Big Marvin News Today

Editor’s note: All of the fatal avalanche deaths CAIC investigates are tragic events. CAIC does their best to describe each one to help people involved and the community as a whole better understand them. “We…

Provided by Vail Ski Patrol Vail local Johnny Kuo, an experienced backcountry skier who was a regular in the East Vail Chutes, felt he was in a safe zone when he was engulfed by snow in the Feb. 4 avalanche that took his life. released Friday, on the fatal slide. Kuo, 41, was with another skier when she triggered the avalanche in an area known as Marvin’s West or Big Marvin, according to the report. The pair had entered the popular sidecountry area from Vail Mountain through a backcountry acc...