The Northwest Avalanche Center is working with local avalanche professionals to investigate the incident.

It occurred on a north-facing aspect and was classified as a D1.5 soft slab avalanche that failed on a persistent weak layer. Croft got very lucky and says he plans to put a lot more safety ...

Two snowmobilers were caught in the slab avalanche, which buried and killed one of them. Photo by Nicolas Cool via Unsplash An avalanche triggered by snowmobilers swept away two people ...

according to Avalanche Canada. The first skier in a group of two triggered a wind slab avalanche at Kapristo Mountain near Golden. The size 2 wind slab slide funneled into a confined gulley ...