avalanche

Workers fire artillery or blast compressed gas from tubes installed on mountainsides.

Harsha could not elaborate on the vehicle or the condition of its occupant(s).

The avalanche started in an area of terrain that is inbounds but currently closed.

Other members of the party had dug the skier out and called for help.

The woman from Fort Collins was buried in the powerful slide, which officials say fell 500 vertical feet.

Witnesses say they saw her get buried in the debris and carried about 450 feet.

The site is about 50 miles northeast of Jackson.

When it stopped, the 23-year-old had one hand above the debris and was able to move snow away from his mouth.

Teton Pass west of Jackson was closed for avalanche control and U.S. 89 southwest of Jackson was closed because of an avalanche.

Crews had the roadway cleared a little over an hour later.