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Deadly Colorado avalanche season prompts reflection on messaging
Durango, Colorado Currently Fri 57% chance of precipitation 55% chance of precipitation 8% chance of precipitation
12 people died in slides statewide, 5 in San Juans as of this week
Friday, April 16, 2021 5:33 AM Snowfall in the mountains of Colorado in October, followed by weeks of a dry spell, resulted in a weak and unstable snowpack for the entire winter, which posed high avalanche danger to backcountry recreationists. Courtesy of San Juan County Search and Rescue/Silverton Medical Rescue
Deadly Colorado avalanche season prompts reflection on messaging Snowfall in the mountains of Colorado in October, followed by weeks of a dry spell, resulted in a weak and unstable snowpack for the entire winter, which posed high avalanche danger to backcountry recreationists.
Avalanches Leave 10 People Dead in One Week
The Weather Channel 2/6/2021 Jan Wesner Childs
Ten people are dead after avalanches in five different states over the course of a week, highlighting the danger that comes during the peak of avalanche season and winter weather.
The latest incident happened Thursday in Colorado, where a backcountry skier was caught up in a slide near Vail.
Avalanches also killed a skier Wednesday in California, three hikers Tuesday in Alaska, one skier Tuesday in New Hampshire, three Monday in Colorado and one Jan. 29 in Utah.
Ethan Greene, director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, said such incidents aren t out of the ordinary for this time of year but recent days have been especially lethal.