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Inside the high-tech race to prevent avalanches -- and why the...
By any measure, Americans are flooding into avalanche country at a staggering rate. Some estimates suggest a hundred times more people are venturing into the backcountry now than 25 years ago.
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Avalanches, volcanoes, ocean depths: Can vacation tour guides protect you?
This is what we know about the tragic Castle Peak avalanche near Lake Tahoe that killed eight skiers during a powerful winter storm
Adventure-seekers can pay guides to help them do just about anything they've dreamed of: Go ice-climbing on a crevasse-filled glacier, take a jaunt to an active volcano, and ski the backcountry in an avalanche-prone area.
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More than 90 deaths this season: Are we seeing more avalanches?
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It is not unusual for avalanches to be in the news in the northern hemisphere at this time of year, the height of the annual ski season.
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Founder of ski-guiding group caught in deadly Tahoe avalanche is no...
The founder of the guiding company facing a criminal investigation after deadly Lake Tahoe avalanche is a highly accomplished skier and mountaineer with two summits of Mt.
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Avalanches in Utah kill 11-year-old girl, father snowmobiling with son in state's first 2 fatalities of season
Fox News senior correspondent Claudia Cowan reports on the deadly Northern California avalanche that killed eight skiers as the search continues for one missing person on 'Special Report.
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Backcountry Ski Guide Who Was Once Caught in an Avalanche Sheds Light on Lake Tahoe Tragedy
The deadly avalanche struck a group of 11 clients and four guides, resulting in multiple skier fatalities
An avalanche expert is shedding light on the recent tragedy that occurred in Truckee, Calif.
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Ski guides in spotlight as investigators probe deadly California avalanche
An investigation to determine if backcountry guides were criminally negligent during a California ski trip that ended with eight people killed in an avalanche and another presumed dead has surprised legal experts, who said the probe has scant precedent.
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Tahoe avalanche rescuers may need explosives to recover bodies of...
Rescuers are currently weighing the idea of setting off explosives in order to trigger additional avalanches on the mountain where at least eight skiers were killed.
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Yosemite National Park closed to visitors over avalanche threats
Yosemite National Park has been forced to shut down after a powerful winter storm buried the iconic destination in heavy snow, toppled trees across roads and buildings -- and raised the threat of avalanches, officials said.
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Was Anyone at Fault in Sierra Nevada Avalanche Deaths?
As the authorities begin to piece together what led to the deaths of at least eight people in an avalanche in the snowy backcountry near Lake Tahoe this week, the risks taken by the skiers and their guides -- and who was responsible for fateful decisions -- are likely to be a key area of inquiry.
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The backcountry ski trip hit by avalanche was led by an outfit offering mountain adventures globally
The group of 15 backcountry skiers was on a three-day trek organized by Blackbird Mountain Guides into pristine wilderness near Frog Lake in California's Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe.
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Italy's Alpine rescuers urge caution after string of avalanche deaths
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MILAN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Italy's Alpine rescue service on Monday urged "maximum caution" after avalanches claimed 11 lives in seven days, as exceptionally unstable snow conditions threaten large parts of the Alps.
