Colorado: Skier dies in avalanche near Wolf Creek Pass

Serious avalanche accidents have been widespread across Colorado this season, with fatalities as far north as Winter Park, west to Aspen and south to Wolf Creek Pass. Click on the map to visit the CAIC's accident page.

San Juan accident is the sixth avalanche death of the season

By Summit Voice

SUMMIT COUNTY — The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is reporting the second slide fatality of the week and the sixth of the season, with the latest death occurring Feb. 16 in the backcountry near Wolf Creek Pass.

According to the CAIC, three backcountry travelers triggered a large slide in the Gibbs Creek drainage. The avalanche broke three feet deep and 600 feet wide, and ran about 600 vertical feet. One of the skiers was unharmed, the second was injured and required evacuation and the third died in the slide.The avalanche released on a steep (40 degree) west-facing slope near treeline. (more…)

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