Craig Gordon's first order of business is safety. It has to be, because after all, he is in charge of forecasting the avalanche activity for the Western Uinta Mountains And this holiday season, he's received a gracious gift from a willing donor....
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Snowmobile seizures contemplated in B.C.
Snowmobilers who endanger the lives of others may see their sleds seized by authorities, under legislation proposed by B.C. Tourism Minister Kevin Krueger. The legislation would attempt to prevent tragedies such as the one near Revelstoke on March 13, when two Alberta men died in an avalanche believed to have...
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Snowmobiler dies in avalanche in Morgan County
DAVIS COUNTY, Utah – A snowmobiler is dead after triggering an avalanche in Morgan County Sunday afternoon. Two friends were snowmobiling on the north side of Francis Peak when 43-year-old, Lee Gardner went too high next to a cornice and triggered the slide that swept him away. Gardner’s friend located...
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2 die as avalanche hits snowmobile rally in Canada
Reporting from Seattle — At least two people were killed and 30 injured after a massive avalanche smothered a high-risk snowmobile rally in southern British Columbia, police said Sunday. “It’s certainly a small miracle that we didn’t end up with a complete, massive group buried under the snow,” said Cpl....
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Two in Colfax snowmobile group die in avalanche near Brundage
McCALL – Two snowmobilers were killed Tuesday afternoon in an avalanche near Brundage Mountain. According to preliminary reports, a group of snowmobilers from Colfax, were riding near Brundage when the avalanche occurred. Three people were caught in the avalanche. Officials say one rider was able to escape while two others...
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Snowmobilers ready to heed nature’s warning signs
Nathan Vanderklippe REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Tuesday’s Globe The cultural gap between snowmobilers and avalanche professionals may be partly to blame for low levels of safety training in the fast-growing sledding community. Those who work in avalanche awareness and forecasting overwhelmingly come from the skiing community, and though they have made...
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Rules broken by Snowmobilers on Back-Country Access
After as many as 5 people were killed in avalanches across BC within a mere week, snowmobilers seemed to be headed right back into the back country over the course of this weekend. “It’s a passion for riding, I guess. I love doing it. I know both of us know...
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A disgraceful media depiction of snowmobilers
It’s been several days now since the tragic avalanche at Turbo Hill near Revelstoke, B.C. The latest reports are that two are dead and three are still hospitalized. The media is also reporting that there were 200 snowmobilers at Turbo at the time of the slide. The avalanche is reported...
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At least 2 snowmobilers dead in Canadian avalanche
d K REVELSTOKE, British Columbia – An avalanche that killed at least two people at an informal snowmobile rally in Canada’s Rocky Mountains may have been triggered by three daredevil sledders who apparently unleashed a deadly wall of snow on up to 200 people below, witnesses said Sunday. The Royal...
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Newport man dies in snowmobile accident
BONNERS FERRY — Marek Dabrowski, 32, of Newport, Wash., died in a snowmobiling accident Saturday. According to a Bonner County Sheriff’s Office press release, Dabrowski was snowmobiling in the McCormick Lake area of Boundary County when he was buried in an avalanche at about 1 p.m. On scene witnesses extricated...
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