Estimated dimensions of the avalanche. (Courtesy/Robert Thor Haraldsson, Avalanche Canada)

A group of skiers triggered a wind-slab avalanche Sunday just northwest of Mount McDonell in the Haines Pass, killing one person and injuring another, according to a preliminary report released by Avalanche Canada.  

The avalanche triggered as a group of five descended a slope northwest of Mount McDonell. The fourth person to descend triggered it during the descent at just above 4,400 feet in elevation.

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