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Juliette Willmann, a 29-year-old French professional freeride skier, has died after being swept roughly 400 metres by an avalanche near El Chaltén in Patagonia, Argentina. Ski media in Germany, Austria and the United States are reporting her death, paying tribute to the young athlete and noting the dangers of off-piste freeriding in the Andes.
- 2Rich Marriott Attends International Snow Science Workshop▼Rich Marriott at International Snow Science Workshop
Former KING 5 meteorologist Rich Marriott is attending the International Snow Science Workshop, a gathering of avalanche researchers, forecasters and mountain safety specialists. The workshop brings together experts to share findings on snowpack behavior, avalanche prediction and backcountry risk. Marriott, a longtime Seattle broadcast weather figure, is known for his expertise in mountain weather and avalanche science.
- 3Nepal avalanche death toll climbs to 15 on Mount Himlung●Nepal avalanche toll rises to 15 deaths with discovery of 8 bodies on Mount Himlung
The death toll from an avalanche on Mount Himlung in Nepal has risen to 15 after rescuers recovered eight more bodies from the site. Search teams have been working at the avalanche zone to locate victims, and the recovery of the additional bodies makes it one of the deadlier mountaineering disasters in the Nepalese Himalayas in recent years.