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Wyoming officials prioritize avalanche education as more snow attracts backcountry users

NPR
Published March 14, 2023 at 9:25 AM PDT

Wyoming has gotten more snow this year than in recent years, attracting skiers and snowboarders to backcountry.

Caitlin Tan of the Mountain West News Bureau takes us to the snowy slopes to see how officials are educating the public about avalanche risk.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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