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Backcountry skier dies after being buried in Idaho avalanche

May. 11, 2024 14:58 PM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A backcountry skier has died after being buried by an avalanche in Idaho, officials said. The avalanche occurred Friday when two experienced backcountry skiers were traveling on Donaldson Peak in Idaho's Lost River Range, the Sawtooth Avalanche Center said. ...

Bodies of 2 backcountry skiers buried by Utah avalanche recovered from mountain, names released

May. 10, 2024 18:40 PM EDT

SANDY, Utah (AP) — 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 — 23-year-old Andrew Cameron of Utah and 32-year-old Austin...

2 skiers killed after being caught in Utah avalanche following late spring snowstorms, sheriff says

May. 09, 2024 20:08 PM EDT

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Two backcountry skiers were killed and one was rescued after they were swept up and buried in an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City that occurred after several days of spring snowstorms, authorities said. A rescue team went to the area...

Two skiers killed after being caught in Utah avalanche following late spring snowstorms, sheriff said

May. 09, 2024 18:14 PM EDT
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Two skiers killed after being caught in Utah avalanche following late spring snowstorms, sheriff said.

An avalanche in the Austrian Alps kills 3 people from the Netherlands

Apr. 11, 2024 10:27 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — An avalanche near the Austrian ski resort of Soelden on Thursday killed three people from the Netherlands who were on a skiing and hiking trip, authorities said. Another person was rescued and taken to a hospital. Police said a group of 17 people from the Netherlands,...

American teenager and 2 other people killed in an avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt

Apr. 02, 2024 06:36 AM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — An American teenager and two other people were killed in avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt, police said Tuesday. One person was flown to a hospital with serious injuries. The avalanche occurred at about 2 p.m. Monday in an off-piste area of the Riffelberg,...