Craven – sleet turning to snow more so on higher ground from early morning.Around 20 farm contractors presently deployed to assist gritting crews in slushing off the network Ryedale – 5–10cm of snow on higher routes and slushy covering on lower routes.Whitby / Scarborough – all routes passable with care, higher ground Whitby routes continue to be monitored and gritting undertaken as necessary.A684 Stokesley Road is flooded and the road has been closed. More challenging conditions on Sutton Bank with vehicles stuck and also in the Helmsley, Ampleforth and Wass areas. Hambleton – snow on low and high ground – gritting undertaken.Roads well treated with grit last night and today – ploughing at present as snow still falling. Richmondshire – snow on low and high ground.Highways teams have been dealing with the following challenges today across the county’s districts: Snow has been falling across many parts of the county for much of the day leading to blocked roads, hazardous stretches of highway, flooding, stuck vehicles and collisions due to slippery surfaces. "We all have to remember that it's a sport that carries risk." Crystal Mountain is the largest ski resort in Washington state, encompassing 1052 hectares.NYCC are appealing to people across North Yorkshire to avoid travelling on the roads today, overnight and into the weekend due to treacherous travelling conditions. "We've had a late start to the season and now we've gone from virtually no snow to a giant snow storm. The area is under a winter storm warning, with the National Weather Service saying upto 38cm of snow is possible for areas above 610 metres. The avalanche came amid the season's first major snowfall. They had gone out into the forest but ended up back in bounds (of the resort) where this slide occurred," DeBerry said In addition to shutting the area where the slide occurred, the resort earlier in the day closed the Mt Rainier gondola because of winds reaching 160km/h. "Skiers can travel at will wherever they want in the national forest. Frank DeBerry, the resort's president and CEO, said all six men held the ski resort's uphill travel passes, which means they were registered with ski patrol, participated in an orientation on how and where to access backcountry skiing through the resort's property and were required to check snow conditions prior to their excursion.
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The private ski resort determines the conditions but there is nothing to stop skiers going there because the property abuts public lands in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. While all of those caught in the avalanche were experienced backcountry skiers, a warning had been issued against skiing in the area, which was just inside the boundaries of Crystal Mountain Resort. The other skiers in his group rescued themselves with the help of two witnesses who saw them get swept up by the snow. The identity of the man who died has not been released, but authorities say he was not breathing after being pulled out of the snow and did not survive despite CPR efforts by another skier. The avalanche was reported about 10.50am on Saturday local time in the Silver Basin area of Crystal Mountain, about 137km southeast of Seattle, said Pierce County Sheriff's Department Sergeant Darren Moss. An avalanche has swept through part of a resort in the US state of Washington used to access backcountry skiing, killing a 60-year-old man and temporarily trapping five others.