Skier Films His Own Avalanche Fall and Rescue

An experienced skier with a helmet cam was back country skiing when he got caught in an avalanche.  The camera continued to roll as he fell 1,500 feet until he was buried in snow.  Four minutes later his...

Six hikers killed in avalanche in Austria

Six hikers were killed in Austrian Alps when an avalanche came down and trapped them under eight feet of snow. The bodies of those killed have now been recovered. It is reported all six victims were from the Czech Republic. One man is believed to have survived the ordeal. "...

Avalanche in Austrian Alps

An avalanche in Kirchdorf, Upper Austria, nearly buried 15 backcountry skiers earlier today. So far, all who were known to be using the backcountry have been accounted for, though earlier reports suggested that up...

Avalanche at Val-Cenis, France

An avalanche struck in-bounds at Val-Cenis in France. The area crowded with schoolkids at the moment. If my rather-unreliable French is to be trusted, nobody is reported injured or missing, which is great news....

Avalanche Reported southwest of Reno, Nevada

An avalanche has been reported in an out of bounds area at the Mount Rose Ski Tahoe resort southwest of Reno, Nevada. It is unknown at this time if anyone was caught in the avalanche below the lodge at East Bowl....

Official: 10 killed in Turkish avalanche

This tragedy is still recent and not all of the information is available according to Turkish government sources. " An avalanche killed at least 10 people as they hiked on a mountain in northeastern Turkey on Sunday, the region's governor said. There were...

Three climers die in Glencoe avalanche

One of Scotland's most breathtaking and dangerous mountains have took the life of three climbers after they were caught in an avalanche at Buachaille Eite Mòr, above Glencoe. This sparked a three hour rescue...

Scottish avalanche kills 3

As freak weather hits Europe three climbers have been killed by an avalanche in the Scottish highlands. Although it is uncommon for climbers to be killed by avalanches in Britain they are not uncommon in the...

8 feared dead in B.C. avalanches

Avalanche buried in southeastern british Columbia near Fernie on sunday.Avalanche hits two times in Columbia.Eight snowmobilers are missing after being buried in an avalanche.This was happened on sunday at 2 p.m.. ...

One person dies in avalanche at Jackson Hole ski resort

One person is dead after an avalanche at the Jackson Hole Ski and Mountain Resort, located just south of Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. According to the Jackson Hole News the avalanche occurred on the ski...

Skier Missing in California Avalanche Found Dead

Another tragic story out of California this Christmas.  A skier who went missing in an avalanche was found dead by searchers this morning. "A skier buried by an avalanche was found dead Christmas morning at...

Bertuzzi and Moore Meet in Toronto

        Former Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore and former Vancouver Canuck winger Todd Bertuzzi met in Toronto on Monday  to try and resolve the over four year old...

War of words over free access to Mont Blanc summit

"An angry war of words has broken out over free access to the summit of Mont Blanc after the death of eight climbers in an ice and rock avalanche on the Franco-Italian mountain. Jean-Mark Pelleix, the mayor of Saint-Gervais, a small...

Eight Trapped Under an Avalanche of Snow in the Alps Not Expected to Survive ...

As rescuers brought eight people to saftey, including Italians and Swiss after an avalanche hit Mont Blanc at 0100GMT,  further rescue attempts to save another eight still believed buried under the snow has...

10 Missing After Mont Blanc Avalanche

Update: Hope is fading in the search for survivors in the Mont Blanc avalanche. If fully buried, one's survival time is measured in minutes, and, if any of the climbers escaped the debris, then they must...

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