Durango backcountry skiers likely triggered fatal avalanche, report says
Durango, Colorado
Currently
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7% chance of precipitation
2% chance of precipitation
Slide occurred on a steep slope above tree line
Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 10:57 AM
Updated: Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 6:05 PM
Durango backcountry skiers likely triggered fatal avalanche, report says
The area where two Durango backcountry skiers were killed by an avalanche.
Courtesy of Colorado Avalanche Information Center
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A final report on a fatal avalanche that killed two Durango backcountry skiers last weekend says it appears the skiers likely triggered the slide while climbing up an avalanche path.
A report released Thursday says the pair reached the trailhead around 10 a.m., and then skied about a mile before coming down a slope into Mineral Creek.