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Solo Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche Near Breckenridge, CO

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On Saturday, a solo backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche near Breckenridge, CO. The 31-year-old man was skiing a northeast-facing couloir on Bald Mountain, or Baldy, southeast of Breck. His girlfriend reported him missing when he didn’t return her phone calls. PRELIMINARY REPORT: A solo skier was caught, buried, and killed in a small but long-running avalanche. The avalanche […]
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[PHOTOS] Skiers Trigger Huge Avalanche Near Breckenridge, CO | Half a Mile Wide and 10-Feet Deep

Last week, backcountry skiers triggered a massive avalanche on Bald mountain near Breckenridge, CO, that was half a mile wide and ten feet deep in places. Thankfully nobody was caught. Avalanche was triggered on our second run, after skiing an adjacent run with a more easterly aspect our first run (ENE aspect for the first run). Same elevation both runs. We […]
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VIDEO: Full CAIC Accident Report from 15-Foot Deep Avalanche That Partially Buried & Injured CO Skier on Saturday

Video report of the first injury/rescue of the season in North America that we know of occurred in Colorado on Saturday.  The avalanche was 15-feet deep at it’s deepest, was skier triggered, the skier was injured and partially buried, he could not extract himself, he was rescued by helicopter. Thanks for this great reporting, CAIC. Full written report on this […]
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