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Snow sheds let alpine roads survive massive avalanches

Last April, a powerful spring snowstorm swept across parts of the Alps, triggering dangerous avalanche conditions in multiple ...
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California avalanche: How snow drought helped set stage for deadly incident

A weekslong "snow drought" in Northern California's Sierra Nevada helped set the stage for Tuesday's deadly avalanche, after several feet of new snow fell on an earlier layer that had hardened, making ...

Summit County woman dies in rare avalanche on world’s 5th-highest peak

Shelley Johannesen, 53, of Francis died while descending from the peak of Mount Makalu, the world's fifth-highest mountain, ...
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Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nathalie Vriend, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) A deadly avalanche ...
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2 Dead, 5 Injured from Avalanche While Skiing, Prompting Large Search-and-Rescue Effort

Dozens of rescue personnel were dispatched to the scene, including firefighters and law enforcement, according to local authorities Italian Alpine the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps ...