Six backcountry skiers saved, nine still unaccounted for after avalanche near Lake Tahoe
Six backcountry skiers were rescued after an avalanche struck during a significant snowstorm near Lake Tahoe in Northern California, though nine others from their group remain unaccounted for amid perilous mountain conditions. According to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, two of the rescued individuals were taken to the hospital for treatment. Officials clarified late Tuesday […]
Skier killed after avalanche buries him alive in Wyoming backcountry
A backcountry skier was climbing a Wyoming mountain Saturday when a group of people he was with were killed when a massive avalanche triggered a massive avalanche that buried them alive, officials said. The four skiers were trekking up the remote Togwotee Pass on a skin track just before noon when a deadly avalanche occurred, […]
Idaho man Thomas Gray survives 5 days in snowy backcountry without food or shelter after his raft flips
Authorities say a 73-year-old boater whose raft capsized had survived without food for five days in the snow-covered backcountry of Idaho before giving up and being rescued shortly after he was found. Thomas Gray’s incredible story of survival began with a three-day journey in the Middle Salmon River earlier this month, during which he ate […]
Avalanche kills Colorado doctor snowboarding in backcountry in state’s first death of season
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U.S. records fourth avalanche death this winter as snowboarder killed in Colorado backcountry
OPHIEL, Colo. (AP) – A 67-year-old man snowboarding alone in remote Colorado has died in an avalanche, authorities said Tuesday, making him the fourth avalanche fatality in the United States this winter. The victim, Peter Harrelson, was a doctor and longtime resident of Ophir, a small town in southwestern Colorado, the San Miguel County Sheriff's […]