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Skier triggers avalanche in San Juan Mountains

October 21 - Two skiers managed to avoid getting caught in avalanches near Silverton on Sunday after triggering back-to-back slides following a storm that dumped up to 2 feet of snow in the San Juan Mountains. One skier was on a north-facing ridge near Silverton Mountain when they triggered a slide, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center said. Their skiing partner then triggered a second slide.
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Snow probes adapted to pharmaceutical manufacturing

While crouching behind a boulder on the Bridger Mountains near Bozeman, Montana, Michel Louge watched in awe as the mountainside unleashed a massive avalanche toward him. The engineer had journeyed into dangerous terrain to deploy specialized probes designed to measure snow density. Louge, Cornell professor emeritus of mechanical and aerospace engineering, credits the boulder with shielding him from the avalanche’s full force, and he has remained undeterred from pursuing science.

After decades of engineering probes to monitor mountain snowpack and to study other natural environments, Louge is now publishing research with pharmaceutical company Merck, showing how his technology has been adapted to improve drug manufacturing processes.
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Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center hires new director

The Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center has hired long-time Wood River Valley resident Cody Richmond as its new executive director. As director, Richmond will be at the “helm of logistics and nonprofit administration,” according to the organization’s website.

"Friends of" groups serve as the fundraising arms for the US Forest Service government centers.
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CAIC begins forecasting for season on Halloween

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center will begin forecasting for the season on Halloween. The CAIC said that avalanche season is underway where an early season storm dumped 12 to 16 inches of snow in some spots of the southern mountains. Regular daily forecasts will continue through May 2025.
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