2 dead, 2 missing in California avalanches

As the snow settles in San Gabriel, rescue workers have found the body of another person caught in an avalanche. Three avalanches have hit the region since yesterday, and two people remain missing."A second skier has died in a series of avalanches in the mountains outside of...

Another BC avalanche victim

Avalanche experts told us this year was bad - and we haven't even hit the worst months yet.  "Calgary Herald Published: Friday, January 18, 2008  A 61-year-old backcountry skier became the 11th victim of a deadly avalanche season Wednesday.  Peter...

Skier couldn't revive partner

"Renata D'Aliesio, Calgary Herald Published: Wednesday, January 09, 2008  Backcountry skier Geoff Little was 2,164 metres up Mount St. Piran, a small peak northwest of Lake Louise, when he heard "whumph" echo through the mountainside.  He didn't immediately think an...

Health officials find unsafe mercury levels at 5 more lakes

"Health officials find unsafe mercury levels at 5 more lakes By Todd Hartman, Rocky Mountain News January 25, 2007 State health regulators have discovered unsafe mercury levels in fish in five more Colorado water bodies, including popular Horsetooth Reservoir west of Fort...

Skier Skis Nude After Losing Bet

"Rainer Schoenfelder lost a bet Wednesday, and paid for it by skiing nude down the Lauberhorn. The 29-year-old Austrian skier, who hurt his neck and back in a crash last week, lost a bet with his physiotherapist, who had been treating his injuries. Schoenfelder had vowed to...