The avalanche likely occurred due to weak layers in the snowpack, according to the Northwest Avalanche Center.
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — An avalanche that killed a snowmobiler March 1 near Darland Mountain on the eastern slopes of the south Cascades likely occurred due to older, weaker layers in the snowpack, according to the Northwest Avalanche Center.
Two snowmobilers triggered a slide in an east-facing bowl at approximately 6,600 feet elevation, according to the Avalanche Center. One of the riders was fully buried and died.
The avalanche is not unique to that area of the Cascades, as other areas are also dealing with the same
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