Mum-of-three Shelley Johannesen, 53, died after an avalanche struck during her descent from Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest ...

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View post: Rule-Breaking Skier Issued Summons at Copper Mountain, Colorado A skier in Colorado died in an avalanche on March 7, 2026, in the Boss Basin area south of Ptarmigan Pass, according to the ...

The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) has confirmed that an avalanche fatality occurred yesterday, February 22, 2026, in the Snake Creek backcountry area near Midway, Utah.The Wasatch County Sheriff's ...

American climber Shelley Johannesen died in an avalanche on Mount Makalu, officials said Tuesday, as fatalities mount early ...

The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center (GNFAC) has confirmed that a snowmobiler died in a backcountry avalanche on Sunday, February 23, 2026. The accident occurred north of Keg Springs ...

Two people were killed over the weekend in separate avalanches in Idaho and Utah as dangerous backcountry conditions continue across the West. A snowmobiler died Sunday in Idaho after triggering an ...

Over the past month, six people have died in avalanches in Washington state. The normal 10-year average is 3.8 deaths, said Scott Schell, executive director of the Northwest Avalanche Center. The ...