1 person killed in large avalanche in western Wyoming backcountry
JACKSON, Wyoming: One skier was killed and another injured after the group they were in triggered the large snowslide while ascending a mountain in western Wyoming.
The avalanche occurred over the weekend in a remote area about 20 miles east of Grand Teton National Park.
A group of four people was climbing a steep slope at 10,400 feet when a five-foot-thick layer of snow broke loose. According to Teton Co