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Saturday's snow slide came a day after the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center reported four human ... being caught in an avalanche in Utah's Uinta mountains.
The man was in a group of four skiers who left the resort at the Peak 6 backcountry access point just before noon, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The group was planning to ...
No one else was caught in the slide or injured. The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center said multiple people who were riding in the area responded immediately and were able to dig ...
“They were on the edge of the slope and ended up being caught.”The avalanche center has been warning people of this weak layer for weeks, and there were similar conditions on March 4, when ...
Challan was buried about 10-feet (3-meter) deep in the slide that measured about 500 feet (152 meters) wide, said Wendy Wagner, director of the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center.
In a preliminary report, the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center (CNFAIC) said the avalanche crown was approximately 500 feet wide and had a depth of between two and three feet. The ...