We saw an old skier triggered avalanche across the way. We had our camera out taking pictures of that to write up a report. Then we saw a guy taking pictures and a girl drop in. We looked at each other and said “ready to do a rescue?”. She took a hard turn on the slope and a large piece pulled out and then the whole slope released.

Grizzly Gulch accident report @ Utah Avalanche Center and the first hand account by Amie Engerbretson of how things went wrong for her. Also an interview on Sportgevity.

Humans are not the only ones in avalanche territory – chamois escape a slide in France

Small slide hits a car from the side

Massive slides on a heli-bombing mission in Colorado (back in 2004)

Guy straighlines a pillow line to save his brother in Vail. See interview on Sportgevity for details.

Utah forecasters like to play around triggering test slides

crazy russian snowmobilers collection

French TV report (20.minutes.fr) on the “GoPro” influence

Father and son get caught by an avalanche on an open piste!

You’re skiing along then a huge crack opens up under you

Starting off the 2013/14 winter season with some fresh avalanche videos to get you thinking about safety.

A reminder an avalanche can get you anywhere. These people were just lucky it was a very small one.

A great example of the confusion in a large group search resulting from a full burial of one member. Skip to about 4:15.

Massive release on the first turn while filming

Somewhat controversial (even if unintentional) ABS promo video

Aymar Navarro – Interview regarding the video above

On safe zones and runnout distances

That’s one massive powder cloud

You can skip to 3:35 if you only care for the full footage of the actual avalanche. Watch the whole thing for a self analysis.

Sluff caught on two helmet cameras in Les Deux Alpes. No damage but a decent reminder of what could happen.

A river of snow

A lucky escape in quite complex terrain

Avalanche while climbing in canale Holzer

Small slab release in Tignes

A post on a local website provoked me into starting an assembly of a list of magazines and websites regularly writing about snow avalanches. To top it off I added a small section on snow & avalanche science resources for those with a curious mind.

The lists below are a broad mix with a bit of everything. Some offer very good writing, none very bad. Some are available completely free of charge, others require subscription to access even the basic features. And don’t forget there’s a lot to find on some websites of individual Avalanche Warning Services.

No guarantees these links won’t go broken at some point!

Print Magazines and Newsletters

• The Avalanche Review by American Avalanche Association
• The Crystal Ball by New Zealand Avalanche Centre
• avalanche.org Library Project
• bergundsteigen by Österreichischer, Südtiroler & Deutscher Alpenverein with Schweizer Alpen Club
• Panorama by Deutscher Alpenverein
• Neve e Valanghe by Associazione Interregionale Neve E Valanghe
• Neige & Avalanches by Association Nationale pour l’Étude de la Neige et des Avalanches
• Backcountry Magazine
• Off-Piste Mag
• The Avalanche Journal by Canadian Avalanche Association
• Sicherheit im Bergland – yearbook by Österreichischer Kuratorium für Alpine Sicherheit

Websites & Blogs with frequent snow avalanche themes

• Wayne Flann Avalanche Blog
• Lawinenwarndienst Tirol – Forecaster Blog
• WildSnow
• PisteHors
• Canadian Avalanche Association – Forecaster Blog
• Utah Avalanche Center – Forecaster Blog
• American Avalanche Institute blog
• EarnYourTurns
• StraightChuter
• Backcountry Access (BCA) Blog
• Mammut Avalanche Safety Blog
• Forest Service National Avalanche Center – Avalanche Awareness Website
• regObs – The Norwegian Avalanche Forecast Centre blog
• Henry’s Avalanche Talk
• American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education
• SkiTheory
• SnowBrains
• Sportgevity
• PowderGuide
• Avalanche Blog (inactive since 2008)

Snow & Avalanche Science

• International Snow Science Workshop proceedings database
• Cold Regions Science and Technology
• The Cryosphere
• Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
• Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Applied Snow and Avalanche Research Group @ University of Calgary
• Avalanche Research Group @ University of British Columbia
• Avisualanche/Pascal Hägeli – publications
• Avalanche Research/Pascal Hägeli
• ICA Commission on Mountain Cartography
• AvalancheMapping research paper links
• FS Avalanche technical papers