In Effort to Curb Deaths, US Avalanche Forecasters Promote Taking Safety Steps
COOKE CITY, Montana — As Wesley Mlaskoch motored his snowmobile across a mountain in the Montana backcountry, the slope above him collapsed into a thick slab and began rushing down the hillside. He had triggered an avalanche. Within seconds, the fury of accelerating snow flipped the snowmobile on top of him, threatening to bury Mlaskoch in the slide's debris. The Willow River, Minnesota, man survived the recent accident near Yellowstone National Park after pulling a cord on his backpack to... Читать дальше...