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Avalanches killed 37 backcountry travelers in the U.S. last winter, including 12 in Colorado. Analysis of each tragedy helps avalanche scientists craft warnings to reach more skiers and snowmobilers.
2 killed in separate avalanches in Colorado, raising season death toll to 10 ABCNews Two people have died in separate avalanches in Colorado, bringing the state's fatalities to 10 in the last three months. A snowmobiler was buried in an avalanche west of Rollins Pass and a solo backcountry snowboarder was killed on the 12,477-foot Mount Trelease on Sunday. The two deaths come after the nation recorded the deadliest avalanche week in more than 100 years earlier this month. Ethan Greene, director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), told ABC News this winter is shaping up to be...
Photo from Colorado Avalanche Information Center on a fatal avalanche that killed a snowboarder near Mount Trelease earlier this week, providing new insights into the conditions in the area and how the slide occurred. At about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, Clear Creek officials were notified of an avalanche in the area of Mount Trelease, located north of Interstate 70 near Exit 216 to Loveland Ski Area. More than three hours later, rescue workers recovered the body of 57-year-old David Heide, who was snowboarding in the area alone when the avalanche happened. is 12 during the 1993-94 season, a...
Time: 12:30 PM (Estimated) Summary Description: 1 backcountry skier caught, buried, and killed Avalanche Comments: "This was a soft slab avalanche triggered by a skier. The avalanche was small relative to the path and destructive enough to injure, bury, or kill a person. The avalanche failed on an old layer of faceted snow.... The crown face of the avalanche was 3 to 7 feet deep, 400 feet wide, and the debris ran about 400 feet. At the crown of the avalanche the faceted snow layer was three to seven feet below the snowpack surface. One hundred vertical feet down slope from the crown face, ...
Backcountry skier killed in Colorado avalanche identified DENVER (AP) — Authorities have identified one of two men who were killed in separate avalanches in Colorado on Sunday. The Clear Creek Coroner’s Office says 57-year-old David Heide of Saint Mary’s died while skiing alone in the Mount Trelease area some 57 miles (92 kilometers) west of Denver. The county sheriff’s office says members of the Alpine Rescue Team found the man’s body in an avalanche debris field near the popular backcountry skiing area. A separate person was killed in another avalanche while snowmobiling near Wint...