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January 30, 2023

American skier Kyle Smaine believed among 2 killed in avalanche in Japan backcountry: reports

Kyle Smaine, a 31-year-old American pro skier, was believed to be among two foreign skiers killed when an avalanche triggered on Mount Hakuba Norikura in central Japan.

January 20, 2023

CA avalanche outside Lake Tahoe ski resort injures 2 skiers

An avalanche outside the boundaries of a Lake Tahoe ski resort has injured two backcountry skiers. The skiers were transported to area hospitals for treatment.

January 19, 2023

Idaho snowboarder injured in Wyoming avalanche, swept 600 feet into Death Canyon

A snowboarder from Idaho was injured Monday when an avalanche swept him 600 feet downhill into Death Valley at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, officials said.

January 18, 2023

AK train derails after running into avalanche field

A train in Alaska has hit an avalanche field that was covering the tracks. The first two cars of the train derailed, but none of the crew members aboard were injured.

January 11, 2023

Avalanche near Las Vegas kills 32-year-old skier

A 32-year-old skier was killed in an avalanche on Mummy Mountain near Las Vegas, Nevada. The skier went on a slope of an unmaintained area and was swept away.

January 10, 2023

Utah snowboarder caught in avalanche records video of harrowing 300-foot descent

An avalanche in Utah's Big Cottonwood Canyon carried a snowboarder 300 feet down the Argenta run and continued for another 1,000 feet down the slope, the snowboarder reported.

January 9, 2023

Body of second snowmobiler found after Colorado avalanche

Searchers have located the body of a second snowmobiler killed in a Colorado mountain avalanche this weekend. The body of a 52-year-old Colorado man was recovered Sunday,

January 4, 2023

Avalanche buries University of Northern Colorado president, kills son amid dangerous backcountry conditions

Andy Feinstein, president of University of Northern Colorado, survived an avalanche that killed his 22-year-old son, Nick, while the two were skiing on New Year's Eve.

December 15, 2022

Utah Neffs Canyon avalanche: Off-duty firefighter rescues buried skier calling for help

A skier who was partially buried following an avalanche in Neffs Canyon outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, has been rescued after an off-duty firefighter heard his cries for help.

October 24, 2022

Utah records first reported human-caused avalanche of the season: 'A good wake-up call'

An apparently human-caused avalanche occurred Sunday at upper elevations in the Central Wasatch mountain range in Little Cottonwood Canyon, the Utah Avalanche Center said.