Montana has not had an avalanche fatality so far this winter. One person died in an avalanche in Montana last winter; three people died the winter before that. Anywhere from a dozen to nearly 40 people die in avalanches each winter in the U.S., most of them backcountry skiers, snowboarders or snowmobilers.
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