Colorado Supreme Court rules that an inbounds Avalanche is an inherent risk...
The decision came down as generally expected, an avalanche is snow and any type of snow is an inherent risk assumed by skiers and boarders as defined by the Colorado Skier Safety Act. Fleury v....
View ArticleSummer 2016 Commercial Fatalities
This list is not guaranteed to be accurate. The information is found from web searches and news dispatches. Those references are part of the chart. If you have a source for information on any fatality...
View ArticleSummer 2016 Commercial Fatalities
This list is not guaranteed to be accurate. The information is found from web searches and news dispatches. Those references are part of the chart. If you have a source for information on any fatality...
View ArticleSummer 2016 Commercial Fatalities
This list is not guaranteed to be accurate. The information is found from web searches and news dispatches. Those references are part of the chart. If you have a source for information on any fatality...
View ArticleShop G3 and G3 will donate to your local Avalanche Center. Good deal for All
G3 IS GIVING BACK + keeping you safe NOVEMBER 2016 SHOP G3 BY NOVEMBER 28TH TO PARTICIPATE WE’RE GIVING 10% OF SALES TO YOUR LOCAL AVALANCHE CENter Amidst the shopping craze of Black Friday and Cyber...
View ArticleIt’s That Time of Year: CAIC Backcountry Weather Forecasting has started,...
Backcountry Weather Forecast Issued Friday, November 4, 2016 at 5:13 AM by Scott Toepfer Weather Discussion A closed low-pressure system currently camped out over far southern Arizona is...
View ArticleCAIC 9th Annual Benefit Bash is coming December 3
Tickets are selling quickly. Do you have yours? Join us on Saturday, December 3, at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge and support the CAIC in their continued efforts in avalanche forecasting and...
View ArticleSummer 2016 Commercial Fatalities
This list is not guaranteed to be accurate. The information is found from web searches and news dispatches. Those references are part of the chart. If you have a source for information on any fatality...
View Article2016-2017 In bound ski/board fatalities (Way to Early, Way to Many)
This list is not guaranteed to be accurate. The information is found from web searches and news dispatches. Those references are part of the chart. If you have a source for information on any fatality...
View Article2016-2017 In bound ski/board fatalities
This list is not guaranteed to be accurate. The information is found from web searches and news dispatches. Those references are part of the chart. If you have a source for information on any fatality...
View Article2016-2017 In bound ski/board fatalities
This list is not guaranteed to be accurate. The information is found from web searches and news dispatches. Those references are part of the chart. If you have a source for information on any fatality...
View Article2016-2017 In bound ski/board fatalities
This list is not guaranteed to be accurate. The information is found from web searches and news dispatches. Those references are part of the chart. If you have a source for information on any fatality...
View Article2016-2017 In bound ski/board fatalities
This list is not guaranteed to be accurate. The information is found from web searches and news dispatches. Those references are part of the chart. If you have a source for information on any fatality...
View ArticleColorado Avalanche Information Center has a new Monthly Email, sign up now
AUGUST 2017 ISSUE |Winter is coming… Winter is coming and our 2017-2018 season is going to be big. See below for exciting updates, upcoming events and more. First thing’s first… You’re probably...
View ArticleIf you work in the Ski Industry you need to be a Member of the American...
Hello American Avalanche Association (A3) Members & Friends, A3 and our alliance of six professional course providers are excited to announce this season’s Pro course offerings. We have been...
View Article2 People have already died in Avalanches this Year. Sign up and Support the...
Backcountry Avalanche Forecast Front Range Summary We continue to receive reports of avalanches breaking into old, weak snow. Combine this with widespread shooting cracks and large thunderous...
View Article10th Annual CAIC Benefit Bash – Get your tickets now!
Tickets are selling quickly. Do you have yours? Join the Friends of CAIC on Saturday, December 2, at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge and support the CAIC in their continued efforts in avalanche...
View ArticleBackcountry skier sues in Small Claims Court in San Miguel County Colorado...
The defendant snowboarder had agreed not to descend the slope until the lower parties had called and told them they had cleared the area. The defendant failed to wait and admitted he had triggered the...
View ArticleColorado Snowpack is Extremely Dangerous and getting Worse
FEBRUARY 2018 ISSUE |Large & Dangerous We Have a Deep Problem After a dry start to the winter, the snowpack in the Colorado mountains is rapidly increasing. The increase in snow over the last few...
View ArticleA parked snowmobile is an inherent risk of skiing for which all skiers assume...
A Steamboat ski area employee parked a snowmobile at the bottom of a run. The plaintiff came down the run and hit the snowmobile injuring herself. She claimed the snowmobile was not visible from 100′...
View ArticleApplications being accepted through April 5, 2018 for A3 Executive Director...
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The American Avalanche Association (A3) has an excellent opportunity to make a national impact among avalanche professionals and backcountry users. We are actively seeking...
View ArticleIt’s getting to that time of you, Donate and Sign Up to the Colorado...
SEPTEMBER 2018 ISSUE |Looking back The monthly dump is back for the 2018 – 2019 season! We could not be more excited for the upcoming winter season. But first, let’s take a look back at how last...
View ArticleTickets for CSAW go up in Price Sunday, Attend this Avalanche Workshop Sign...
Now is the time to purchase your $25 ticket for CSAW. Ticket price increases to $40 on Sunday. WHY ATTEND CSAW? The Colorado Snow and Avalanche Workshop is a one-day professional development seminar...
View ArticleIn the future, if you are contacted by a member of law enforcement or the...
District Attorney is chasing to men who possibly set off an avalanche. District Attorney’s actions will probably kill more people. What you say may be sued against you in court, as the case with Tyler...
View ArticleLawsuit continues against Avalanche airbag manufacturer for failure to deploy
https://rec-law.us/3GWSMFQ State: Colorado The good news is the lawsuit against the San Juan Search and Rescue, the Silverton Avalanche School and the school’s guide; Zachary Lovell have been...
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