Colorado, avalanche and Red Mountain Pass

Backcountry skier killed in avalanche in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains
A backcountry skier was caught, buried and killed Tuesday in an avalanche near Red Mountain Pass in southern Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, officials said.
Backcountry skier killed in Colorado avalanche
SAN JUAN COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - On Tuesday, a backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche on Red Mountain #3, north of Durango. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center said that the skier was caught and buried in the avalanche. The skier was caught on the northwest-facing slope at around 11,300 feet.
Backcountry Skier Dies in Avalanche in Colorado's Mountains
The accident marks Colorado's first reported avalanche fatality, per Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) data.
Backcountry skier dies in avalanche on Red Mountain Pass in western Colorado
A backcountry skier died in an avalanche near Red Mountain Pass on Tuesday. That's according to the experts from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, who said the slide happened on Red Mountain Number 3.
Skier dies after being buried in avalanche at 11,300 feet, Colorado officials say
Red Mountain Number 3” near Bollywood, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The avalanche happened on the northwest-facing slope of the mountain at 11,300 feet in the San Juan Mountains,
Man survives being buried in avalanche while snowshoeing in Colorado
A man snowshoeing in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains survived with only minor injuries after being partially buried by an avalanche on Sunday. According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC),
Backcountry skier caught, killed in avalanche near Red Mountain Pass in southwestern Colorado
A backcountry skier was killed Tuesday after being caught in an avalanche near Red Mountain Pass in southwestern Colorado. The avalanche happened on a northwest-facing slope at an elevation of around 11,

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