Backcountry Snow

4 Professional Snowboarders Who Double As Environmentalists
Huffington Post
... runs down snow-covered hills. Depending on their focus, they might find themselves spending the day in a halfpipe nailing down highly technical tricks or up in the backcountry dropping huge lines for video cameras filming from nearby helicopters.

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Daily Mail
Watch: Pro Snowboarder Survives Avalanche Using Emergency Airbag
TIME
Hytner was luckily wearing a Backcountry Access Float 30, an airbag that ultimately saved her from getting caught in the storm of snow cascading down the mountain. She was able to lie flat, feet facing downhill, which helped her coast to safety and ...
Snowboarder in avalanche floats to safetyNinemsn
Watch video: Snowboarder gets caught in a large avalanchekwgn.com
Snow way! The amazing video of the moment female snowboarder caught in ...Daily Mail

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Daily Mail
Snowboarder in avalanche floats to safety
Ninemsn
Dramatic footage of the incident shows Meesh Hytner riding down a face near Snake River, in the town of Montezuma, on January 25 when a huge slab of snow breaks loose above her. The 21-year-old is seen deploying an air bag that lets her stay upright ...
Watch video: Snowboarder gets caught in a large avalanchekwgn.com
Snow way! The amazing video of the moment female snowboarder caught in ...Daily Mail

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Alaska Dispatch
Heavy snow blankets Southcentral Alaska with more on way
Alaska Dispatch
Meanwhile, avalanche forecasters are warning this new snow storm is overloading already overloaded slopes, creating a significantly risky situation for backcountry travelers. The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center calls the avalanche ...

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Rocky Mountain National Park reports 16 inches of new snow mid-day Friday
Estes Park Trail-Gazette
It continues to snow on the east side of the park, ranging from light to heavy. Backcountry travelers should be mindful of elevated avalanche hazard conditions and check with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) for current forecast ...

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Deseret News
Heavy snow blankets Anchorage region, more coming
Alaska Dispatch
Meanwhile, avalanche forecasters are warning this new snow storm is overloading already overloaded slopes, creating a significantly risky situation for backcountry travelers. The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center calls the avalanche ...
Crews to Work More on Avalanche Hazard ReductionKTUU.com
Seward and Sterling highways reopen after avalancheTheNewsTribune.com
Avalanche closes sole highway out of AnchorageReuters
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Ski Channel
The ski hills are alive
Vancouver Sun
Mount Baker Ski Area Don't know a slough (pronounced “sluff”) from a slough (pronounced “slew”) – well, then backcountry education day at Mount Baker is for you. If you spend time skiing out of bounds, touring, snowshoeing, snowmobiling or any ...
Top 5 Slopes to Celebrate Super Bowl SundaySki Channel

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Skiers, snowboarders riding backcountry despite variable conditions
Tahoe Daily Tribune
Though this winter hasn't been characterized by plentiful powder, skiers and snowboarders are still taking trips into the region's backcountry for untracked snow. “It's shallow, but it's better than it was,” said Sierra Avalanche Center forecaster Andy ...

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This weekend in the Adirondacks
North Country Public Radio
(02/03/12) John Warren, of the Adirondack Almanack, joins us Friday mornings with information about local outdoor and back-country conditions. This is John Warren from the Adirondack Almanack with your look at outdoor recreation conditions around the ...

Good choices make choice skiing
Montrose Daily Press
... and the backcountry claimed one snowmobiler and one backcountry skier. Recent reports have documented a very fragile snowpack under a recent heavy load of snow, complete with wind loading of this high-moisture snow. Therefore, when I read the daily ...
Forest Service, experts warn of high avalanche dangerGunnison Country Times
Colorado: Avalanche warning in Front Range mountainsSummit County Citizens Voice
Avalanche danger is highDelta County Independent
The Coloradoan -KMGH Denver
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Know the snow: Aren't they open yet? Securing a safer ski area
Juneau Empire
24, Eaglecrest Ski Area opened with two feet of new snow. Folks were eager for powder skiing, but ski patrol seemed to take its time to open terrain, leaving both east and west bowls closed until the next day. It seemed like it took forever.

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Deseret News
Seward and Sterling highways reopen after avalanche
TheNewsTribune.com
Meantime, avalanche forecasters warned anyone without expert level avalanche skills to stay out of the backcountry as dangerous, human-triggered slides are likely on steep slopes. For more information on backcountry snow conditions, see www.cnfaic.org.
AK DOT Crews to Work More on Avalanche Hazard ReductionKTUU.com
Avalanche closes sole highway out of AnchorageReuters
2 major Alaska highways reopen after avalancheDeseret News

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The Star
Deep snow, clear weather promise to bring out ski crowds
The Seattle Times
The Mount Baker Ski Area will host the Snow Safety Awareness & Introduction to Transceiver Use on Feb. 11 and Feb. 26. The course is a classroom and outdoors course on backcountry safety, decision-making and companion rescue.
Snow Valley: Fun in the Snow, on the SlopesMountain News

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Deseret News
AK DOT Crews to Work More on Avalanche Hazard Reduction
KTUU.com
Drivers listened down the highway as a US Army howitzer cleared snow that didn't come down during the avalanche. This latest storm brought quite a bit of snow along the Seward, and DOT said crews are expecting more avalanche activity in the next couple ...
Avalanche closes sole highway out of AnchorageReuters
2 major Alaska highways reopen after avalancheDeseret News
Traffic closed in both directions after avalanche closes Seward HighwayThe Republic
Alaska Dispatch
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Whatever it takes
Concord Monitor
Since there wasn't quite enough snow for real backcountry skiing, they were "borrowing" a little of Burke's wonderful snow to play on, getting some exercise and fresh air. Good strategy for surviving a weird winter. Life isn'ta spectator sport.

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First Tracks
Backcountry skier died in Jewel Basin avalanche
Flathead Publishing Group
A backcountry skier was found dead on Feb. 2 by search parties after being hit by an avalanche in the Jewel Basin Hiking Area the previous day. The avalanche reportedly occurred 2.5 miles from Camp Misery and the skier was wearing an emergency ...
Cornice collapse touched off avalanche that killed Bigfork skierThe Missoulian
Skier Missing in Backcountry Avalanche in MontanaFirst Tracks
Family, friends mourn loss of skier killed in avalancheKAJ18 Kalispell Montana News
NBC Montana -Daily Inter Lake -Helena Independent Record
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More than 12 avalanches fall in Juneau
Juneau Empire
City and Borough of Juneau Avalanche Forecaster Tom Mattice watches as Department of Transportation crews clear snow from a natural avalanche at Snow Gulch Creek along Thane Road on Thursday. By EMILY RUSSO MILLER There have been more than a dozen ...

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Snow Valley: Fun in the Snow, on the Slopes
Mountain News
Snow Valley offers more than you realize and is closer than you think. Located on Highway 18 just five miles east of Running Springs, Snow Valley features backcountry skiing and snowboarding terrain on Slide Peak, freestyle terrain parks including The ...

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Avalanche closes sole highway out of Anchorage
Chicago Tribune
There were no reports of injuries following the 100-foot-wide avalanche, which swept down one day after a separate snow slide briefly closed the highway in the southern outskirts of Anchorage. Rapidly warming temperatures, high winds and new snow and ...
Traffic closed in both directions after avalanche closes Seward HighwayThe Republic
Blizzard conditions pound Southcentral Alaska, prompting avalanche concernsAlaska Dispatch

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Snow brings play opportunities
Bend Bulletin
There may still be some backcountry hazards to watch for, he cautioned — trail users can expect some fallen trees from the storms and possible icy conditions from temperatures thawing during the day and freezing overnight. The area along the Cascade ...