An avalanche on Mt. Rainier
Experts are warning backcountry travelers to be very careful of avalanches at the end of this week, as recent snowfall in the Cascades has upped the risk of dangerous slides. Guides and rescue teams advise people to check the avalanche forecast before venturing out and to carry rescue gear--and know how to use it.
Warming temps will create significant risk for wet-snow avalanches across the Cascades and Olympics this week.
The King County Sheriff's Department released a video of the rescue of an injured snowmobiler from an avalanche that killed two others.
A group of snowmobilers were having lunch last Sunday when the slide buried them.
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The slide occurred in the backcountry near Setting Sun Mountain.
