Recent avalanches in the western United States have been the cause of death for six people in Oregon, Utah, and Colorado.

An avalanche killed Brigham Young University student Ashleigh Cox, 21, while she was snowshoeing in American Fork Canyon—located about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City, Utah—on Saturday. The snow carried her about 50 feet into a creek, according to USA Today.

Clint Conover, 36, died while snowmobiling near Huntington Reservoir in Sanpete County, Utah on Sunday. He was accompanied by three other snowmobilers, who all escaped the avalanche, according to Sanpete County Sheriff officials.

While Cox and Conover were recovered from under the snow, they both later died.

In Oregon, two cross-country skiers died in an avalanche in the south Wallowa Mountains on Tuesday. Sheriff Mitch Southwick told The Oregonian that eight people total were skiing in the group. Two others in the group were seriously injured.

The Associated Press reported that skier Kevin Kuybus, 46, was found dead on Tuesday after getting trapped in an avalanche the day before near Keystone Ski Resort in Colorado. There was another avalanche near Crested Butte on Monday that killed a snowmobiler.

Many have suggested that because of fresh snow in backcountry environments, more people are being lured into remote areas where avalanches are common. It’s recommended to stay in populated areas that aren’t known to experience avalanches, or to wear proper avalanche gear.

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