Wrongful death lawsuit targets Silverton Avalanche School
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Man was buried and killed during a safety class near Red Mountain Pass
Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 9:30 AM Updated: Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 11:32 PM The Colorado Avalanche Information Center report on the Jan. 5 fatal avalanche included this photograph looking across U.S. Highway 550 into Sen. Beck Basin up Red Mountain Pass. The red circle marks the area of the avalanche accident. Courtesy of CSAS, NASA Airborne Snow Observatory, and SnowEx
Wrongful death lawsuit targets Silverton Avalanche School The Colorado Avalanche Information Center report on the Jan. 5 fatal avalanche included this photograph looking across U.S. Highway 550 into Sen. Beck Basin up Red Mountain Pass. The red circle marks the area of the avalanche accident.
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center report on the Jan. 5 fatal avalanche included this photograph looking across US Highway 550 into Sen. Beck Basin up Red Mountain Pass. The red circle marks the area of the avalanche accident (Courtesy of CSAS, NASA Airborne Snow Observatory, and SnowEx).
The family of a Longmont man killed in an avalanche safety class near Silverton is suing the guide, school and local rescue group as well as the maker of an avalanche airbag and its private equity firm owner. The lawsuit marks the second legal action involving avalanches in recent months based on research, interviews and reports gathered by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.