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A skier was air-lifted from backcountry terrain near Essex on Saturday after they were seriously injured in a large avalanche set off by their partner from the slopes above.
"This weak layer looks deceptively benign — small, obviously rounding facets that are only a half step softer than the slab above and that didn't propagate in our tests. I even commented to that effect prior to the slide. It is anything but benign."
"This weak layer looks deceptively benign — small, obviously rounding facets that are only a half step softer than the slab above and that didn't propagate in our tests. I even commented to that effect prior to the slide. It is anything but benign."
On Monday, the Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center released a 13-page final report on a Dec. 11 avalanche in the Lone Peak drainage, near Steven's Peak in the Bitt
A Lincoln County woman reported missing was found deceased in her vehicle after driving her vehicle into a lake.