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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Zornio: Colorado has the nation’s most deadly avalanche terrain. Winter recreators should know about CAIC.
A gap in knowledge, increased backcountry use and climate change are increasing avalanche risks for recreationists
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Drew Litton: Colorado sports fans ready for more mind games
More cartoons from The Colorado Sun.
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Drew Litton: Avs chillin’ with Dylan as the Stanley Cup dream inches closer
More cartoons from The Colorado Sun.
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Drew Litton: Avs make good on their “Find a Way” slogan in OT thriller
More cartoons from The Colorado Sun.
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Florida man killed in Memorial Day weekend avalanche at Rocky Mountain National Park is identified
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK — Authorities have released the name of a man who was killed in a rock fall and avalanche that also injured two other climbers at Rocky Mountain National Park. The Boulder County coroner’s office identified the victim Friday as 25-year-old Christopher Clark, of Land O’ Lakes, Florida. Two New Mexico climbers […]
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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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Authorities responding to avalanche on Berthoud Pass, no victims reported
No one was caught in an avalanche on Berthoud Pass, Grand County authorities said Wednesday afternoon after search and rescue teams were called to investigate a report that two people may have been buried. First responders searched the area by air and on the ground using beacons and avalanche-trained rescue dogs and confirmed that there […]
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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 […]