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| 'Absolute horror': Witness describes avalanche that killed skiers San Jose Mercury News Powder Magazine senior editor John Stifter, who witnessed the slide that killed three of his skiing companions Sunday, said one person survived by bear-hugging a tree and holding on as the snow barreled over him. Another skier who was caught in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Avalanche kills three 'expert skiers' in US Stuff.co.nz The four were among three groups of skiers - about a dozen people in all - making their way through about 45 centimetres of fresh snow on the back side of Stevens Pass, in the Cascade Mountains northeast of Seattle, in the US state of Washington, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 3 dead in Wash. avalanche were expert skiers Casper Star-Tribune Online King County Sheriff's Sgt. Katie Larson says the men were among three groups of people skiing out-of-bounds at the Stevens Pass ski area who were caught up in the avalanche Sunday. The others managed to dig them out and performed CPR, to no avail. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Stevens Pass Avalanche: Jim Jack, Chris Rudolph and Johnny Brenan Dead In ... Huffington Post By PHUONG LE 02/21/12 07:26 AM ET AP Three experienced skiers were killed during an avalanche in an "out of bounds" area at Stevens Pass. SEATTLE -- The expert skiers wasted no time after an avalanche hit and swept their friends down a steep slope in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Science Behind Avalanche 'Air Bag' Saves Skier NPR Audie Cornish speaks with Doug Abromeit, former director of and now consultant for theUS Forest Service National Avalanche Center, about how the air bag works. On Sunday, three experienced skiers were killed by an avalanche in Washington state. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Avalanche survivor: Friend died 3 feet away CBS News CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker spoke with one of the survivors, Elyse Saugstad, who was enjoying a day of skiing in pristine back country with eight friends, all expert skiers, when suddenly the snow started to shift beneath her. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Official: Wash. slide swept up 4 skiers, killed 3 OneNewsNow Authorities say an avalanche near a Washington state ski resort swept four skiers1500 feet down a mountain, killing three of them. King County Sheriff's Sgt. Katie Larson says the three men killed Sunday were all expert skiers. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Four confirmed dead in US ski resort avalanches in Washington State Herald Sun UPDATE: FOUR people are confirmed dead after avalanches at popular ski resorts in Washington State, US authorities say. The King County Sheriff's Office began receiving word about a slide that killed three experienced skiers near the Stevens Pass ski ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Avalanche victims identified WGME The Seattle Times says Jim Jack was one of about a dozen expert skiers who were on backcountry slopes near a popular ski resort when the avalanche hit. The newspaper says the director of marketing for the resort, Chris Rudolph, was also killed. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Sales Blowing Up for Airbag That Saved Skiers in Avalanches WTMA Courtesy ABS Avalanche Rescue Services Inc.(SEATTLE) -- The airbag backpack -- among other snow-safety gadgets -- seem to be getting a second look after an advanced skier credited her device with saving her life this weekend in an avalanche that killed ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Backcountry fun, then a fatal slide The Wenatchee World Online By Jefferson Robbins AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Erika Schultz King County sheriff's officers and other emergency officials work along Highway 2 near Stevens Pass ski area, where the three skiers died in an avalanche Sunday. Chris Rudolph and Jim Jack... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Two caught in fatal avalanche have Santa Cruz County ties San Jose Mercury News A part-time Santa Cruz resident survived an avalanche that killed three skiers Sunday in an out-of-bounds area near a popular Washington ski resort. The three men were killed when they were swept about a quarter-mile down a canyon. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Avalanche kills 3 in Washington state Chicago Sun-Times AP February 20, 2012 10:32AM King County Sheriff's officers and other emergency officials work along Highway 2 near Stevens Pass ski resort in Skykomish, Wash., near where three skiers were killed in an avalanche Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Skiin' With Ian: Resorts welcome holiday week skiers WCAX Presidents Day week is the last critical holiday period of the season for ski resortsacross the Northeast. "As far as the season for us here at Stratton, it's really important that we put together a big holiday period," Quinn said. Skier visits are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Four dead in two US avalanches: officials Herald Sun FOUR people have been killed in two avalanches near a ski resort in the northwesternUS state of Washington, authorities say. US media initially reported that at least eight others were missing in the incidents, which took place on Sunday near Stevens ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Avalanche Leaves At Least Three Dead In US RTT News (RTTNews) - An avalanche near a ski station in the north-western US state of Washington has left at least three people dead and some eight others missing, local officials said late on Sunday. The avalanche struck near the Stevens Pass in the Cascade ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Washington State avalanche survivor speaks to media KOB.com The avalanche near Stevens Pass was preceded by a foot and a half of freshly fallensnow and brought out skiers of all skills, including pro skier Elyse Saugstad, who was seen with about a dozens others heading to a "ski-at-your-own-risk" area called ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Experts say training, gear not always enough to survive when avalanches strike Newser By PHUONG LE | AP | Feb 20, 2012 4:24 PM CST in When disaster struck, a group of expert skiers who survived a large weekend avalanche in an out-of-bounds area near a Washington state ski resort turned on their emergency beacons and began looking for... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SKIING: Resorts put on new face for social media Daily Breeze By Bob Cox Columnist How do you measure ski area popularity? Skier visits used to be the gauge, and the same handful of North American resorts dominated every year. It was more a measure of snow conditions, or marketing, than of true popularity. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Avalanche: Four dead in two ski accidents allvoices By Stephanie Ealy A popular ski area in Wash. state became a nightmare for skiers on Sunday as three were killed in an avalanche. Another location lost one snowboarder in a separate avalanche. Those dead from the avalanche in Steven's Pass were all men ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Purchase by Vail Resorts will mean numerous upgrades for Kirkwood ski resort Examiner.com Located off remote Highway 88, Kirkwood has always been considered a skier and rider's mountain, with terrific terrain and more snow most seasons than other Lake Tahoe ski resorts. The Tahoe locals refer to Kirkwood as “The Wood. See all stories on this topic » |
| U.S. News - 3 skiers dead in Washington avalanche By msnbc.com staff and news services Updated at 8:25 p.m. ET SEATTLE – Authorities said three men have died in an avalanche in an out-of-bounds area near a popular Washington state ski area. Otherskiers who had been reported missing were accounted for on Sunday. Sgt. Newsvine - U.S. News - Articles |
| BC-US--Washington Avalanche, US - Action News 5 - Memphis ... The skiers were equipped with safety devices and kept track of each other as they strayed beyond the boundaries of the popular Stevens Pass Ski resort, about 90 miles northeast of Seattle. But the precautions still didn't save some from ... WMCTV - Sports |
| U.S. News - 'White the entire way': Skier survives killer Wash ... By King5.com and msnbc.com news services Well-equipped and familiar with the terrain, about a dozen expert skiers were making their way through a foot-and-a half of fresh snow when an avalanche hit them in an out-of-bounds area near a popular Washington ski resort on Sunday. Newsvine - U.S. News - Articles |
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| Sheriff: 2 reported dead in Stevens Pass avalanche - WMBFNews ... Get Myrtle Beach and Florence-area news, weather, sports and community information and more. ... BC-US--Washington Avalanche,730 3 skiers killed in Wash. avalanche; 4th survived AP Photo WASET101, WASET102 Eds: New Approach. With AP ... (AP) - Well-equipped and familiar with the terrain, about a dozen expert skiers were making their way through a foot-and-a half of fresh snow when an avalanche hit them in an out-of-bounds area near a popular Washington ski resort. WMBF - News |
| Survivor: Deadly avalanche a 'horror story' | Outdoors | Eugene ... When the snow broke loose, a group of expert skiers who watched in horror as a large avalanche swept their friends down a steep slope in Washington state immediately turned on their emergency beacons and began searching for signs of life. ... The skierswere equipped with safety devices and kept track of each other as they strayed beyond the boundaries of the popular Stevens Pass Ski resort, about 90 miles northeast of Seattle. But the precautions still didn't save some from ... KVAL 13 - News |
| Washington Avalanche Kills Three Advanced Skiers - Yahoo! "I think there were a few of us that were down below the avalanche. ... a group of 15skiers who were exploring outside the resort boundaries in search of ... are on their own," John Gifford, general manager of Stevens Pass told ABC News. ... alert for areasabove 5000 feet, indicating that warm weather could loosen snow. gma.yahoo.com/washington-avalanche-kills-three-advanced-s... |
| Washington avalanches: 3 dead at Stevens Pass and 1 killed at ... MailOnline - news, sport, celebrity, science and health stories ... Three men including former pro-skier died at resort near Seattle; Pro skier Elyse ... She said she had no choice but to try and breathe by keeping snow off of her face and wait for help. .... Its very simple, US ski resorts pay particular attention to conditions, you ... www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Washington-avalanches-3-dead-Steve... |
| Harris Hill skiers ready for launch - Brattleboro Reformer New England News ... a team made up of Mount Snow Resort snowmakers and Harris Hill volunteers, who have been ... Also on Saturday will be the U.S. Collegiate skijumping finals and the United States American Ski Jumping finals. ... Only an occasional snow drought, World War II and a three-year hiatus to re- build the ... www.reformer.com/news/ci_19992623 |
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