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• Ueli Kestenholz, who won snowboarding's first Olympic medal in 1998, dies in Swiss avalanche - Swiss snowboard pioneer Ueli Kestenholz, who won bronze at snowboarding's 1998 Olympic debut in Nagano, died at age 50 in an avalanche, officials said Tuesday.
• Deadly avalanche claims 2 snowmobilers in Washington state backcountry, 2 rescued - Two snowmobilers were killed in an avalanche near Longs Pass in Washington's Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Two survivors were rescued after a distress call.