Tuesday, December 22nd 2020, 12:33 pm
By: CBS News
Avalanche experts are warning people headed to Colorado s backcountry to be careful and pay attention to avalanche forecasts following the deaths of three people in two slides since Friday. CBS Denver reports that 380 avalanches have been reported around the state in the last week.
The San Juan County Office of Emergency Management said on Sunday, a rescue team recovered the bodies of two men caught in an avalanche on Saturday while skiing near Ophir Pass outside Silverton Albert Perry, 55, and Dr. Jeff Paffendorf, 51, of Durango. They were reported missing after heading out for a ski trip known locally as the Battleship, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
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Ski season is fully underway in Colorado, but following the deaths of three people in two avalanches over the weekend, experts are warning those exploring the state’s mountainous backcountry to exercise extra caution and pay attention to forecasts.
On Sunday, a rescue team uncovered the bodies of two skiers who were caught in an avalanche in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains a day earlier, the Associated Press reported.
Durango residents Albert Perry and Dr. Jeff Paffendorf were reported missing shortly after leaving on a ski trip north of Silverton, a town tucked away in the mountains, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
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