2 men found dead after separate avalanches in Colorado February 15, 2021 GMT SILVER PLUME, Colo. (AP) — Two men were killed in separate avalanches in Colorado on Sunday. One man had been skiing alone in the Mount Trelease area, 57 miles (92 kilometers) west of Denver near Interstate 70, when the avalanche happened, the Clear Creek Sheriff’s Office said. Members of the Alpine Rescue Team found the man’s body about two hours later in the avalanche debris field near the popular backcountry skiing area, the office said. His name was not released pending notification of relatives. Also on Sunday, a separate person was killed during an unrelated avalanche while snowmobiling, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office said.