An answer crackled back over the radio: The large avalanche had crashed down the slope the lower party just skied, but they were out of the way. It was a close call, but everyone in both parties was accounted for and safe.
Ski patrol called off the potentially dangerous and resource-intensive rescue. It wouldn t have happened like that a year before.
An answer crackled back over the radio: The large avalanche had crashed down the slope the lower party just skied, but they were out of the way. It was a close call, but everyone in both parties was accounted for and safe.
Ski patrol called off the potentially dangerous and resource-intensive rescue. It wouldn t have happened like that a year before.
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.
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.
The white summits of Colorado’s 14ers are continuing to diminish as summer temperatures bear down on the remnants of an above-average snow season. But while hiking may be more accessible, the state’s most iconic mountains may.