The skier triggered the avalanche at about 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, officials said. He was part of a larger party and followed behind a snowboarder who had “descended first without incident ...
Strong winds or rock falls may also cause an avalanche. Blowing snow can create ... and the air bag inflates behind your head, turning you into a bigger particle. Bigger particles tend to stay ...
An experienced solo backcountry skier and a one-time member of the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team was the person who died in an avalanche in Colorado a week ago. It is the only fatal avalanche in the ...
and the state transportation department said it anticipated reopening the highway around 11 p.m., citing "unanticipated rock that came down in the avalanche fall" as a reason for the extended closure.