Three people dead over the weekend due to multiple avalanches
COLORADO (KRDO) The Colorado Avalanche Info Center is urging for extra care in the backcountry after three people have been killed since Friday. The deaths are being linked to unusually dangerous avalanche conditions.
Since Friday, the numbers are pretty alarming. More than 130 avalanches have been recorded with nearly 50 of them being triggered by people.
Ethan Greene, Director of Colorado Avalanche Information said, “We have had two tragic accidents, three people killed in those accidents. We’ve had a really weak snowpack and really sensitive avalanche conditions over the last 10 days or so.”
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Three Colorado avalanche deaths prompt backcountry warnings The Associated Press
DENVER The deaths of three people in two Colorado avalanches since Friday have experts warning those headed to the mountainous backcountry to be careful and pay attention to forecasts.
A rescue team on Sunday recovered the bodies of two skiers caught in an avalanche a day earlier near Ophir Pass in southwestern Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, the San Juan County Office of Emergency Management said.
Albert Perry, 55, and Dr. Jeff Paffendorf, 51, both of nearby Durango, were reported missing after heading out for a ski trip north of Silverton, a former mining town and recreational hub nestled in the mountains, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
Tuesday, December 22nd 2020, 12:33 pm
By: CBS News
Avalanche experts are warning people headed to Colorado s backcountry to be careful and pay attention to avalanche forecasts following the deaths of three people in two slides since Friday. CBS Denver reports that 380 avalanches have been reported around the state in the last week.
The San Juan County Office of Emergency Management said on Sunday, a rescue team recovered the bodies of two men caught in an avalanche on Saturday while skiing near Ophir Pass outside Silverton Albert Perry, 55, and Dr. Jeff Paffendorf, 51, of Durango. They were reported missing after heading out for a ski trip known locally as the Battleship, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
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