WKBT May 18, 2021 4:52 PM By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press Posted: Updated: Thomas Peipert FILE - In this March 22, 2021, file photo, a sign warns backcountry users about avalanche blasting near the Continental Divide near Vail, Colo. Evan Hannibal, of Vail, and Tyler DeWitt, of Silverthorne, were involved in an avalanche in the area last spring that buried a service road and destroyed an expensive avalanche mitigation system. Prosecutors have dropped their bid for $168,000 in damages from two snowboarders who triggered a slide that buried a service road and destroyed an expensive avalanche mitigation system in Colorado's backcountry. Thomas Peipert FILE - In this March 22, 2021, file photo, Evan Hannibal poses for a portrait outside his home in Vail, Colo. Prosecutors have dropped their bid for $168,000 in damages from two snowboarders who triggered a slide that buried a service road and destroyed an expensive avalanche mitigation system in Colorado's backcountry. Tyler DeWitt and Evan Hannibal, who are scheduled to appear in court June 7, each will instead plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment, defense attorney Jason Flores-Williams said Tuesday, May 18, 2021.