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Josiah and Amanda Powell with one of their would-be rescuers Photo: Courtesy of Summit County Rescue Group
When Josiah and Amanda Powell planned a snowmobile-in wedding in one of their favorite Colorado backcountry ski spots, they expected an intimate, friends-and-family affair that would be as adventurous as they were.
What they didn’t expect: 60 extra guests from the local search-and-rescue team.
Raised in Minnesota, the Powells started dating after they moved to Colorado four years ago and quickly bonded over a shared love of the mountains. They started backcountry skiing about a year and a half later, motivated in part by a desire to dodge resorts’ long lift lines. The couple had originally planned a large wedding in Minneapolis for December 2020, but after Covid forced them to cancel, they decided to move their nuptials to somewhere more wild.