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In this Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 photo, John Stimberis eyes the avalanche zones on Granite Mountain in Wash., as an indicator for daily conditions. Stimberis is an avalanche forecasting and control supervisor for the Washington State Department of Transportation at Snoqualmie Pass. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times via AP)

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In this Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 photo, John Stimberis climbs up into an elevated platform at Snoqualmie Pass, Wash., just off the side of the road, which is used for avalanche control when conditions become hazardous. Stimberis is an avalanche forecasting and control supervisor for the Washington State Department of Transportation at Snoqualmie Pass. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times via AP)

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Fire and police personnel, along with a clean-up crew from Jimmie's Wrecker Service, work to clean up after a semi-truck overturned on Interstate 94 in Jackson County's Sandstone Township, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. The crash spilled a load of potatoes along the southern Michigan freeway. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)

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Fire and police personnel, along with a clean-up crew from Jimmie's Wrecker Service, work to clean up after a semi-tuck overturned on Interstate 94 in Jackson County's Sandstone Township, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. The crash spilled a load of potatoes along the southern Michigan freeway. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)

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Fire and police personnel, along with a clean-up crew from Jimmie's Wrecker Service, work to clean up after a semi-truck overturned on Interstate 94 in Jackson County's Sandstone Township, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. The crash spilled a load of potatoes along the southern Michigan freeway. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)

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FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2015 file photo, a firefighter walks up a driveway as an apartment building burns in Akron, Ohio, where authorities say a small business jet crashed. A second lawsuit has been filed seeking damages over the deadly crash of a corporate jet into the Ohio apartment building. Investigators concluded pilot error caused the crash, which killed the pilots and the seven passengers on board. (Scott Ferrell via AP, File)

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FILE - In a Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 file photo, Terry Ellis, left, takes photos as firefighters work at the scene where authorities say a small business jet crashed into an apartment building in Akron, Ohio. A second lawsuit has been filed seeking damages over the deadly crash of a corporate jet into the Ohio apartment building. The Akron Beacon Journal reports a resident of an apartment destroyed in the 2015 crash is suing the Florida company that owned the plane and the estates of the two pilots who died. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal via AP, File)

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Vancouver Canucks center Brendan Gaunce, left, gets tangled up with Colorado Avalanche center Carl Soderberg, of Sweden, as they fight for control of the puck in the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Colorado Avalanche left wing Blake Comeau, front, and Vancouver Canucks center Michael Chaput fall on the ice as they battle for control of the puck after facing off in the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog, front, of Sweden, passes the puck as Vancouver Canucks left wing Sven Baertschi, of the Czech Republic, pursues in the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom, of Sweden, makes a stick save of a shot against the Colorado Avalanche in the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Vancouver Canucks defenseman Troy Stecher, center, struggles to control the puck as Colorado Avalanche center Carl Soderberg, left, of Sweden, and left wing Andreas Martinsen, of Norway, defend in the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Vancouver Canucks left wing Sven Baertschi, of the Czech Republic, is congratulated as he passes the team box after scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche in the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Brazil's Lucas Lima, left, and Colombia's William Tesillo fight for the ball during a friendly match at the Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. The match is a tribute to Chapecoense soccer players who died in a plane crash in Colombia last November. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Former Chapecoense players Neto, second from right, former goalkeeper Follmann, in wheelchair, Alan Ruschel, behind left, and radio soccer announcer Rafael Henzel, right, all plane crash survivors, are honored prior to a friendly soccer match between Brazil and Colombia at Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. The match is a tribute to Chapecoense soccer players who died in a plane crash in Colombia last November. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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Former Chapecoense goalkeeper Follmann, in wheelchair, and Alan Ruschel, behind him, greet Brazils' soccer players prior to a friendly match with Colombia at the Nilton Santos stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan 25, 2017. The match is a tribute to Chapecoense soccer players who died in a plane crash in Colombia last November. Follmann and Ruschel survived the crash. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, looks on next to defenseman Matt Niskanen (2) and right wing T.J. Oshie (77) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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A woman walks along an eroded beach in Mantoloking N.J. on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, after a two-day nor'easter that caused moderate to significant beach erosion along the Jersey shore. The rocks at left had been covered by sand before the storm. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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Washington Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie (77) skates with the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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FILE - In this April 5, 2016, file photo, Nashville Predators forward Mike Fisher celebrates after scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn. The Nashville Predators have stepped up to help stop violence against women with a new ad featuring All-Star P.K. Subban and captain Mike Fisher, and money will go from Thursday night's game against Columbus to support the Nashville-area program. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)