2 killed in New Year's Eve avalanches in Montana, Colorado
A snowmobiler was killed Dec. 31, 2022 in a large avalanche north of Cooke City. The avalanche occurred near Daisy Pass on Crown Butte on a southeast facing slope. (Gallatin National Forest photo)
COOKE CITY (AP) — Two people were killed in New Year's Eve avalanches in Montana and Colorado after heavy snow blanketed much of the West.
Forecasters with the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center say two snowmobilers from Washington were headed uphill near Daisy Pass north of Cooke City, Montana, when one of them triggered a large slide and was swept about 600 vertical feet...
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