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

Authorities describe a helicopter-led search in a winter marked by elevated avalanche danger.

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

Claviere Avalanche Triggers Major Search as Rescuers Report No One Involved

Eight Rescued After Large Avalanche Reaches Piste at Stubaier Gletscher

Stubai Glacier Avalanche Traps Off-Piste Skiers, Nine Found Alive in Ongoing Rescue

Avalanche on Austria’s Stubai Glacier Prompts Major Search

Bodies of Italian and French Climbers Recovered After Yalung Ri Avalanche

Nepal Avalanches and Storms Kill at Least 9 as Italy Confirms 3 Dead, Says 7 Missing

Avalanches in Italy and Nepal Kill 14 Climbers as Rescues Continue