Category: avalanche

Avalanche in Colorado Mountains Kills 2 Snowshoers and Dog

January 11, 2022
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ALMA, Colo.—Two people snowshoeing in the mountains of Colorado were killed in an avalanche over the weekend, authorities said. Their bodies and the body of their dog were found buried near Hoosier Pass in central Colorado by searchers using an avalanche rescue dog, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center said Sunday. The search started after the…

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Avalanche in Austria Kills 3 Skiers, Injures 2

December 5, 2021
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BERLIN—Three skiers have been killed and two injured in an avalanche in central Austria, authorities said Sunday. The victims included a rising young motorbike racer. They were part of a group of 11 skiers, eight of whom were hit by a roughly 200-meter (655-foot) wide slab of snow as they ascended a slope during a…

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Utah Police: Avalanche Killed 4 Local Backcountry Skiers

February 7, 2021
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SALT LAKE CITY—Four backcountry skiers in their 20s died when one of the deadliest avalanches in Utah history hit a popular backcountry skiing area, police said Sunday. Four other people were also buried in the Saturday slide but managed to dig themselves out and didn’t suffer serious injuries, according to Unified Police of Salt Lake…

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Three Killed After Avalanche Hits Ski Resort in Russian Arctic

January 9, 2021
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MOSCOW—Three people were killed after an avalanche struck a ski resort near the Arctic city of Norilsk late on Friday, the local branch of Russia’s emergency services ministry said. The bodies of two adults and a young child were found as part of a search and rescue mission involving 242 people and 29 vehicles, the…

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