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Avalanche in West Glacier Region, Montana
Avalanche January 13, 2008 · West Glacier Region, Montana
What the National Weather Service wrote
Flathead County Search and Rescue personnel reported a large avalanche on the back side of Big Mountain Ski Resort. Two skiers were killed and one was injured. The avalanche was initiated by another skier who was skiing out of bounds in an area closed to skiing.
The wider storm
On January 13, a large avalanche was triggered near the Big Mountain Ski Resort.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 66210. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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