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• February 5, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Arapahoe Basin Ski Area Backcountry Avalanche Training And Annual Beacon Bowl

  (A-Basin) will host two days of backcountry and avalanche rescue training and education. A-Basin’s Backcountry Preparedness Days will take place February 8 and 9, 2013, and feature the Companion...

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• January 29, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Avalanches Kill Two Skiers In Wyoming

  Story via the Jackson Hole DailyJackson Hole, Wyo. - A pair of unrelated avalanches near Jackson killed two backcountry skiers Sunday.Elizabeth “Liza” Benson, 28, and Nick Gillespie, 30, died...

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• January 8, 2013 | By Brennan Lagasse

  How Electronics Interfere With Avalanche Transceivers

  The International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW) is held every two years in a major mountain region of the world. It is regarded by snow science professionals as a top conference, bringing researchers and...

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• January 4, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Video: Alyeska Ski Patrol Performs Early-Season Avalanche Mitigation

  Bombs away! Here's some footage of avalanche mitigation at Alyeska Ski Resort in Alaska early in the 2012-13 season....

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• December 31, 2012 | By Jeremy Benson

  Tahoe Sees First Avalanche Deaths Of 2012-13 Season

  A large avalanche crown is seen in the Tahoe backcountry on Dec. 27, 2012. In late Decemeber, as the area saw new snow, it also saw many avalanches, including two that caused fatalities at Alpine Meadows...

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• December 6, 2012 | By brodyleven

  Early Season Avalanche Education Events Benefit Everyone

  Photo: Utah Avalanche CenterThe fifth annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop celebrated the coalescing of mindsets and the changing of seasons. With presentations by some of the most prolific minds in...

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• November 13, 2012 | By patclayton

  Deadly Winter - A Look At A Yearlong Avalanche Cycle In Montana

  The prevailing southwesterly winds begin to load The Barrels during the 2011-'12 winter in Montana.Words and photos by Pat ClaytonStanding at the bottom, eyes gazing upward, mouth position - donut hole....

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• October 30, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Fatal Avalanche Sweeps Surveyor Over Cliff In British Columbia

  Via CBC News: A surveyor working on a mountainside was killed when he was swept off a cliff by an avalanche in a remote region of northwestern British Columbia on Tuesday.RCMP say two men at the camp,...

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• October 30, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Utah Snow And Avalanche Workshop Pro Session Nov. 3

  Utah Snow And Avalanche Workshop Pro Session This Saturday, November 3 Location: SouthTowne Exposition Center, 9575 South State Street, Sandy, UTSee map: Google MapsTime: Saturday, November 3, 2012 -...

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• October 5, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Body Of Skier Remy Lecluse Found After Avalanche On Manaslu

  The body of Chamonix guide and big mountain steep skier Rémy Lécluse was found in a crevasse on Mt. Manaslu this week, recovered, and turned over to French authorities in Kathmandu.“A...

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• September 27, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Skype Call With Glen Plake After Tragic Manaslu Avalanche

  On September 23rd, a massive avalanche killed 11 people on 8156-meter Manaslu, the world's eighth highest mountain. Legendary freeskier Glen Plake survived but his partners, Rémy Lécluse...

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• September 26, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Glen Plake Recounts Avalanche On Manaslu - CBS News Video

  Glen Plake is among the survivors of a deadly avalanche on Manaslu, the world's eighth-highest peak. He says he's thankful to be alive, but devastated his friends are still missing. CBS News' Tina Kraus...

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• September 24, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Glen Plake And Greg Hill Alive After Avalanche On Manaslu, Remy Lecluse And Greg Costa Missing, Search Canceled

  Located in Nepal, 8,156-meter Manaslu is the world's eighth-highest mountain. Early Sunday morning an avalanche ripped through Camp 3 at 6,800 meters down to Camp 2 at 6,300 meters. Eleven people are reported...

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• July 10, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Video: Sage Cattabriga-Alosa Triggers Giant Avalanche

  While filming massive lines in Alaska, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa was almost swept away by this avalanche. The helicopter crew had a good view of the carnage from afar, and the close-up shot of the slide's...

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• June 26, 2012 | By adambroderick

  Video: Ski Patrol At La Grave Provide Support, Not Control

  This documentary covers the daily operations of ski patrollers at La Grave, France, a rugged resort near Mont Blanc that provides a completely different skiing experience. Responsibility is up to the skier,...

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• June 18, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Four Denali Climbers Presumed Dead After Avalanche On West Buttress

  Talkeetna, Alaska — An avalanche on Mt. McKinley's West Buttress during the early morning hours of June 14, 2012 is presumed to have claimed the lives of four Japanese climbers. The five-member Miyagi...

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• May 28, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Colorado Avalanche Victim's Family Sues Winter Park Resort

  Story by Kristen Lodge of the Vail Daily:GRAND COUNTY, Colorado — The family of Christopher Norris, who died in January at Winter Park Resort after being caught in an avalanche in the Trestle Trees...

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• March 22, 2012 | By Press Release

  Video: Kootenay Pass Avalanche Control Work From A Helicopter Sets Off Huge Slides

  G3 athlete Orry Grant doubles as an avalanche control professional for British Columbia Highways. He kindly submitted this educational video he received, description below. Check out the tree-snapping...

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• March 21, 2012 | By Press Release

  Video: North Lake Tahoe Skier Gets Caught In Avalanche - POV Footage

  Aaron Stiny shows us what it's like to get caught in an avalanche with this POV footage from North Lake Tahoe taken March 20. As he says in the video, "I'm Good." Glad you're OK, Aaron....

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• March 20, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Avalanche Kills Five Foreign Tourists In Norway

  From the Boston Globe: OSLO — Five people were killed and one person was dug out alive after Swiss and French skiers were buried by an avalanche Monday on Norway’s Arctic fringe. Rescuers...

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• March 16, 2012 | By Jeremy Benson

  How To Fly With An Avalanche Airbag Safety Pack

  Avalanche airbag backpacks are gaining popularity in North America. According to backcountry.com numbers, sales of the avalanche safety devices have increased 12 times from last season to this season....

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• March 9, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Grand Teton National Park Avalanche Kills Two Skiers On Ranger Peak

  Grand Teton National Park rangers have recovered the bodies of two local, expert backcountry skiers who were the focus of a search and rescue mission on Thursday morning, March 8. Chris Onufer and Steve...

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• March 5, 2012 | By Press Release

  Video: 8-Meter Deep Avalanche Destroys Chairlift In France - Two Angles

  On Friday March 2, an 8-meter avalanche destroyed a running ski lift in St. Francois-Longchamp, France. Click above for the news report. Click the video below for an angle from the chairlift....

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• March 5, 2012 | By Press Release

  Video: MacGyver Gets Caught In Avalanche, Escapes By Inventing Avalung - Sort Of ...

  This segment is cut from the episode "Out In the Cold" from season two of "MacGyver." Here, MacGyver is consumed by an avalanche. The ski patrol has only 10 minutes to search for him before they have...

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• February 20, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Stevens Pass Avalanche Kills 3 Skiers, Alpental Avalanche Kills Snowboarder

  Stevens Pass, Wash. — Reports confirm that Freeskiing World Tour head judge Jim Jack, Stevens Pass director of marketing Chris Rudolph and skier John Brenan died Sunday in a slide outside of Stevens...

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• February 8, 2012 | By Brigid Mander

  So Far, 2011-’12 Ski Season Marked By Avalanches In The West

  So far, the hallmark of the 2011-’12 ski season is the avalanche. Releasing large and small, snow slides have been ripping all over the intermountain west due to one of the most sensitive snowpacks...

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• February 8, 2012 | By Press Release

  Video: Roner Vision - Avalanches and Events

  Start off 2012 with Erik at the AMA Anaheim Supercross, the Zumiez 100K event in Keystone, Colorado, and some riding in interior British Columbia. Helicopters, snowcats, avalanches and the Powder Magazine...

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• February 1, 2012 | By Press Release

  Video: POV Footage Of An In Bounds Avalanche At Solitude Mountain Resort

  This point-of-view video posted Jan. 22, 2012, shows an in-bounds avalanche off the Powder Horn chairlift at Solitude Mountain Resort. The crown was 84 feet wide and 3 feet deep. It's not clear how far...

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• January 30, 2012 | By Press Release

  Video: Colorado Snowboarder Caught In Avalanche Deploys Airbag And Survives

  This footage was taken Jan. 25, 2012, in the backcountry near Montezuma, Colorado. It features female pro snowboarder Meesh Hytner being caught in a sizeable (~class 3) avalanche and deploying her Float...

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• January 17, 2012 | By Press Release

  Video: Huge Controlled Avalanche Near Stewart, British Columbia

  In order to reduce the danger of snow slides, it's sometimes necessary to initiate a controlled avalanche. This one just gets bigger and bigger and bigger. ......

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• January 8, 2012 | By Press Release

  Video: Pucker Face Avalanche - What They Don't Want You To See!

  Remember the Pucker Face avalanchethat happened Jan. 2, 2012? Well, it turns out it was agovernmentconspiracy. Watch the top secret footage and see for yourself....

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• January 7, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Ole The Corgi Survives Cooke City Avalanche

  Cooke City, Montana — Four days after an avalanche killed his master and buried him alive, a little Welsh Corgi dog named Ole walked out of the wilderness and into the arms of Cooke City rescuers,...

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• January 4, 2012 | By Press Release

  Video: Pucker Face Avalanche Outside Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

  This clip shows of a group of riders who, on Monday, January 2, 2012, chose to ski Pucker Face in the Jackson Hole backcountry in "considerable" avalanche conditions. According to the American Avalanche...

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• December 21, 2011 | By Sam Petri

  IPRW Day 3 - Avalanche Safety And Snowpack Analysis

  On Day three of Teton Gravity Research’s International Professional Riders Workshop at Snowbird, the crew focused on avalanche safety. The day started off with a presentation by Craig Gordon of the...

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• December 12, 2011 | By Brigid Mander

  News: Avalanche Transceiver Checkpoints Gain Traction

  The next time a rider slips through a backcountry access gate at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort without an avalanche transceiver, they won’t only experience the nagging feeling of being unprepared....

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• November 13, 2011 | By johnclarydavies

  News: Jamie Pierre Dies in Utah Avalanche

  November 13, 2011 — John Clary Davies Professional skier Jamie Pierre died today in an avalanche at Snowbird, Utah. The 38-year-old triggered the avalanche at 2:30 p.m. while snowboarding in the...

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• May 22, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Snowboarder Killed In Torreys Peak, Colorado Avalanche

  From The Summit County Citizen's Voice: The seventh avalanche death of the season in Colorado occurred May 21 when a snowboarder died on 14,267-foot Torreys Peak, a popular mountaineering destination...

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• April 29, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Two Killed In Split Couloir Avalanche In The Eastern Sierra

  From ESPN: Well-known ski mountaineer Kip Garre, along with his girlfriend Allison Kreutzen, were killed in an avalanche near Lone Pine, Calif. on Tuesday, April 26. Their bodies were found Thursday in...

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• April 26, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Snowbird Ski Patrol Welcomes The Inventor Of The Avalanche Beacon

  April 21, 2011 Snowbird, Utah - Snowbird’s Ski Patrol, world-renowned for providing cutting-edge snow safety on the most rugged lift-serviced terrain in North America, was recently visited by Dr....

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• April 21, 2011 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Video: Ski BASE Jumping + A Class 5 Avalanche + A GoPro = #Winning

  Matthias Giraud and Stefan Laude capture some of the most incredible content seen by GoPro as they hit the Alps like true heroes skiing the French backcountry while escaping a large avalanche on their...

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• April 14, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Backcountry.com Donation Allows Utah Avalanche Center To Stay Open

  April 11, 2011 Park City, Utah – On April 3, the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) announced that it had reached the end of its funding and it would be closing for the season. The problem is, with deep...

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• April 5, 2011 | By Press Release

  Aspen Local Killed In Maroon Bowl Sidecountry Avalanche

  From The Aspen Daily News: Local man Adam Dennis was killed Monday in an avalanche in the Aspen Highlands sidecountry. Authorities received a call from members of a five-person group in which Dennis...

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• March 31, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Utah Avalanche Center To Close Early April Over Budget Concerns

  From The Salt Lake Tribune: The Utah Avalanche Center will close up shop for the season on April 3 despite snowy backcountry terrain that continues to beckon skiers and snowmobilers. “It’s...

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• March 28, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Backcountry Skier Killed In Horseshoe Mountain, Utah Avalanche

  CAIC's Incident Report: Weather Summary The Skyline has received above average snowfall during the 2010-11 winter season. Unfortunately, a wide spread surface hoar event occurred and was buried intact...

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• March 28, 2011 | By tgrweb

  News: Snowboarder Killed In Stevens Pass Sidecountry Avalanche

  From TheSeattle Post Intelligencer: The King County Sheriff's Office has identified a snowboarder killed Sunday afternoon at Stevens Pass as a 20-year-old Seattle man. In a statement, a spokesman for...

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• March 23, 2011 | By Press Release

  Video: Running Avalanche Control With Solitude Ski Patrol

  Come along with Solitude Mountain Resort Snow Safety as they hike, bomb, and control the avalanche terrain of Fantasy Ridge above Honeycomb Canyon. What many don't realize is that before you can shred...

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• March 22, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Skier Killed In Hatcher Pass, Alaska Avalanche

  From The Frontiersman: An avalanche buried one skier and broke another’s leg Saturday evening. According to Trooper Richard Chambers, there were two parties relatively close to one another skiing...

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• March 17, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Skier Survives Austrian Avalanche With Avalung

  The following is an email from the survivor of a skiing related avalanche in Austria who survived the avalanche with the help of his Avalung. It is important to note that the skier, Paul Simpson, claims...

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• March 15, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: March 10 Mount Hood Meadows Heather Canyon Avalanche

  From the resort's blog: Sometime in the morning of March 10, 2011 prior to 0815 a large avalanche ran through the Clark side of Heather Canyon. The slide scoured the sides of the drainage, deposited a...

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• March 8, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: 28-Year-Old Skier Killed In Mount Cashmere, Washington Avalanche

  From KXLY: Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett says a backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche Saturday afternoon while skiing on the southwest face of Mount Cashmere above Trout Creek. 28-year-old...

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• March 6, 2011 | By Press Release

  Video: Avalanche On Tahoe Pass Collides With Car

  Avalanches are scary things but imagine if you’re driving in a whiteout and you suddenly get side-swiped by one! Shot about 4 days ago, these guys were filming themselves driving through the whiteout...

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• February 25, 2011 | By Press Release

  Video: Gigantic Avalanche Set Off On Cheget Mountain, Russia

  Patrollers send off a charge on Cheget Mountain, Russia, creating a massive avalanche that reaches the valley floor and almost covers the audience that gathers to watch the huge face slide....

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• February 24, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Snowmass Avalanche Takes Local Skiier

  From Glenwood Springs Post Independent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 The victim of Tuesday's avalanche in the backcountry outside the Snowmass Ski Area was identified Wednesday afternoon as Brandon John...

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• February 24, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Truman Gulch Avalanche Kills Snowboarder

  From Bozeman Daily Chronicle: A 22-year-old man died in an avalanche on the west side of the Bridger Mountains Monday afternoon. Caleb Acker, a Montana State University student, was snowboarding when...

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• February 24, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Red Mountain, Snoqualmie Pass Washington Avalanche Incident Report

  From CAIC: Avalanche DetailsLocation: Red Mountain, Snoqualmie Pass WashingtonState: WashingtonDate: 2011/02/01Time: UnknownSummary Description: 1 skier on foot caught, buried and killedPrimary Activity:...

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• February 4, 2011 | By Press Release

  Video: Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Park Highway Avalanche Control

  Every winter, avalanches threaten highways and railway lines in Canada's Mountain National Parks. Travel by air through Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national parks with our Visitor Safety Specialists as they...

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• February 1, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Berthoud Pass Avalanche Accident Report

  From CAIC: Avalanche Comments Snowfall and drifting snow obscured the avalanche crown and debris. The dimensions given are estimates from rescuers on scene. The avalanche ran in the “Fingers”,...

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• January 20, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Three Killed In British Columbia & Alberta Avalanches Over The Weekend

  From The Vancouver Sun: An Alberta man is dead after an avalanche hit a group of skiers in B.C.’s Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park on Sunday. The avalanche occurred around 12:30 p.m., said RCMP...

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• January 7, 2011 | By Press Release

  Video: Snowbird Ski Patrol, Snow Safety And Avalanche Control

  Ski Patrol on the job at Snowbird, Utah...

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• December 19, 2010 | By Press Release

  News: Colorado Dry Gulch Avalanche Fatality Accident Report

  From the Colorado Avalanche Information Center: Avalanche Comments A good example of a cross loaded slope. The western flank ran along a ridge with numerous spruce trees and krumholtz islands which...

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• December 17, 2010 | By Press Release

  Video: Berthoud Pass, Colorado Avalanche Footage

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• December 15, 2010 | By tgrweb

  2010 TGR Production Team Avalanche Workshop

  The entire TGR production team headed for the Jackson backcountry on December 15, 2010 to refresh the team's avalanche safety skills. Joined by head guide, Kent Scheler, the team dug pits to analyze snow...

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• August 11, 2010 | By Press Release

  In-bounds Avalanche Strikes New Zealand's Mt. Hutt

  August 11, 2010 Despite heli-bombing, hand charges, and ski cutting, two skiers were caught in and escaped an in-bounds avalanche on Mt. Hutt's South Face without injury this past Monday. As a precaution,...

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• July 29, 2010 | By Press Release

  New Avalanche Danger Scale to be used by Canadian and US Avalanche centers Next Season

  A new unified North American danger scale has been released. It supposedly provides definitive information, whereas the old scale was quite ambiguous. “It was especially encouraging to work closely...

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• April 25, 2010 | By TomBurt

  Back from Alaska

  I just got back from 24 days in Alaska with 19 of the them spent out camping and riding on the glaciers. I was there with Jeremy Jones, Lucas Debari, Ryland Bell, Josh Dirksen, and Xavier Delerue. We found...

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• April 11, 2010 | By Press Release

  10 people are dead after an avalanche takes out a helicopter with skiers

  Sat Apr 10, 2010 MOSCOW, Russia Ten people were killed when a helicopter carrying snowboarders was hit by an avalanche after landing on a ski slope in Russia's Far East, a spokeswoman for the Emergency...

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• March 29, 2010 | By JeremyJones

  Tahoe Super Session with Dirksen and Ryland

  “We are dealing with a very difficult avalanche problem at the moment. Many of the obvious signs that indicate avalanches can be triggered may not be present. However, if you are travelling in...

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• March 12, 2010 | By Press Release

  Snowboarder killed in Avalanche near Arapahoe Basin Ski Area

  March 12, 2010 Info supplied by CAIC Daniel Michelotti, 20, of Spring Grove, Ill., died Wednesday in an avalanche about a mile west of Arapahoe Basin ski area, according to a news release from the Summit...

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• February 26, 2010 | By PeteO

  Deeper: Neil and Forrest head south in search of Pow

  Story & Photos by Pete O'Brien This season has brought some great snow to the Southwestern States. Neil and Forrest recently went down to the desert to score some waist deep pow. The snow was way more...

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• February 7, 2010 | By Press Release

  Avalanche kills eight at Iran ski resorts

  February 7th, 2009 Avalanche 'kills eight' at Iran ski resorts (AFP) – 2 days ago TEHRAN — An avalanche killed at least eight Iranians including a woman when it struck Friday...

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• January 15, 2010 | By TomBurt

  Tom Burt reports: OH! CANADA

  I just returned from a trip to the Monashees, BC. I was there for the Transworld shred session at CMH heli. It turned out to be a tough trip because of the weather and the high avalanche conditions, but...

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• December 19, 2009 | By Todd Jones

  Safety Meeting 2009: TGR athletes and production team gather for an avalanche safety workshop

  December 19th, 2009Grand Targhee, WyomingThe 2cnd annual TGR International Pro Rider Workshop has been underway at Grand Targhee. Unfortunately, we have not been able to shred too much of the sweet new...

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• December 16, 2009 | By Press Release

  Snowboarder survives large avalanche on Loveland Pass

  December 15th, 2009 Loveland Pass, Colorado A snowboarder survives a large avalanche on Loveland Pass in Colorado. Boarder and friend had no Rescue equipment Thanks toCAICfor story info and skiingislife...

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• December 12, 2009 | By Press Release

  Bozeman Avalanche kills renowned climber Guy Lacelle

  December 12th, 2009 On Thursday, December 10th, in Hyalite Canyon a world renowned Canadian ice climber, Guy Lacelle, was killed in an avalanche. He and his partner had finished the climb Silken Falls...

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• December 9, 2009 | By Press Release

  San Juan Mountains getting pounded. Avalanche danger listed as high

  December 9th, 2009 Avalanche Data from CAIC The San Juan Mountains got hit with 12'-25' of new snow from a large storm on Monday night and Monday. Avalanche Danger remains high, with a warning in effect...

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• December 4, 2009 | By Press Release

  Chugach Avalanche Conditions moves from Considerable to Moderate

  December 3rd, 2009 courtesy of: CNFAIC AVALANCHE DISCUSSION Today’s weather should not contribute to the avalanche danger. Natural avalanches will be unlikely, but small human triggered avalanches...

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• December 1, 2009 | By Press Release

  Chugach AK early season Avalanche conditions listed as Considerable

  December 1st, 2009 Chugach, Alaska Gale to storm force winds and up to a foot of new snow will increase the avalanche hazard today. Dangerous avalanche conditions will develop as this storm progresses....

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• November 19, 2009 | By TetonGravityResearch

  TGR Announces New Avalanche Rescue Training Series

  Nov. 19th 2009 Teton Village, Wyoming Teton Gravity Research announces the release of BCA Avalanche Rescue Series. TGR is proud to release the BCA Avalanche Rescue Series for the new TGR Snow Lab. The...

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• November 18, 2009 | By Press Release

  Northwest Avalanche Warning in effect.

  1215 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009AVALANCHE WARNINGOLYMPICS-WEST SLOPES WASHINGTON CASCADES AND PASSES-...AVALANCHE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE TO BC AND A...

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• November 5, 2009 | By Press Release

  Eight people caught in 9 different avalanches in Colorado in October

  November 5th, 2009 Story: CAIC There were 8 incidents (people caught) and one close call reported to the CAIC in October. The 9 avalanches caught 10 people. Of those 10, 3 were partially buried with...

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• October 30, 2009 | By Press Release

  Skier Survives October Avalanche on Jones Pass

  October 30th, 2009 Jones Pass, Colorado Colorado Skier Luke Corbitt caught avalanche on Jones Pass. Avalanche breaks 2-3 ft deep and runs 800 ft. Luke is partially buried with no injuries October 2009...

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• October 10, 2009 | By Press Release

  Skier survives four and a half minute avalanche burial: Video Footage

  October 10th, 2009 Helmet Camera shows skier buried in avalanche for four and a half minute while skiing in Haines, Alaska last spring. Skier is pulled out alive. Haines-While skiing in Haines Alaska...

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• October 8, 2009 | By Press Release

  First Reported Avalanche Incident of the Season in Colorado

  October 8th, 2009 From: Colorado Avalanche Info Center Fall and Early Winter Avalanche Safety The CAIC has already begun to monitor the 2009-10 snowpack. The first avalanche incident of the new season...

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• December 16, 2008 | By tgrweb

  TGR Pro Rider Avalanche Workshop

  TGR’s International Pro Rider Workshop is Running December 15th to December 17th at Grand Targhee Ski Resort. The three day course is a comprehensive avalanche and film safety course lead by Jim...

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• December 16, 2008 | By Todd Jones

  TGR Pro Rider Avalanche Workshop

  TGR’s International Pro Rider Workshop is Running December 15th to December 17th at Grand Targhee Ski Resort. The three day course is a comprehensive avalanche and film safety course lead by Jim Conway....

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• April 27, 2007 | By JeremyJones

  Why We Drop Cornices

  Why we drop Cornices...The last five days have put my down day skills to the test. Reading, painting, photo clinics, scrabble, chess, cross country skiing, Yoga, poker, Frisbee golf on ski’s, hot tubbing,...

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