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Massive 40-Foot Avalanche Buries Idaho Highway. The deaths marked the sixth and seventh fatalities related to avalanches in the U.S. since the start of the year, according to statistics from the ...
All cases in the list below are from alpine or downhill skiing activities; no skiers have been known to have died during any cross-country event, or in any major international ski jumping competitions (e.g. FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Olympic Games), though many ski ...
Two men aged 23 and 32 killed, while one skier managed to dig out and was taken to hospital by rescuers
Two backcountry skiers were killed and one was rescued after an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City that occurred after several days of spring snowstorms, authorities said.
Rivera said they were experienced skiers who were prepared for the skiing. About 2.5 feet (76 centimeters) of heavy, wet snow fell in the area in the past three days during storms that also brought very strong winds, he said. “With spring, avalanche conditions can change in an instant,” Gordon said. ___ Hanson reported from Helena, Montana.
Two missing skiers are dead and a third man was rescued after an avalanche Thursday near the Lone Peak Summit area in Utah's Wasatch Range, officials said.
Jan. 22—The plans took shape on a Wednesday, over a Zoom call. Landon Crecelius, David Sittser and Corey Zalewski gathered virtually to work out a ski trip for the following morning. By 8:15 a.m ...
Search crews on Friday recovered the bodies of two backcountry skiers who were swept away and buried by an avalanche in the mountains outside Salt Lake City a day earlier, officials said. The men ...