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Every year millions of americans hit the slopes in ski resorts and in the back country. and wrote there's snow, there's always the chance of an avalanche. this snowboarder sets off an avalanche outside lake tahoe, he manages to stay on top of the snow. others aren't so lucky. true or false, avalanches only happen after a heavy snow? the answer is false. >> the factors that contribute to conditions for an avalanche are going to be a combination of whether, snowfall, slope angle. over a period of time, we have different storms that come through, each storm lays down a layer of snow, all that aff...

They are battling steep and rugged terrain to try and find their bodies and get them off the mountain. stephanie elam has more. >> reporter: the special avalanche advisory says it all. back country avalanche conditions are very dangerous. we are in the midst of a historic avalanche cycle. >> as long as it is here and it is snowing, we are going to continue our mitigation efforts. >> reporter: tragic circumstances sunday afternoon after an extensive search, search and rescue workers found two bodies beneath the snow. they were part of a team of 7 that triggered an avalanche outside of aspen. >>...