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  2. 3 skiers killed in 2 separate avalanches in Oregon and California

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    Where did the avalanche happen? The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Unit recovered the couple from Trail 8 on snow-covered Forest Service Road 370, between the Bend Watershed ...

  3. 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake (also known as the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake) [4] occurred in the western United States on August 17 at 11:37 pm in southwestern Montana. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The earthquake measured 7.2 on the moment magnitude scale , [ 1 ] caused a huge landslide, resulted in over 28 fatalities and left $ 11 million (equivalent to ...

  4. Avalanche Peak (Wyoming) - Wikipedia

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    Avalanche Peak is a 10,568-foot (3,221 m) summit located on the shared border of Yellowstone National Park and North Absaroka Wilderness, in Park County, Wyoming. [3] It is part of the Absaroka Range. [4] It features a large bowl covered in scree and is popular with hikers for its view of Yellowstone Lake and the surrounding area. [5]

  5. List of avalanches by death toll - Wikipedia

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    Huascarán avalanche [1] Peru: 1962: 4 310: 2015 Afghanistan avalanches: Afghanistan: 2015: 5 265: Winter of Terror; series of 649 avalanches: Austria-Switzerland-Italy: 1951: 6 201 (56 confirmed, 145 presumed dead) 2012 Afghanistan avalanches [3] Afghanistan: 2012: 7 200: Lahaul Valley avalanche [4] India: 1979: 8 172: 2010 Salang avalanches ...

  6. Surprise blast of rock, water and steam in Yellowstone sends ...

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    Similar blasts have happened in Biscuit Basin in 2009, 1991 and after the magnitude 7.2 Hebgen Lake earthquake 40 miles (64 kilometers) away in 1959. Yellowstone is centered on a huge, dormant ...

  7. Quake Lake - Wikipedia

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    Northwest of West Yellowstone, Quake Lake is six miles (10 km) in length with a maximum depth of 125 feet (38 m). U.S. Route 287 follows the lake and offers glimpses of the effects of the earthquake and landslide, and a visitor center is just off the road. The lake is mostly within Gallatin National Forest.

  8. Avalanche forecasters try to curb deaths as skiers and ... - AOL

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    The Willow River, Minnesota, man survived the recent accident near Yellowstone National Park after pulling a cord on his backpack to trigger an inflatable airbag specially designed for avalanches ...

  9. Video: Scary moment avalanche strikes near Colorado ...

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    FRISCO, Colo. – A natural avalanche happened during the morning commute on Monday in Frisco, Colorado.. Video of the incident shows drivers on Interstate 70 driving past as a large cloud of snow ...