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Avalanche in Wrn P.w. Snd & Kenai Mtns, Alaska
Avalanche January 28, 2017 · Wrn P.w. Snd & Kenai Mtns, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Two snowmachiners triggered an avalanche near Snug Harbor, Alaska. One person escaped and was able to locate the other person, who was already deceased. This was reported in the Alaska Dispatch News.
The wider storm
A series of heavy snowfalls in the Kenai Peninsula lead to heavily loaded slopes on top of a weak layer from earlier in the season.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 670672. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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