Avalanche News - Mar 18 , 2024
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Teller County worker caught in avalanche
Mar. 18, 2024 - TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - An equipment operator in Teller County escaped an avalanche unharmed over the weekend, but the county says it serves as a sober reminder on just how dangerous conditions are following last week’s massive snowstorm.
The worker was on Teller County Road 88, also known as Shelf Road, Sunday morning when he found himself in the path of the slide. Most of Teller County and the western portion of El Paso County are currently at level three out of five on the danger scale.
The road remains closed on both the Fremont County and Teller County side.
More ... (KKTV)
Big White warns skiers after large avalanche
March 18, 2024 - A ski resort in B.C.’s Okanagan is warning visitors to stay within its boundaries after skiers triggered a large avalanche over the weekend. On Saturday around 11:30 a.m., three skiers caused the event in the backcountry in the Eco Bowl behind the Falcon Chair. The resort added that all three individuals are safe.
“This avalanche was large enough to destroy a motor vehicle. The avalanche hazard rating is HIGH!,” a post by the resort reads. “Please do not go out of the resort boundaries if you are not prepared and knowledgeable about the conditions and have the proper equipment.” The hazard rating is currently four out of five or “high” across southern B.C.
More ... (CTV News)
Woman buried 20 minutes on Mount Seymour
Mar 11, 2024 - Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after being caught in an avalanche on the North Shore and being completely buried upside down for up to 20 minutes. North Shore Rescue says the incident happened Sunday at the south face of Pump Peak. They say in a Facebook post that the woman was snowshoeing with a companion in the Mount Seymour backcountry when the avalanche struck and buried both of them.
Rescuers say the man was able to dig himself out before calling 911, then finding his companion’s snowshoe poking out of the snow. The woman was hypothermic and discoloured from a lack of oxygen, and rescuers were able to provide emergency care and bring her down from the mountain.
More ... (Vancouver Sun)
