Four men were recreating in backcountry snow in the mountains of Kittitas County when they were caught in an avalanche on Jan. 9, authorities said.

Kittitas County Sheriff said four men were on two snowmobiles in an area near Longs Pass trail on Friday afternoon when they were caught in the mass of snow.

Two men were killed in an avalanche in central Washington while snowmobiling on Friday, according to the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office.

Two snowmobilers were killed in an avalanche near Longs Pass in Washington's Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Two survivors were rescued after a distress call.

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The men were among a group of four skiing in the backcountry near Longs Pass, east of Seattle in the Cascade Mountains. The area received heavy snowfall last week.

Officials said the avalanche danger is considerable at elevations of 3,000 feet or higher.

Four men snowmobiling were caught in an avalanche in Longs Pass, east of Seattle, resulting in the death of two.