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Avalanche forecaster killed after triggering one while by skiing
A seasoned avalanche forecaster was killed last week by an avalanche he triggered while backcountry skiing. Nick Burks, 37, was hitting the chute on Gunsight Mountain near Oregon’s Anthony Lakes ...
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Utah snowmobiler killed in avalanche after being 'fully buried'
A 37-year-old man was killed in an avalanche in the Utah backcountry while snowmobiling Monday, authorities said. Scott Wright, from Evanston, Wyoming, was snowmobiling with a friend in the Monte ...
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Largest In-Bounds Avalanche in Steamboat's History Sparks Warnings
The avalanche happened from the Crow Track, The Ridge, Chute 1 and Chute 2. “This is the largest slab avalanche we’ve seen at Steamboat in almost two decades,” a video from the ...
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Colorado backcountry skier who died in avalanche was once a member of the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team
An experienced solo backcountry skier and a one-time member of the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team was the person who died in an avalanche in Colorado a week ago. It is the only fatal avalanche in the ...