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1 killed, multiple buried in 2 Grand County avalanches Saturday

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DENVER (KDVR) -- Four people were buried Saturday, including one who died, in two avalanches in Grand County Saturday afternoon, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The avalanches were reported just hours apart, one near Berthoud Pass and the other west of Grand Lake. The deadly avalanche was the second in a week in a month that has seen more avalanche incidents than last year. The person who died was buried in the avalanche…

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Avalanches in western US claim more lives in recent weeks including a weekend death in Colorado

One person has been killed in a weekend avalanche in Colorado. Authorities in Grand County responded Saturday to what they described as a skier-triggered avalanche in a steep area known as "The Fingers” above Berthoud Pass in central Colorado. It…

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KXRM

1 killed, multiple buried in 2 Grand County avalanches Saturday

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Colorado Sun

Berthoud Pass avalanche kills third Colorado backcountry traveler of the 2024-25 season

Friends said 50-year-old Nathan Ginn was killed in the Feb. 22 slide. The avalanche death is the third this season, the second in two days.

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Sky Hi News

Snowboarder buried, killed in avalanche on Mines Peak on Berthoud Pass

A backcountry snowboarder was caught, buried and killed in an avalanche Saturday, Feb. 22, on Mines Peak east of Berthoud Pass, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The Grand County Communications center received a report of the avalanche at about 4:45 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the Grand County Sheriff’s Office. The large, persistent-slab avalanche broke at the ground across mult…

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Unofficial Networks

Bakcountry Snowboarder Killed In Colorado Avalanche

Colorado — It’s become a deadly period in the backcountry for Colorado skiers and riders. On February 20th, a skier was killed in an avalanche near Silverton. Then on Saturday, two more avalanches occurred, one of which was fatal. On February 22nd, a snowboarder captured, buried, and killed by an avalanche on Mines Peak. The area, known as The Fingers or High Trail Cliffs, is a series of steep, rocky chutes, that are accessed by going to parking…

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Fox Weather

Snowmobile rider killed in Colorado avalanche as reports of deadly avalanches continue to rise in West

DENVER – Officials say a snowmobile rider was caught, buried and killed in an avalanche west of Denver on Saturday.According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), the avalanche occurred on Mines Peak, east of Berthoud Pass, in an area known locally as The Fingers or High Trail Cliffs.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHERThe CAIC said The Fingers are a set of steep, rocky, northwest-facing avalanche paths easily accessible from a parking area a…

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