"ANCHORAGE, Alaska •
There's an extra moose alive in southcentral Alaska thanks to three snowmobilers who freed it from an avalanche.
Marty Mobley, Rob Uphus and Avery Vucinich, residents of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, on Sunday went riding on the west side of Hatcher Pass about 55 miles northeast of
Anchorage, Alaska Dispatch News reported. With Alaska's unseasonably warm weather, they were wary of avalanches, Mobley said.The came upon a hillside that had both moose tracks and ski tracks. The latter stood out because they don't see many skiers in the area."
http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/men-see-snout-free-moose-buried-in-avalanche/article_67ed324d-c23f-5c72-a7cf-52556588253b.html
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Glad these folks were alert to the moose's plight.
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Link to story, no paywall: http://woodtv.com/2015/01/02/3-men-see-snout-free-moose-buried-in-avalanche/
There's an extra moose alive in southcentral Alaska thanks to three snowmobilers who freed it from an avalanche.
Marty Mobley, Rob Uphus and Avery Vucinich, residents of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, on Sunday went riding on the west side of Hatcher Pass about 55 miles northeast of
Anchorage, Alaska Dispatch News reported. With Alaska's unseasonably warm weather, they were wary of avalanches, Mobley said.The came upon a hillside that had both moose tracks and ski tracks. The latter stood out because they don't see many skiers in the area."
http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/men-see-snout-free-moose-buried-in-avalanche/article_67ed324d-c23f-5c72-a7cf-52556588253b.html
To access full article, may need to answer 1- 3 question survey. If anyone finds link w no survey-wall or pay-wall, pls post.
Glad these folks were alert to the moose's plight.
ETA, pic:
Link to story, no paywall: http://woodtv.com/2015/01/02/3-men-see-snout-free-moose-buried-in-avalanche/
