North Dakota man dies in avalanche north of Yellowstone park

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Officials have released the name of a 34-year-old man who died in an avalanche while riding a snow bike north of Yellowstone National Park. Park County Coroner Al Jenkins says Nathaniel Wolfe of Bismarck, North Dakota, died Saturday from asphyxiation. Wolfe and one other person were riding snow bikes along with three people who were riding snowmobiles near Cooke City. Wolfe had stopped his bike near a sharp ridge and another member of the party was riding on weak, windblown snow above the ridge. That vehicle triggered a slide that pushed Wolfe over the ridge and buried him under about a foot of snow.

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ND man dies in avalanche north of Yellowstone Park –  from AP Feb 22

Bozeman, Mont. (AP) — Officials have released the name of a 34 year  old man who died in an avalanche while riding a snow bike north of Yellowstone National Park.

Park County Coroner Al Jenkins says Nathaniel Wolfe of Bismarck, North Dakota, died Saturday from asphyxiation. Wolfe and one other person were riding snow bikes along with three people who were riding snowmobiles near Cooke City. Wolfe had stopped his bike near a sharp ridge and another member of the party was riding on weak, windblown snow above the ridge. That vehicle triggered a slide that pushed Wolfe over the ridge and buried him under about a foot of snow.

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