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Storm dusts Summit with a few inches
Frisco :: CO :: USA | about 7 hours ago
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The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has started daily operations for the season with a revamped website, and forecasters will also be sending out short blurbs on Twitter to reach backcountry travelers on the go. The storm that brushed Colorado's...
Tags: Frisco, Snow, Avalanche, Disaster Accident, Weather
North Cascades Highways closes for the winter
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility It was temporarily closed last Friday afternoon due to snow slides...It was temporarily closed last Friday afternoon due to snow slides. The avalanche crews returned Tuesday morning to do an assessment. They found 20 inches of new snow at the closure...
Tags: cascades highways, highways closes, Seattle, Washington State Route 20, Washington Pass, North Cascades, Washington, Snow, Cascade Range, Avalanche, Disaster Accident, Weather
Army to procure 600 avalanche victim detectors in J&K
Kargil :: India | 5 days ago
Credibility The army's northern command has already issued tenders for purchase of 600 Avalanche Victim Detector (Triple Antenna) for use in the mountainous belts of Kashmir, Ladakh and Jammu and other vital areas in the state. "These AVDs would be used for locating...
Tags: India, Kargil, Kashmir, Ladakh, Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir, Baramulla, Avalanche, Disaster Accident, War Conflict
Avalanche safety advice always in season
Denver :: CO :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility In the meantime, the center is reminding backcountry skiers and snowboarders that early-season conditions can be every bit as treacherous as the heart of winter...Of those nine, three were partially buried with their faces above the snow, and two fully...
Tags: avalanche safety, snow surface, CAIC, Denver, Avalanche rescue, Avalanche Safety Education for Backcountry Recreationalists, Snow, Avalanche, Backcountry skiing, Disaster Accident, Weather
Winter Bliss at Paradise
Paradise :: NV :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility The Mount Rainier spot features better snow and more things to do for winter enthusiasts. It’s been a little more than 30 years since you’ve had a good excuse to visit Paradise at Mount Rainier National Park during the winter, instead of Hurricane Ridge...
Tags: Paradise, Snowshoe, Hurricane Ridge, Avalanche, Skiing, Snow, Hiking equipment, Footwear, Hospitality Recreation
Around the Mountains: Skiers so far spared in backcountry snowslides
Banff :: Canada | 8 days ago
Credibility B.C. — The first of 20 hydrogen-powered buses have arrived in Whistler. The hydrogen is produced elsewhere, but when used to fuel the buses, produces no exhaust. Officials say that those who ride the new bus should find it smoother and quieter than diesel...
Tags: Canada, Banff, Banff Alberta, Avalanche, Snow, Whistler British Columbia, Disaster Accident, Hospitality Recreation
PRL method can determine age of million year old objects
London :: United Kingdom | 10 days ago
Credibility This new technique, referred to as luminescence dating for short, uses the luminescence of minerals to calculate the ages of artefacts and enables researchers to understand the climatic and seismic events at different periods in time. Jodhpur, RP Dhir...
Tags: PRL, United Kingdom, London, Earthquakes, Avalanche, Snow, Disaster Accident, Technology Internet
Avalanche Killed 6 Persons in Austrian Alps
An avalanche has killed six people near the ski resort of Soelden in the Austrian Alps. Five of the victims were from the Czech Republic - one from Slovakia. They were attempting to scale a nearby mountain. The climbers had been ascending the 3,500m Schalfkogel...
International Herald Tribune: Avalanche kills 3 teens, instructor in French Alps
Grenoble :: France | 8 months ago
Credibility Officials say an avalanche has killed three teenagers in a high school ski class and their instructor in the French Alps. The Savoie regional government office says two other students were injured and were flown to a hospital. Eight students were swept...
Tags: avalanche
Edmonton Sun, Canada: Avalanche of grief
Ottawa :: Canada | 8 months ago
Credibility Tragedy has struck the town of Golden, B.C., and Kicking Horse Mountain Resort yet again after two men were killed by an avalanche while skiing in bounds yesterday...Marko Shehovac. "Two people were able to get out; two males are deceased," he said. The...
Tags: avalanche, kill, ski resort, horse, mountain, accident
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