Two avalanches struck separate groups in the Cascade mountains east of Seattle this weekend resulting in the death of a woman snowshoer. Another snowshoer is still missing as rescue crews continue to search.  

Avalanche #1:

• Location: Granite Mountain (Snoqualmie Pass)
• Avalanche: 30 feet wide, eight feet deep and about a quarter-mile long
• The Avalanche carried three snowshoers more than 1,200 feet
• Two men survived , but their friend, described as a 60-year-old man, was still missing Saturday evening.

Avalanche #2

• Location: Red Mountain near the Alpental Ski Area off I-90.
• A woman was hiking with her dog near a group of a dozen other people when the avalanche hit.
• The woman was dug out from under 6′ of snow but later passed away.