NIEDERSILL, Austria (March 29, 2000) (added on 7/19/2000)
An avalanche over 500 yards wide buried at least 11 people in the Alps. Two others dug their way out of the snow, while a third was rescued. One witness said that the slide was triggered by a ski instructor whose skis loosened a wall of snow. The Austria Press Agency claimed that two snowboarders started the event.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (February 4, 2000 Friday ) (added on 7/19/2000)
Avalanches closed the highway linking Kenai Peninsula with the rest of Alaska, leaving 2,000 people stranded. It is unknown when the highway will reopen. The avalanches were caused by heavy snowfall and rising temperatures. They were the state’s worst avalanches in decades, leaving thousands of residents stranded without power. One person was killed, prompting the governor to declare it a disaster emergency site.

CONCORD, New Hampshire (February 21, 2000 Monday ) (added on 7/19/2000)
An avalanche killed a skier on Mount Washington in New England around 1 p.m. The victim and his friend caused the slide when they climbed up a gully, known as the “Gulf of Slides,” in order to ski down it. They were swept into the gully. The survivor was buried waist deep, but the other perished when he was buried face down in the snow.