31-year-old man from Colorado is 11th avalanche death this season. Spring conditions continue to change, Colorado Avalanche Information Center warns.
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Hungarian man identified as skier killed in avalanche just beyond Aspen Highlands boundary
Gábor Házas, 54, was skiing just beyond the Aspen Highlands ski area boundary when he was caught in an avalanche, the Pitkin County Coroner’s Office said
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Large avalanche just beyond Aspen Highlands boundary kills skier
The slide happened in the Maroon Bowl, which is on the backside of the popular Highland Bowl, a hike-to area on Aspen Highlands
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How the Colorado Avalanche Information Center investigates fatal slides
Forecasters and snow scientists with the CAIC work with land managers, county sheriffs and search and rescue groups to compile detailed accounts of every fatal avalanche. Those reports are the cornerstones of avalanche education.
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Body of snowmobiler found two days after avalanche in southern Colorado
The man, who hasn’t been publicly named, is the seventh avalanche death this winter season
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Two backcountry skiers killed in avalanche in southwestern Colorado
The experienced ski tourers were in the trees at about 8,400 feet. Rescuers also are looking for a snowmobiler swept away in Conejos County.
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Avalanche near Winter Park kills 2 backcountry snowmobilers
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office says it was alerted to the slide on Corona Pass, in the area of Mount Epworth and Pumphouse Lake, at about 2:15 p.m.
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Avalanche danger casts deadly shadow across Colorado backcountry already this season
Two people died in slides in December and avalanche risk remains “considerable” this week after recent storms in Colorado high country.
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1 dead, 2 hurt in avalanche in Rocky Mountain National Park
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK — A climber was killed and two others were injured Sunday after a rock fall and avalanche in Rocky Mountain National Park, officials said. A woman suffered minor injuries and a man who suffered more serious injuries was rescued by a Colorado National Guard helicopter using a hoist during a break […]
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Beloved Steamboat Springs local killed in avalanche, second person rescued by helicopter
A beloved Steamboat Springs local was killed in an avalanche in the Fish Creek drainage northeast of town. Drew Hyde, 49, was skiing with a friend above the North Fork of Fish Creek on a heavily treed slope when a small avalanche released Saturday afternoon. He was swept into trees and “came to rest against […]