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Avalanche Season

Avalanche Season

Since early December, there have been 32 deaths due to avalanches in the United States alone. And the worst of the season is yet to come. ABC's Neil Karlinsky traveled to Colorado to meet an elite team of mountain rescuers, both human and canine, trained to find and evacuate people trapped by a deluge of snow. Karlinsky discovers firsthand that in snow rescues, minutes matter.
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Season Avalanche

Avalanche expert who died in slide was focused on safety, co-workers say

Craig Patterson, an avalanche forecaster who died in an avalanche Thursday, worked to keep others safe. Ref. Source 7

Avalanche Season History & Civil Business Politics

Five members of a snowboarding group were found dead after an avalanche trapped them on a mountain pass in Colorado's White River National Forest, the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office told CNN.

Season Avalanche

Farmington man recalls being buried in avalanche that broke his arm, legs

Matt Morgan was able to smile as he recounted being buried in an avalanche last weekend. Ref. Source 9

Season Avalanche

BYU student caught in avalanche dies; back-country danger remains extreme

A woman was hospitalized in critical condition after being caught in an avalanche in American Fork Canyon. Ref. Source 5

Avalanche Season

Avalanche swallows skiers in US

Search and rescue crews are looking for two skiers who are missing following a large avalanche southeast of Denver. Ref. Source 6

Avalanche Season

Man killed in avalanche had a passion for snowmobiling and his family

A man killed in an avalanche while snowmobiling had a passion for the sport, as well as being a loving husband and father. Ref. Source 5