Photo from Colorado Avalanche Information Center on a fatal avalanche that killed a snowboarder near Mount Trelease earlier this week, providing new insights into the conditions in the area and how the slide occurred.
At about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, Clear Creek officials were notified of an avalanche in the area of Mount Trelease, located north of Interstate 70 near Exit 216 to Loveland Ski Area. More than three hours later, rescue workers recovered the body of 57-year-old David Heide, who was snowboarding in the area alone when the avalanche happened. is 12 during the 1993-94 season, according to the Avalanche Information Center.
2 men found dead after separate avalanches in Colorado
February 15, 2021 GMT
SILVER PLUME, Colo. (AP) Two men were killed in separate avalanches in Colorado on Sunday.
One man had been skiing alone in the Mount Trelease area, 57 miles (92 kilometers) west of Denver near Interstate 70, when the avalanche happened, the Clear Creek Sheriff’s Office said. Members of the Alpine Rescue Team found the man’s body about two hours later in the avalanche debris field near the popular backcountry skiing area, the office said.
His name was not released pending notification of relatives.
Also on Sunday, a separate person was killed during an unrelated avalanche while snowmobiling, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office said.
Associated Press
SILVER PLUME, Colo. Two men were killed in separate avalanches in Colorado on Sunday.
One man had been skiing alone in the Mount Trelease area, 57 miles west of Denver near Interstate 70, when the avalanche happened, the Clear Creek Sheriff s Office said.
Members of the Alpine Rescue Team found the man s body about two hours later in the avalanche debris field near the popular backcountry skiing area, the office said. His name was not released pending notification of relatives.
Also on Sunday, a separate person was killed during an unrelated avalanche while snowmobiling, the Grand County Sheriff s Office said.