SIX U.S. SOLDIERS IN MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING HIT BY AVALANCHE

VT.» An avalanche hit CAMBRIDGE, six Army soldiers undergoing mountain-warfare training on Vermont’s highest peak Wednesday, injuring five of them.

Rescue crews worked to evacuate the six soldiers who were training at Smugglers Notch, a narrow pass at the northern edge of Mount Mansfield. The base of the notch is surrounded by steep cliffs on both sides.

Five of the soldiers were taken to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. Their conditions were unknown Wednesday. The sixth soldier returned to duty.

There is no word on what triggered the avalanche that hit about 1 p.m. The soldiers were later brought down the mountain to waiting ambulances. A photo posted by WCAX-TV shows one soldier on a stretcher.

The Stowe ski resort is on one side of the notch, and Smugglers’ Notch ski resort is on the other.