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• Out & About: Schweitzer avalanche indicates ice layer

  December 16, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTSLIDE – Three skiers were buried, but quickly rescued by other skiers, in small inbounds avalanches on the Headwall at Schweitzer Mountain Resort on Dec. 7, Sean Briggs, resort spokesman, …

• Fresh powder isn’t worth dying for

  February 21, 2012 in City, Outdoors, Region on Page A1 The best are most likely to die. That applies to many recreational sports, but after Sunday’s tragedies in the North Cascades it’s worth examining why exceptional skiers, snowboarders, climbers and … 44

• Huge avalanche was ‘horror story’

  February 21, 2012 in City, Outdoors, Region on Page A1 SEATTLE – When the snow broke loose, a group of expert skiers who watched in horror as a large avalanche swept their friends down a steep slope in Washington state …