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This photo from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center shows an area west of Silverton where two backcountry skiers were killed in an avalanche Saturday. The red circle indicates were the skiers were found. The red horizontal line indicates the extent of the avalanche crown. Colorado Avalanche Information Center Three skiers died in two avalanches that struck Colorado mountains in recent days, in snow that avalanche experts warn is the most unstable it has been in years. On Friday, a skier was buried by an avalanche on the northeast end of the Anthracite Range, west of Crested Butte. T...

While the backcountry has a dangerous snowpack that inexperienced skiers best approach with extreme caution, in-bounds terrain at the four area mountains of Aspen Snowmass is controlled and safe — when users uphold their end of the safety bargain. “It is very important for the public to understand that when we have runs closed, there is a good reason,” Aspen Skiing Co. vice president of communications Jeff Hanle said Monday.  Looking up from the top of Little Nell run to Silver Queen and environs, which slid recently and is currently closed. M...

On Friday, Jeffrey "Schnoid" Schneider was found buried in an avalanche in the Anthracite Range, Crested Butte News reported. His was the first avalanche death of the 2020 snow season. In this Feb. 21, 2008, file photo, skiers ride up Al's Run lift at the Taos Ski Valley, in Taos County, N.M. Some resorts are closing enclosed gondolas or aerial trams while others are encouraging skiers to ride lifts with only people they know as they adhere to social distancing guidelines. (AP Photo/Albuquerque Journal, File) In total, nine people were caught in avalanches over the weekend.  Over the ...

Three Colorado avalanche deaths prompt backcountry warnings The Associated Press DENVER — The deaths of three people in two Colorado avalanches since Friday have experts warning those headed to the mountainous backcountry to be careful and pay attention to forecasts. A rescue team on Sunday recovered the bodies of two skiers caught in an avalanche a day earlier near Ophir Pass in southwestern Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, the San Juan County Office of Emergency Management said. Albert Perry, 55, and Dr. Jeff Paffendorf, 51, both of nearby Durango, were reported missing af...

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