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Molly Absolon: Why skiers ignore the danger of avalanches

Powder skiing is the ultimate dopamine high. And people are dying for it.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The exit gate on the ridge above the Ninety-Nine 90 lift at Park City Mountain Resort has been closed since two men died in January in avalanches in the adjacent unmaintained backcountry areas after leaving the resort through that point. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.