avalanches

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Slab avalanches are the most common and most deadly avalanches, where layers of a snowpack fail and slide down the slope.

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  • Rescue workers made the grim discovery of six bodies while searching for those missing from two avalanches in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. two avalanches, another four who had gone to help them were buried by the second rush of snow. —  Moments In Time
  • Whistler's mayor, Ken Melamed, said avalanches are common but said this season is particularly dangerous. —  Kentucky.com: Homepage
  • Threat of avalanches, flooding and landslides in Northwest —  WBAY Action 2 News
  • Threat of avalanches, flooding and landslides in Northwest ...
  • "As new snow accumulates on top of this fragile base, more avalanches are certain." —  Google News Canada - Top Stories
 

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