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Californian Men Arrested for Skiing in Closed Area at Aspen, CO Just 90-Mins Before Avalanche Killed Man in Same Area

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Three men were lucky they were caught and escaped with just a fine when Snowmass Village police arrested them on Sunday for skiing in an area that was closed due to avalanche danger. Just an hour and a half later a Mountain Rescue Aspen volunteer died in an avalanche in the same area, reports the Aspen Times. A ski patroller [โ€ฆ]

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Another Skier Loses Aspen Pass and is Fined for Ducking TWO Ropes into an Area Patrollers were Blasting

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Last week, and for the fifth time in February, a skier had his pass pulled from Snowmass Ski Area and was given a $250 fine for ducking a rope, reports the Aspen Times. Snowmass Ski Patrol caught the 43-year-old Seattle man on Feb. 23, skiing in the Cirque Headwall area, about the same time patrollers were using explosives in the [โ€ฆ]

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Steven Agar | March 6, 2018
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