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As Wesley Mlaskoch motored his snowmobile across a mountain in the Montana backcountry, the slope above him collapsed into a thick slab and began rushing down the hillside. He had triggered an avalanche. Within seconds, the fury of accelerating snow flipped the snowmobile on top&...

This was the summary offered by Patrick M. Barkey, the director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana, at the 49th annual Economic Outlook Seminar Tuesday at the Wachholz College Center at Flathead Valley Community College.

The day after a Minnesota man survived an avalanche while snowmobiling in Montanas backcountry, government forecasters posted details of the near-tragedy as yet another cautionary tale. Avalanche safety specialists say

COOKE CITY, Mont. — As Wesley Mlaskoch motored his snowmobile across a mountain in the Montana backcountry, the slope above him collapsed into a thick slab and began rushing down

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COOKE CITY, Mont. (AP) — As Wesley Mlaskoch motored his snowmobile across a mountain in the Montana backcountry, the slope above him collapsed into a thick slab and began rushing down the hillside.

“I remember when I first started coming here I was cocky, like ‘It’s not going to happen to me,’” said Wesley Mlaskoch, whose snowmobile flipped on top of him.

As Wesley Mlaskoch motored his snowmobile across a mountain in the Montana backcountry, the slope above him collapsed into a thick slab and began rushing down t

COOKE CITY, Montana (AP) — As Wesley Mlaskoch motored his snowmobile across a mountain in the Montana backcountry, the slope above him collapsed into a thick slab and began rushing down the hillside. He had triggered an avalanche. Within seconds, the fury of accelerating snow flipped the snowmobile on top of him, threatening to bury […]

The day after a Minnesota man survived an avalanche while snowmobiling in Montanas backcountry, government forecasters posted details of the near-tragedy as yet another cautionary tale. Avalanche safety specialists say