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A backcountry skier was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche near Crested Butte on Saturday, Feb. 10, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The report states the skier was...

Vail Daily Family, friends and colleagues spent Monday night and much of Tuesday waiting, praying and hoping for a good outcome after four well-known Eagle County residents were reportedly involved in an avalanche near Silverton on Monday afternoon. But three of the men still missing after the avalanche were presumed dead later Tuesday evening. The four men, part of a larger group of backcountry skiers, triggered a large avalanche between the towns of Silverton and Ophir while traveling in an a...

Avalanche warnings in effect through Wednesday morning in central, southern mountains Several areas received more than a foot of snow in recent storm Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Courtesy Colorado Avalanche Information Center Two avalanches seen on Jones Pass on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. and last updated 2020-12-29 14:36:29-05 DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Information Center issued avala...

Grand County Search and Rescue responded Saturday, Dec. 26, to a call of an overdue backcountry skier. Rescuers found a body in an avalanche on Berthoud Pass.Photo from Grand County Search and Rescue BERTHOUD PASS — A solo backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche Saturday, Dec. 26, on Berthoud Pass in nearby Grand County. Grand County Search and Rescue responded to a call of an overdue backcountry skier at about 3 p.m. Saturday. The skier was in the area of Chimney Chute in the First Cree...

CAIC issues avalanche watches for much of Colorado as deadly month continues Four people already killed in avalanches this month Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Colorado Avalanche Information Center An avalanche that killed two people on the north face of Battleship, near Ophir, on Dec. 19, 2020. and last updated 2020-12-28 20:36:01-05 DENVER – Avalanche watches are in effect for most of Col...

Today Cloudy with snow showers this evening and steady snow likely after midnight. Low 26F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected.. Tonight Cloudy with snow showers this evening and steady snow likely after midnight. Low 26F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected. Updated: April 15, 2021 @ 7:31 pm

Backcountry skier killed in avalanche in Berthoud Pass Colorado Avalanche Information Center and last updated 2020-12-28 08:44:04-05 GRAND COUNTY, Colo. — A backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche in Grand County Saturday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). The solo skier was buried in an avalanche in the First Creek Drainage of Berthoud Pass. Family members reported the man overdue, but had a good last seen point, according to CAIC. Members of the Grand Co...

Sky-Hi News Grand County Search and Rescue responded Saturday afternoon to a call of an overdue backcountry skier and found them buried in an avalanche on Berthoud Pass. Courtesy Grand County Search and Rescue BERTHOUD PASS — A solo backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche Saturday on Berthoud Pass in nearby Grand County. Grand County Search and Rescue responded to a call of an overdue backcountry skier at about 3 p.m. Saturday. The skier was in the area of Chimney Chute in the First Cree...

• A “whoomping” sound of air escaping below you • Recent avalanche activity • Trees are “flagged,” showing where a slide has knocked them over or stripped off all vegetation on the uphill side The avalanche risk this year is driven by an underlying weak snowpack that can give way and lead to broad slides, sometimes hundreds of feet wide, Greene said. As snow builds on top of the underlying weak snow, it sets up conditions similar to building an apartment complex on a weak ground f...

Credit: Colorado Avalanche Information Center Officials are urging skiers to pay attention to forecasts after a series of avalanches killed three skiers in Colorado this weekend. On Sunday, San Juan County Search and Rescue recovered the bodies of two skiers who were buried by the snow near Ophir Pass after they were caught in an avalanche, according to a report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). ...