--There was an avalanche burial on "the Elbow" outside the Mt. Baker Ski area on Sunday. The person's partners were able to extract the person quickly from the bottom of the "Queen Anne Hill" and there were no injuries.
--It looks like this accident could have been avoided if the bar had been down. From SnowBrains: "A snowboarder sustained non-life-threatening injuries after falling from the Coach chairlift at Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Idaho, on Friday evening. The incident occurred between 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. during night skiing hours." To read more, click here.
--A Squamish local snowboarded and rappelled his way down the Stawamus Chiefs North Gully on Monday. Read more!
--Arc’teryx is shaking up its leadership team. Learn more.
--It's possible a case in Idaho's Supreme Court could have profound impacts on skier and ski area liability. Read about it here.
--Backpacker is reporting that, "a Los Angeles-area search and rescue team is urging the public to respect wildfire closures after a hiker called for help from an off-limits trail over the weekend, but says it’s already training for more missions in burned-over zones. In a Facebook post, Altadena Mountain Rescue (AMR) said that it had received its first hiker rescue call since the Eaton Fire on Saturday. A man had attempted to climb the Lower Sam Merrill Trail to Echo Mountain, previously a popular, roughly 5-mile out-and-back hike, but quickly discovered that fire had destroyed the trail." To read more, click here.
Colorado and Utah:
--If you duck the rope in Utah, you can be banned from a ski resort for 30-days. Read about it!
Notes from All Over:
--If you duck the rope in Utah, you can be banned from a ski resort for 30-days. Read about it!
Notes from All Over:
--KSBW 8 is reporting on an accident in California: "A 21-year-old rock climber had to be life-flighted out of the Pinnacles National Park Sunday afternoon after he fell 35 feet; roughly the height of a 3-story building." To read more, click here.
--The NewYork Post is reporting that, "Forest rangers with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said they faced several challenges working to airlift an ice climber after a dangerous fall in the Catskills left him seriously injured and unable to walk. The climber, a 35-year-old man from New Paltz, New York, was climbing alone and without a rope at Buttermilk Falls on Jan. 24 when he fell." To read more, click here.
--Alaska's News Source is reporting that, "a skier was injured and trapped for five hours Friday in an avalanche near Turnagain Pass, according to the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center. The center said the slide struck at roughly 4,000 feet elevation around 1:30 p.m. after the skier had descended approximately 200 vertical feet down East Groundhog Peak — also known as Captain’s Chair — triggering the avalanche, according to the incident report." To read more, click here.
--Backpacker is reporting that, "a Los Angeles-area search and rescue team is urging the public to respect wildfire closures after a hiker called for help from an off-limits trail over the weekend, but says it’s already training for more missions in burned-over zones. In a Facebook post, Altadena Mountain Rescue (AMR) said that it had received its first hiker rescue call since the Eaton Fire on Saturday. A man had attempted to climb the Lower Sam Merrill Trail to Echo Mountain, previously a popular, roughly 5-mile out-and-back hike, but quickly discovered that fire had destroyed the trail." To read more, click here.
--LiftBlog is reporting on an incident in New Hampshire: "a quad chair detached mid-line on Attitash’s Flying Bear lift this afternoon, injuring one person. A photo posted to the Ski the East Facebook page showed the chair and skier fell around tower 6 and he was conscious before being taken down the mountain in a toboggan. A Carroll County scanner alerts Facebook page reported the 49 year old male was transported by ambulance with a lower back injury. Attitash’s lift status page showed the lift closed for the day." To read more, click here.
This album cover was shot after the musician dropped his rope at New River Gorge.
--It looks like permit fees on Mt. Everest are going to go up by 36%!
--The UIAA has published a document that lays out what it considers acceptable norms for hiking and climbing. Check it out, here.
--The LA Times is reporting that, "As the Trump administration rushes to cut spending and eliminate federal jobs, even the people who work at the national parks — among the country’s most beloved and least politicized institutions — find themselves directly in the crosshairs. Last week, the seasonal workers who staff 433 national parks and historical sites, including Yosemite, Death Valley and Joshua Tree, began receiving emails saying their job offers for the 2025 season had been “rescinded,” with little further explanation." To read more, click here.
--Rocky Talkie has opened applications for the Search and Rescue awards.
