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Archive Home > 2003 > January > 01 > Officials warn of high avalanche risk

Officials warn of high avalanche risk

Conditions in the higher elevations called ‘extreme'

By Ted Taylor / The Bulletin
January 1, 2003

Snowriders are reveling in the new snow at Mount Bachelor and in the Cascades backcountry, but national forest and ski area officials on Tuesday warned of "scary" conditions ripe for avalanches.

"Typically, when we have as much snow as we've had in such a short period of time, the....

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