“Due to the ongoing challenges of the weather, the avalanche conditions, the effort remains ongoing as well as our search for the remaining skier. But the weather is a factor.” “What we do understand is that it was about a football field in length. It resulted when a persistent weak layer had a large load of snow over the top of it. That persistent weak layer is still there and has reloaded with another three feet of snow. They had themselves already started looking for their teammates and their clients that were missing in the avalanche.

Source: New York Times February 19, 2026 21:59 UTC