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2 skiers dead in Utah avalanche; 1 digs himself out: Police

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(SALT LAKE CITY) -- Two skiers were killed and a third was hospitalized following an avalanche on Utah's Lone Peak, according to the Unified Police Department of Salt Lake City.The skiers are believed to have been buried by an avalanche in the backcountry, according...

3 skiers missing in Utah avalanche, search underway: Police

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(SALT LAKE CITY) -- A search and rescue effort is underway for three skiers missing in an avalanche on Utah's Lone Peak, according to the Unified Police Department of Salt Lake City.The skiers are believed to have been buried by an avalanche in the...

One dead in avalanche at Palisades Tahoe resort in California

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(TAHOE CITY, Calif.) -- One person was killed in an avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe resort on the California side of Lake Tahoe, authorities said.Authorities have identified the victim of the avalanche as 66-year-old Kenneth Kidd, who is a resident of both Point Reyes...

1 dead, 1 hurt in avalanche at Palisades Tahoe resort in California

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(TAHOE CITY, Calif.) -- One person was killed and another was injured in an avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe resort on the California side of Lake Tahoe, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said.No one has been reported missing, the sheriff's office said.The avalanche's debris field...

Hiker killed, two others injured in California mountain avalanche

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(BIG PINE, Calif.) -- A summer avalanche took the life of a hiker and injured two others in California, investigators said.The unidentified hiking party encountered a wet slide avalanche while descending Split Mountain on July 2 around 4:30 p.m., the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office...

US skier Kyle Smaine killed in avalanche in Japan

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(NEW YORK) -- Kyle Smaine, a U.S. professional skier who was the halfpipe gold medalist in the 2015 world championships, died Sunday in an avalanche in Japan, according to his wife and a fellow skier who was also caught in the snow.Smaine, 31, was...

Dangerous avalanche conditions expected in Colorado over coming days

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(NEW YORK) -- Dangerous avalanche conditions are expected through the weekend in Colorado, experts warned, as the state has reported several deadly avalanches so far this season."We have seen more avalanches this year than we do during a typical year, and recently they’ve gotten...