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At about 2:45 PM on January 15th, 2020, a large avalanche released on the south face of Taylor Mountain, a prominent peak near Teton Pass. Luckily, local ski guide Kim Havell happened to notice, and caught the event on video. The slide, with an estimated eight-foot crown, sent a cloud of snow into the Coal Creek drainage. Four separate sets of ski tracks leading into the slide path stirred fears that someone could have been buried, but four tracks led out of the debris. Search and rescue conducted a search regardless, and found no one.
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Hackles have been generally raised by the recent series of avalanches which closed Teton Pass last week, with some arguing that the danger posed by skier-triggered avalanches warrants a ban on wintertime recreation on Teton Pass. Another large slide, this one believed to be skier-triggered, is almost certain to further inflame tensions between commuters and recreationalists.
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