MOUNTAIN VILLAGE — Taj Simon is charging up the narrow, windswept ridge. “Come on dad. Let’s go!” he yells to his father, Garrett, who is carrying the 7-year-old’s skis. The valley locals are atop Black Iron Bowl, a steep basin below Telluride’s Palmyra Peak, a good 20-minute hike up from the top of the Prospect […]
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Telluride-area slide claims sixth Colorado avalanche death this season
An avalanche Sunday near Telluride buried a backcountry skier under some 3 feet of snow, marking the sixth slide death in Colorado this season and the second in San Miguel County in about two weeks. The skier, who authorities said was a local man, was with his dog when the slide happened. He was reported […]
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How the deaths of two U.S. ski team members in an Austrian avalanche are spurring change
By Pat Graham, The Associated Press On the ski lift buildings at the resort in Soelden, Austria, there are now signs that read: Attention! High Alpine terrain. Leave marked runs at your own risk. Written in English, the warning notices also feature the pictures of Bryce Astle and Ronnie Berlack, two U.S. ski team development members who […]