Tag: Avalanche mitigation

How the Fatal GS Bowl Avalanche at Palisades Tahoe, CA, Happened and Why it Could Happen Again

On January 10, 2024, around 9:30 a.m., a massive avalanche occurred in…

Zach Armstrong

Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Opening Times for April 8, 2023

Based on highly unusual weather and avalanche activity above State Route 210…

Julia Schneemann

The Annual Issue at Hand for Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon: Avalanches

Utahโ€™s Little Cottonwood canyon, Highway 210, is the way to two of…

Riley McDonald

British Columbia Closes Large Backcountry Skiing Area Due to Uncompliant Skiers

Glacier National Park in British Columbia, Canada, was forced to close an…

Riley McDonald

Aliens at Alta? Nope, Just the Latest Avalanche Mitigation Technology

With an average of 540 inches of the best snow on earth…

Brent Thomas

Lake Tahoe Ski Resort Facing Lawsuit After Skier is Killed By Avalanche

Cole Comstock, 34, of California, was killed by an avalanche on January…

Nick Retterer

Colorado Is Experiencing Once-In-A-Decade Snowpack And High Avalanche Risk

Colorado is currently experiencing a once-in-a-decade snowpack making conditions in the backcountry…

Nick Retterer