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Skier triggers small avalanche near Big Sky (video)

Skier triggers small avalanche near Big Sky
Posted at 1:21 PM, Mar 04, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-04 17:37:30-05

BOZEMAN — A skier triggered a small avalanche near Big Sky this week. There were no injuries. It happened in an out-of-bound area; the skiers had jumped off this area at least once and the second run is when the skier triggered the slide. Wiley Miller shared this video:

Skier triggers small avalanche

There were at least 16 deaths across the nation in February due to avalanches, including at least two in Montana - the deadliest period in decades.