Zen, a 5-year-old border collie, circled friskily around a mound of snow as he picked up a scent, his quick movements ...

PEOPLE has reached out to the Alaska State Troopers for ... the teenager likely triggered the avalanche after riding over a "weak layer" of snow that was hidden and buried underneath the surface of ...

He was found buried ... into deep snow conditions,” the sheriff’s office said in their press release, which was further echoed in Lieutenant Garibay's statement to PEOPLE.

Avalanche experts have warned people of unstable conditions due ... Avalanche beacons estimated that three victims were buried in the snow between 40 feet to nearly 100 feet deep.

Teen riding snowmachine was killed after triggering avalanche in Alaska, where four. have died in snow slides this month.

U.S. Forest Service Deschutes National Forest A 34-year-old man from Seattle died after he was buried in snow at a popular ... a “trapped and injured person in steep terrain,” deputies said.

He was buried under about 10 feet of snow while ... According to the center, a group of people who were riding snow machines — often referred to as snowmobiles outside Alaska — dug Tucker ...

"We are still recommending that people stick to the lower angle slopes ... Challan rode over a weak layer of snow that was buried under newer snow, about mid-slope, Wagner said.

An official press release from DCSO states that authorities received an emergency SOS alert from an Apple device at 3:04 p.m. The alert reported a, "trapped and injured person in steep ... was ...

Witnesses claimed that the avalanche occurred after they saw ”a group” of people riding on snow machines on the ... an avalanche and died after being buried,” per the Alaska State Troopers ...