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"1–2 feet of snow has fallen during the past few days, and human-triggered avalanches are possible. Today should be excellent for skiing and riding, but don't let the powder cloud your judgment."
The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center released its report Tuesday concerning the Jan. 11 avalanche that stranded two skiers and left a third skier dead near Stevens Peak.
Originally published Jan. 22 by the Spokesman-Review.
BOISE, Idaho — As a massive winter storm dumped snow across much of the western U.S., some hardy winter sport enthusiasts headed to ski resorts and backcountry slopes despite frigid
The fatality was the second avalanche death of the 2023–24 winter in the U.S., and the second consecutive day with an avalanche fatality. On Jan. 10, an in-bounds avalanche at Palisades Tahoe resort in California killed one person. And on Sunday one backcountry skier died in an avalanche in Wyoming's Prater Canyon, about 34 miles south-southwest of Jackson and near the state line with Idaho.