tommy on December 23rd, 2008

The death toll from avalanche related activities in the United States for this new winter season currently stands at 2.  Both fatalities happened on 14 December.  One death was in Utah while the other ocurred in Colorado.
Please remember to be careful in the backcountry.  Always wear a beacon and be safe.
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tommy on January 14th, 2008

Two backcountry skiers were caught and killed in an avalanche on Fiberglass Hill north of Columbia Falls, Montana yesterday.  Their deaths, along with the three killed snowmobiling in Wyoming on Saturday, brings the United States total for this season to 21 according to Avalanche.org.
At least two snowmobilers witnessed the avalanche.  At one time, about 100 [...]

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