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Avalanches start long before the slide, with a weak layer of snow buried under everything that follows.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Avalanches were deadly, explained Mr. White, and caused 65 percent of all deaths in one of the regions studied.

From New York Times • May 1, 2024

Avalanches are rarely a danger within ski resort boundaries, where workers reduce the risk through stability testing and the use of explosives or artillery to trigger avalanches when the slopes are empty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Avalanches in the winter of 2020-2021 killed 37 people nationwide, which was the most recorded by the avalanche center in records going back to 1950.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2023

Avalanches and snow-slides keep the upper levels swept and bare.

From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling