Endless Winter, or a Trip Gone Wrong

Winter in the mountains can be a special time of exhilaration, joy, and purposeful challenge. Unfortunately, it can also be deadly.

Yesterday, three men who had gone on an overnight snowboarding trip in a wilderness area of Washington state were found dead. They had disappeared in December. Friends of the men took advantage of the coming of summer to get access to the difficult terrain. Officials suspect that the snowboarders were killed by an avalanche in an avalanche-prone area.