Two Wyoming Fatalities in One Week
28 Year old snowboarder on Taylor Mountain and 46 year old snowmobiler near the sheep creek drainage. The Snowboarder was a former Utah Avalanche center intern. The snowmobiler was a sponsored rider for Arctic cat.
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Originally Posted by Bridger Teton Avalanche Center
In both of last week’s fatalities, the victims were wearing transceivers, but tragically neither of their beacons were turned on. This a stark reminder to do full beacon checks before leaving the trailhead. For every person, verify their batteries are good, and their transceivers are both sending and receiving properly.
https://www.jhavalanche.org/eventDetail/event/39526
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