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Teen killed after triggering avalanche in Alaska, where 4 have died in snow slides this month

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 10:53
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By Mark Thiessen Body of 16-year-old Tucker Challan of Soldotna, Alaska, was recovered Sunday A teenager has died after triggering

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Heightened risk of avalanches this season in Finnish Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 12:01
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There is a considerable risk of avalanches on several fells in Finnish Lapland during the ongoing winter holiday period, the

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General News Society Society (Canada) 

Meet Kipper, the newest — and only — avalanche dog in Canada’s North

CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:37
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By Katie Todd · CBC News 2-year-old German Shepherd training to work at Whitehorse’s Mt. Sima ski hill A two-year-old German Shepherd

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Body of 12 year-old avalanche victim recovered in Finnish Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 13:52
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A 12-year-old boy who was caught in an avalanche at Pallastunturi in northwestern Finnish Lapland on Tuesday was found dead

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* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (USA) USA 

Worker in Alaska’s Denali National Park dies after triggering avalanche

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, May 8, 2023 at 15:25
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Eric Walter provided radio-based safety support and dispatch services for U.S. National Park Service A Denali National Park and Preserve employee died

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Skiers who died in Arctic Norway last winter triggered avalanche: report

Yle News
Posted: Friday, July 5, 2019 at 15:06
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A group of skiers who went missing in the Blåbærfjellet region of Norway’s Tamok Valley and were later declared dead

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Warm weather increases risk of avalanche in northwestern Canada

CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 22, 2019 at 10:40
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Unseasonably warm weather this week in Yukon has made things a little dicey in the alpine regions, according to Avalanche

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General News Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Bodies of three skiers killed in avalanche recovered in Arctic Norway

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 14:48 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 14:49
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The bodies of two skiers were found under a mass of snow near the top of a Norwegian fell on

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General News Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Police release names of skiers killed by avalanche in northern Norway

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 10:24
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Police in northern Norway on Monday announced the names of three Finns and one Swede who died under an avalanche

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Warnings in Lapland after fatal avalanche in Sweden

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 09:29 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 09:33
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The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) warns that the avalanche risk in four fell areas of Finnish Lapland is considerable at

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General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Avalanche warning to snowmobilers in Swedish mountains

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, March 23, 2018 at 14:45
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A warning has been issued to snowmobilers in the Swedish mountains to be aware of the risk of triggering an

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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