"“All are welcome, whether you are navigating your own experience or showing up for others,” TCSAR wrote in an Instagram post. The panel is intended to build community and to talk through backcountry fatalities, encouraging attendees to share personal perspectives and to connect with support during mountain tragedies."
"“start the conversation about what community resources, clinical tools, and stories of survival might help.” Mountain communities are described as being deeply affected by backcountry tragedies, and the panel seeks to address those impacts by discussing resources and survival stories alongside personal experiences."
"TCSAR is comprised entirely of volunteers and is on call and available 24/7 to respond to backcountry emergencies. The team added a helicopter and a full-time aviation crew in 2023 to further assist when disaster strikes, and it is well-versed in avalanche rescue, swiftwater rescue, cave rescue, backcountry navigation, lost person search, and other important duties."
"The 2025-26 winter brought many tragic deaths, with a series of avalanches and backcountry accidents that affected various communities across the United States. A total of 23 people were killed by avalanches this winter, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, and an avalanche north of Lake Tahoe killed 9 people on February 17, 2026, including six mothers."
Teton County Search and Rescue will hold a community panel for people affected by death and trauma in the mountains. The panel will be held May 20, 2026 at Black Diamond in Jackson, Wyoming. Panelists include TCSAR Board member Sara Adamson and TCSAR volunteers Brook Yeomans and Doug Van Houten, with Licensed Clinical Social Worker Lynette Gaertner moderating. The event encourages sharing personal perspectives, suggesting resources, and providing support during backcountry tragedies. It aims to start a conversation about community resources, clinical tools, and stories of survival. The winter included multiple avalanche and backcountry accidents, with 23 avalanche deaths reported and a Lake Tahoe-area avalanche killing nine people on February 17, 2026. TCSAR is a volunteer team on call 24/7 and provides specialized rescue capabilities, including avalanche rescue and lost person search, supported by aviation resources added in 2023.
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