Few years on the Earth
The deaths of experienced skiers Stuart Leslie and Shaun Overy in a devastating alpine avalanche have drawn renewed attention to the persistent dangers of off-piste winter sports across Europe. Their tragedy forms part of a series of fatal snow slides that have struck major ski regions within days of each other, underscoring the volatility of … Read more
The international winter sports community is mourning the death of Swiss snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, a pioneering figure in the sport who helped define its early Olympic era. Kestenholz, aged 50, died after being trapped in an avalanche in the Lötschental Valley in Switzerland’s Valais canton, according to a statement released by the Swiss Ski federation … Read more
The death of a ski patroller during avalanche mitigation work has cast a heavy shadow over Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort and the wider mountain safety community in California. Cole Murphy, a 30-year-old member of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol, died two days after sustaining critical injuries in an avalanche on Lincoln Mountain, just after Christmas. … Read more
A tragic Avalanche in Italy’s South Tyrol Province claimed the lives of five German mountaineers, including a father and his 17-year-old daughter, sending shockwaves through both Italy’s Alpine community and Germany’s mountaineering circles. The victims were part of a group climbing near the Cima Vertana peak in the Ortles mountain range when the deadly snow … Read more