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February is only halfway over, but it’s already been one of the deadliest months for avalanches in the history of Colorado. Six people have died in avalanches already this month,
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A man killed in a Grand County avalanche was a successful real estate investor who took to the High Country on Sunday, Feb. 14, to snowmobile with his son.
Michael “Tony” Westall, 58, of Parker, died when he was caught in an avalanche west of Rollins Pass. Westall met one of his three sons Sunday morning in Empire to hook up for a day of snowmobiling.
Grand County Sheriff’s Office officials said first responders found the snowmobile had been carried onto a frozen lake and later located the rider in the snow. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Grand County Coroner’s Office is investigating his cause and manner of death.