Avalanche in Northeast Oregon, Oregon

Two cross country skiers and a snowboarder were on a back country outing near Spout Springs. At one point, the snowboarder stopped to adjust his bindings and his friends skied on. When they realized that their friend had not followed, they hiked back uphill and saw the aftermath of a 250-yard snowslide. They were not able to find him and called for help. Search and rescue crews using probes and a specially trained dog were called off around midnight because of high wind and blowing snow. About 50 people resumed the search the next morning and found the snowboarder's body around 11:30 AM.