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Emergency Response Fatalities Casualties Skiing Climbing Accidents Climbing Incidents Victims Search and Rescue California Survivor Accounts

Avalanche at Mount Himlung Kills 15 Expedition Workers

Recovery operations are paused because continuing mountain hazards make further search unsafe.

Avalanche on Mount Mizhirgi Kills at Least 13 Climbers

Avalanche on Mount Mizhirgi Kills 11 and Leaves Six Missing

Five Bodies From November Avalanche Spotted on Yalung Ri

Coroner Confirms Asphyxia Killed Nine in Castle Peak Avalanche

Zojila Avalanches Kill 7, Shut Srinagar–Leh Highway

Avalanche Near Riksgränsen Sweeps Five, Injures Three

Avalanche in South Tyrol Kills 2 as Rescue Teams Say 25 Caught

Find My iPhone Leads Rescuers to Washington Skier Buried for Hours in Avalanche

Tahoe Avalanche: New Report Details Companion Rescues as Probes Focus on Guide Service

Avalanche Toll Rises in Austria as California Recovers 9 Victims and Opens Probes

Eight Dead, One Missing After Lake Tahoe Backcountry Avalanche

Castle Peak Avalanche Kills 8, 1 Missing as Recovery Slows in Sierra Storm

Deadly Avalanche Wave Pounds Alps; California Backcountry Disaster Leaves Eight Dead, One Missing

Eight Skiers Found Dead After Castle Peak Avalanche, One Still Missing

Multiple Alpine Avalanches Kill Two Near Courmayeur as Madesimo Search Continues

Avalanches Across Italian Alps Kill Four as Separate Ice-Climbing Accident Claims a Fifth

Two Killed in Solda Avalanche as Search Continues for Possible Additional Victim

One Skier Dead After Twin Avalanches at Casera Razzo and Sella Nevea

Alta Valle Maira Avalanche Kills One, Injures Three, With No Others Missing