A group of amateur climbers and a guide were killed when a large chunk of the Ingraham Glacier fractured.
SEATTLE — Every year, between 25 and 30 people are killed in avalanches in the U.S., according to the National Avalanche Center, and Washington state has been home to some of the most deadliest.
The most recent deadly avalanche occurred near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, when group of backcountry skiers were swept up. Eight bodies have been recovered, with one more person presumed dead.
That’s the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. since a 1981 incident in Washington state, when 11 climbers were killed on
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