Relatives have long believed that some of those caught up in the crush could have lived if they had received timely medical treatment.

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One was professional skier Elyse Saugstad, who was caught in a crush of snow that, by the time it stopped moving, weighed an estimated 11m pounds, comprised 13, 000 cubic metres and had travelled as quickly as 70mph.

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