Avalanche conditions are particularly ripe after last week's storms piled deep, slide-prone layers of heavy snow atop months-old layers of snow that are crystallized and weak. Read more »
The study says the increase is likely related to changing climate, but different storm tracks, higher winds and more intense winter storms also could be factors.
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