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Back-to-back avalanches on Buffalo Mountain that caught, injured skiers prompts warnings for Colorado backcountry

Back-to-back slides in the same couloir on Buffalo Mountain have officials issuing warnings as Colorado sees a spike in people getting snarled by avalanche debris.  Nineteen people have been caught in 17 avalanches since Thursday,...

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Summit County's John Reller wins Special Service Award from the American Avalanche Association

Working in the avalanche industry requires interacting with people in their most dire situations. Rescuers consistently have to race against the clock and the elements to get the job done. It’s not a job for...

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Avalanche training park at Frisco Adventure Park now open for the season

The avalanche rescue training park at the Frisco Adventure Park is now open for the season, providing a free location for people to practice searching for buried avalanche transceivers. Summit County Rescue Group said in...

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Helicopter hoists, and extreme circumstances kept Summit County Rescue Group 'very, very busy' in 2023

This past year, Summit County Rescue Group volunteers responded to avalanches, lost skiers, hikers sinking so deep into the snow that they lost their shoes, trailside ankle injuries and off-road drivers who got their vehicles...

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Opinion | Paul Olson: Risk, reward and regret

Seventeen people died at Colorado ski resorts during the 2022-23 ski season. Snowboarding and skiing are seen as risky by people who have never tried it, but injuries are infrequent and death is very rare...

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Snow falling in the Colorado Rocky Mountains prompts backcountry officials to warn that avalanche season is here

Winter has arrived, and with the fresh snowfall many Coloradans are dusting off their skis and snowboards to head out into the Rocky Mountain backcountry as resorts begin to open for the season. But with...

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With life or limb in peril, Summit County Rescue Group coordinated 2 helicopter hoists during busy summer

Summer continued to remain a busy season for Summit County Rescue Group as members coordinated two helicopter hoists to save those at risk of losing life or limb in the Colorado backcountry. Between July 1...

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2013 flood: Loss of a Lefthand Canyon garden sprouted community, gratitude for this gardener

Suzanne Sophocles, 72, lost a garden she worked on for 35 years in the 2013 floods. Now, 10 years later, she's rebuilt it from the ground up.

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2013 flood: Loss of a Lefthand Canyon garden sprouted community, gratitude for this gardener

Suzanne Sophocles, 72, lost a garden she worked on for 35 years in the 2013 floods. Now, 10 years later, she's rebuilt it from the ground up.

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Solo climber who died at Officers Gulch in Summit County identified as Kansas man

The Summit County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who died in a rock climbing accident at Officers Gulch earlier this month. Andrew Munds, 29, of Wichita, Kansas, died of multiple blunt force injuries between...

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