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By Paula Peterson SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Snow avalanches kill more people in National Forests than any other natural hazard. Each winter, 25 to 30 people die in avalanches in the United States, and nearly all of these deaths involve recreation on National Forest land. The high number of avalanche deaths in a seven-day period was just recorded with 14 people dying in an avalanche. This was the deadliest people since the U.S. Forest Service s (USFS) National Avalanche Center started tracking deaths, according to Karl Birkeland, the center s director. While there have been no deaths from avalanches in the Lake Tahoe area this season, activity recorded with the Sierra Avalanche Center (SAC) show February has been a very active period. There have been 33 observations of avalanches between Donner Summit and Blue Lakes since February 12 (see list of snowpack and avalanche observations here). The forecast for the next two days in the region is f ....
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