Backcountry snowboarders won't have to pay $168K in restitution for avalanche after plea agreement Two men face community service after deal Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Colorado Avalanche Information Center Overview of a snowboarder triggered avalanche near the west portal of Eisenhower Tunnel, 25 March 2020. (CAIC) and last updated 2021-05-18 22:46:34-04 DENVER â Summit County prosecutors have agreed to drop the $168,000 in restitution they sought from two backcountry snowboarders who caused an avalanche above the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels last year after the snowboarders reached a plea agreement in the case.