From The Republic
Authorities say two skiers are recovering after they were injured in an avalanche in northwestern Wyoming's Togwotee Pass area over the weekend.
Bob Comey with the Bridger-Teton National Forest Avalanche Center tells the Jackson Hole News and Guide that Sunday's slide was 15 feet wide and carried the skiers about 600 feet. He said the two self-rescued, but the extent of their injuries was unclear.
The newspaper reports the skiers, whose names have not been released, triggered the slide on a 38-degree south-facing slope at about 10,000 feet.
The incident occurred just days after avalanche forecasters at the center warned that deep snow in the mountains poses a continuing danger to backcountry travelers.