder

A snowboarder lost her life in a tragic avalanche on a closed slope in Arosa, Switzerland, on Monday, December 23, according to the cantonal police of Graubünden. The 26-year-old, was identified by the Swiss Ski Association as snowboard cross athlete Sophie Hediger. Hediger had ventured onto the Black Diamond run with another snow sports enthusiast when disaster struck. The incident […]
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Heli-Skiers Buried for 10 Minutes After Avalanche Near Whistler, BC, Buries 5 People

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Five heli-skiers were caught in an avalanche near Whistler, British Columbia, on Monday afternoon, triggering a rescue operation that ended with all individuals safely recovered. Related: [PHOTOS] Idaho Avalanche Claims Season’s First Fatality in North America The avalanche occurred in a backcountry area called The Meadow on Ipsoot Mountain. It was triggered during a heli-skiing trip with Whistler Heli-Ski. The […]
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