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The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the US economy, health care system and schools.
Some experts say it’s also to blame for a recent spike in avalanche deaths. Seriously.
So far this winter season, 36 people have died in US avalanches, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), tying the record set in 2008 and reached again in 2010.
But a unique combination of climate- and pandemic-related trends could see the US break the record. Here’s why:
Climate creates avalanche conditions…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says the three factors needed for an avalanche to occur are a slope, snowpack and a trigger.
ColoradoUnited-statesOhioUtahMansfieldBrian-lazarNate-wollesonCraig-gordonKarl-birkelandNational-oceanicAtmospheric-administrationUtah-avalanche-centerThe mountains are calling, but the siren song has been especially dangerous this year.
From Alaska to Wyoming, dozens of skiers, snowboarders and other outdoor enthusiasts who see the backcountry as a refuge have been caught in barreling waves of snow and ice in one of the deadliest avalanche seasons in modern history.
For the record:
1:57 PM, Mar. 08, 2021An earlier version of this article stated avalanche victims can asphyxiate from breathing in carbon monoxide. They can die by breathing in exhaled carbon dioxide.
On Feb. 27, four snowmobilers were caught in an icy deluge on Tiger Peak, north of a ghost town in Idaho. Two riders were buried, and one died while trapped under the snow. The week before, two other snowmobilers died in back-to-back avalanches over two days.
IdahoUnited-statesSalt-lake-cityUtahCaliforniaMammoth-mountainAlpine-meadowsMontanaNevadaNew-hampshireBlue-lakesAlaskaThe mountains are calling, but the siren song has been especially dangerous this year.
From Alaska to Wyoming, dozens of skiers, snowboarders and other outdoor enthusiasts who see the backcountry as a refuge have been caught in barreling waves of snow and ice in one of the deadliest avalanche seasons in modern history.
For the record:
10:50 AM, Mar. 08, 2021An earlier version of this article stated avalanche victims can asphyxiate from breathing in carbon monoxide. They can die by breathing in exhaled carbon dioxide.
On Feb. 27, four snowmobilers were caught in an icy deluge on Tiger Peak, north of a ghost town in Idaho. Two riders were buried, and one died while trapped under the snow. The week before, two other snowmobilers died in back-to-back avalanches over two days.
IdahoUnited-statesSalt-lake-cityUtahCaliforniaMammoth-mountainAlpine-meadowsMontanaNevadaNew-hampshireBlue-lakesAlaskaSome experts say it's also to blame for a recent spike in avalanche deaths. Seriously.
So far this winter season, 33 people have died in US avalanches, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Centre (CAIC).That's not far from the record 36 deaths set in 2008 and reached again in 2010.
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Skiers leave the parking lot at Alpine Meadows ski resort in Alpine Meadows, California last January, after a skier was killed.(AP)
But a unique combination of climate- and pandemic-related trends could see the US break the record. Here's why:
Climate creates avalanche conditions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says the three factors needed for an avalanche to occur are a slope, snowpack and a trigger.
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