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“This terrible tragedy is a reminder to anyone going out into the backcountry to exercise caution, carry essential rescue gear (a probe, shovel and beacon) and always check for avalanche conditions before and during their trip as risk can change rapidly.”

“This terrible tragedy is a reminder to anyone going out into the backcountry to exercise caution, carry essential rescue gear (a probe, shovel and beacon) and always check for avalanche conditions before and during their trip as risk can change rapidly.”

Outdoor enthusiasts who venture into Vancouver Island’s backcountry will have more accurate and frequent avalanche bulletins to guide them beginning this week.

The numbers released by the CDPHE on April 7, however, reflect 626 active and 3,787 resolved outbreaks, adding up to to 4,413 — a leap of 127 outbreaks, and more than a 69 percent increase in a week, to the highest weekly total since January 27, as the state was working through the remnants of a holiday surge. Given the overall rise, its no surprise that several major outbreak categories saw increases this week. Fresh outbreaks at twelve K-12 schools had been included on March 31; fifteen pop...