Example Sentences

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Nine-thousand-foot Castle Peak, and the surrounding hillsides, are a popular winter sports destination for backcountry skiers and snowmobilers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Most of those were inadvertently unleashed by skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Some victims were hikers and snowmobilers, but more than half were skiers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

Mr. Burks was an avalanche specialist for the Wallowa Avalanche Center in Joseph, Ore., which provides avalanche and weather advisories and educates backcountry skiers and snowmobilers.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2024

The job, avalanche safety specialists say, has become more difficult as climate change brings extreme weather, and as growing numbers of skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers visit backcountry areas since the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024