Report offers more detail on avalanche that killed skier in North Idaho spokesman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from spokesman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The fatality was the second avalanche death of the 2023–24 winter in the U.S., and the second consecutive day with an avalanche fatality. On Jan. 10, an in-bounds avalanche at Palisades Tahoe resort in California killed one person. And on Sunday one backcountry skier died in an avalanche in Wyoming s Prater Canyon, about 34 miles south-southwest of Jackson and near the state line with Idaho.
Avalanche risk is high in much of the western U S columbian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from columbian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As a massive winter storm dumped snow across much of the western U.S., some hardy winter sport enthusiasts headed to ski resorts and backcountry slopes
Some hardy winter sports enthusiasts are heading to ski resorts and backcountry slopes in the Western U.S. despite frigid temperatures and a massive winter storm that dumped snow across much of the region. But the storm also brought high avalanche risk in many areas.