Skiers die in Colorado mountain avalanche

Monday, 17 Feb, 2014 0

Warnings have been reinforced in Colorado ski areas as another deadly avalanche struck over the weekend, bringing the total of fatalities on US slopes to 14 this season.  

In the latest incident, two skiers were killed on Star Mountain east of Aspen with a further three skiers hospitalized with broken bones.

A rescue team had to deal with "very, very steep terrain" and high winds to recover the two bodies.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center had posted warnings of dangerous conditions for backcountry skiers after two weeks of unusually heavy snowfall, with fast moving snow slides aggravated by high winds and warm temperatures.  

Earlier last week two Colorado skiers were killed in separate incidents at Keystone Ski Resort and Kebler Pass, near Crested Butte.

Similar high risk avalanche advisories have been issued in Utah, Oregon, Washington and Montana.



 

profileimage

TravelMole Editorial Team

Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...