Tag: Avalanches
Avalanches in the French Alps leave 7 people dead
PARIS — Seven people died Saturday in two separate avalanches in the Savoie region of the French Alps, according to local authorities.
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Snowboarders escaped monster avalanche, but not the law
DENVER — Tyler DeWitt and Evan Hannibal were slowly making their way down a windswept slope during a backcountry snowboarding excursion in Colorado last...
Olympic snowboarder Julie Pomagalski dies in avalanche at 40
PARIS — Julie Pomagalski, a former Olympic snowboarder from France, has died in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps. She was 40.
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Winter storm closes roads in Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska
A powerful late winter snowstorm intensified over the central Rocky Mountains on Sunday with heavy snow and wind leading to airport and road closures,...
Avalanche danger high, 32 deaths confirmed this season
DENVER — Snowboarder Maurice Kervin glided into the snow along the steep terrain in the Colorado backcountry like he's done so many times.
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Pair of avalanches kill 3 mountain climbers in Slovenia
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Two avalanches in Slovenia killed three mountain climbers and injured three more people Saturday, authorities said.
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Avalanche kills mountain climber in southern Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — An avalanche killed a mountain climber in southern Bosnia on Sunday, authorities said.
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