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Thoughts go out to the victims and their families following this awful tragedy. Local and state officials quickly mobilized a robust search-and-rescue mission, with nearly 100 first responders working in daunting conditions throughout the night, to search for these missing backcountry skiers.
There were plenty of reports and forecasts indicating that a winter storm was passing through the area at the time of the expedition. Officers are having conversations with the guide company to establish how the decision was taken to go out in these conditions.