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Avalanches Leave 10 People Dead in One Week
The Weather Channel 2/6/2021 Jan Wesner Childs
Ten people are dead after avalanches in five different states over the course of a week, highlighting the danger that comes during the peak of avalanche season and winter weather.
The latest incident happened Thursday in Colorado, where a backcountry skier was caught up in a slide near Vail.
Avalanches also killed a skier Wednesday in California, three hikers Tuesday in Alaska, one skier Tuesday in New Hampshire, three Monday in Colorado and one Jan. 29 in Utah.
Ethan Greene, director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, said such incidents aren t out of the ordinary for this time of year but recent days have been especially lethal.