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Hedvig Wessel, the the runner-up Freeride World Tour champion and professional Norwegian skier with a 2-time Olympic Mogul record, recently posted footage of something a little spookier than any ...

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Backcountry skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling are inherently dangerous sports. As someone who spends a lot of time enjoying these activities, lowering my risk exposure is incredibly important. In ...

Avalanche airbags are considered an effective, if expensive, avalanche safety tool. Professional snowboarder Thomas Feuerstein was concerned with another potential performance metric of the avalanche ...

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Tom Oye was snowboarding in the Canadian backcountry when he triggered a massive avalanche. An airbag saved his life, and he caught it all on camera. On Wednesday, a snowboarder in Whistler, British ...

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Three skiers died in an avalanche over the weekend in Washington state. A fourth skier was caught in the snow slide, but survived thanks to an... Science Behind Avalanche 'Air Bag' Saves Skier AUDIE ...