Backcountry avalanche conditions remain dangerous in Colorado, and we received a stark reminder over the weekend as a man and two dogs were tragically killed in a western Colorado avalanche.
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A skiing trip took a dangerous turn for one man after officials say he was mauled by a bear on an Alaskan mountain. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Officials said the Sector Juneau command center received a helicopter hoist request from Alaska State Troopers around 3:20 p.m.
When Coast Guard officers arrived, they found the man who had suffered injuries to his head and hands as well as two other skiers in his party at an elevation of 1,600 feet.
In 2010, Mark Lukach wrote a fine article for the Ocean Beach Bulletin about the annual reunion of surfers at Kelly s Cove, Ocean Beach s northernmost meeting of sand and sea just below the Cliff House. Lore, legend, and some long memories identify this patch of rock, sand, and eddying swells as the birthplace of San Francisco surfing, where over the years inner-tube paddlers gave way to longboarders on wooden planks, who passed a metaphorical torch to today s neoprene-clad riders of fish-tails and quad-finned carbon-fiber boards.
But who was Kelly, and why is this area, so important to local surfing history, named after him?