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.
The two men were from Bonney Lake; one was a police officer.
The #1 tip from biologists to protect awakening black bears: Take down your bird feeder.
The slide occurred in the backcountry near Setting Sun Mountain.
Risky avalanche conditions extended the plowing project on State Route 20.
The 27-year-old Edmonds man triggered the slide that claimed his life.
Officials tried three times to tow a motorist out of deep snow on a remote wilderness road.
