Category Archives: Backcountry
Avalanche Sweeps Skier Off Cliff Near Silverton
Silverton, CO – A backcountry skier is lucky to be alive this morning after being swept off a cliff by an avalanche on Monday near Silverton. The incident occurred along U.S. route 550 at Coal Bank Pass, south of Silverton in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, where the avalanche danger was rated at … Continue reading Avalanche Sweeps Skier Off Cliff Near Silverton
Lost Backcountry Skier Succumbs to Hypothermia
Leadville, CO – Searchers in Colorado last week located two lost backcountry skiers, but not before one died of hypothermia. Brett Beasley, a U.S. Forest Service Ranger from Salida, Colo., and an unnamed teen failed to return Wednesday from a backcountry ski outing in the area of Turquoise Lake, just west of Leadville. Snow was … Continue reading Lost Backcountry Skier Succumbs to Hypothermia
Avalanche Kills Backcountry Skier in Glacier National Park
Out-of-Bounds Skier Dies at Crystal Mountain
Crystal Mountain, WA – A 64-year-old Seattle woman has died in an avalanche while skiing out of bounds at Crystal Mountain in Washington. Elizabeth Hampson had been a Crystal Mountain regular for 50 years. She embarked upon a solo ski tour from the Crystal Mountain parking lot last Wednesday and is believed to have triggered … Continue reading Out-of-Bounds Skier Dies at Crystal Mountain
Missing Targhee Snowboarder Found Dead
Alta, WY – A week after he went missing, the body of a 34-year-old Grand Targhee employee was found last Thursday buried under two feet of snow beneath a cliff near the Wyoming ski resort.
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