New Mexico Ski Resort Says 2 Rescued From Avalanche

New Mexico Ski Resort Says 2 Rescued From Avalanche
People search for victims after an avalanche buried multiple people near the highest peak of Taos Ski Valley, one of the biggest resorts in New Mexico, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. The avalanche rushed down the mountainside of the New Mexico ski resort on Thursday, injuring at least a few people who were pulled from the snow after a roughly 20-minute rescue effort, a resort spokesman said. Morgan Timms/Taos News via AP
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—An avalanche rushed down a mountainside at a New Mexico ski resort on Jan. 17, injuring two people who were pulled from the snow after a roughly 20-minute rescue effort, a resort spokesman said.

The avalanche near the highest peak of Taos Ski Valley happened around 11:30 a.m., initially spurring fears among authorities that more victims may be buried on the mountain before witnesses told them they had not seen any other people on the slope when the slide began.