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The SnowBrains Podcast | Episode #16 | 27 Avalanche Deaths in Only 29-Days in the USA… Why Did the US Just See Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle of All-Time?

Episode #16 of The SnowBrains Podcast Mark Staples – Director of the Utah Avalanche Center “27 Avalanche Deaths in Only 29-Days in the USA… Why Did the US Just See Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle of All-Time?” This is another podcast that’s gonna a little different. The USA just went through its deadliest avalanche cycle in history with 27 avalanche fatalities […]
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5 Skiers Die, 1 Severely Injured in 2 French Avalanches Yesterday

3 people are confirmed dead and 7 are currently missing after an avalanche struck 10 hikers in the French Alps yesterday at 3pm. The avalanche occurred in France’s Ecrins National Park near Pelvoux only 120 km north of the tragic Germanwings crash last week. The avalanche hit a group of 10 hikers and their guide. The one survivor is currently in the hospital in Grenoble in “extremely serious condition.” A large search party of 27 police officers with dogs as well as 30 firefighters is currently searching for the 7 missing […]
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8 People Die in 4 Avalanches 1 Day in Switzerland:

8 People died in 4 separate avalanches in 1 day Switzerland yesterday, Saturday, January 31st, 2015. This brings the total avalanche deaths in Switzerland this winter to 17. In the Alps this winter there have been a staggering 49 avalanches deaths. Fourty-nine people have died in avalanches in the Alps this year and it’s only the start of February. Avalanche danger was rated as “Considerable” (3 out of 5) in all the areas where these deadly avalanches occurred. Details from all these avalanches are still coming in. […]
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