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Coronavirus USA: Is COVID to blame for deadliest avalanche season in the US?


Some 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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