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New Updates on Annual Avalanche Report Shows Colorado and Montana Have Highest Rates of Avalanche Fatalities

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In an effort to provide you with the best information available, hereโ€™s an important follow-up on an article we published earlier in the week titled, Annual Avalanche Report Shows Colorado and Montana With Highest Rates of Avalanche Fatalities. The article discusses the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Centerโ€™s annual report of fatalities from avalanches across states within the last 10 years. [โ€ฆ]

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Ryan Kime | August 26, 2022
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Annual Avalanche Report Shows Colorado and Montana Have the Highest Rates of Avalanche Fatalities

Natural avalanche slide on Crowne Butte

The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Centerโ€™s (GNFAC) annual avalanche report was recently released. It shows Colorado to have the highest number of avalanche fatalities over the last ten years (64). Montana was ranked 2nd with 33โ€”still six higher than the national average of 27. Montana is an increasingly popular place to ski and snowboard in the United States. As GNFAC [โ€ฆ]

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Ryan Kime | August 23, 2022
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16 Avalanche Deaths in the USA in Past 60 Days

The USA has experienced 16 avalanche deaths in the past 60 days. This is actually about average for this time of year, but itโ€™s caught the attention of the nation. In the past few days, both the Chicago Times and USA Today have covered the seemingly large amount of avalanche deaths in the USA. The first avalanche deaths of the this winter occurred on December 26th, 2013 and the most recent occurred on February 18th, 2014. [โ€ฆ]

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