Extremely Close Call’: Early-Season Avalanche on Colorado 14er Buries Skier’s Head

‘Extremely close call’: Early-season avalanche on Colorado 14er buries skier’s head near Summit County

A skier was partially buried after setting off one of the first human-triggered avalanches of the winter season on a Colorado 14er. On Sunday, Oct. 25, the skier triggered a large wind slab avalanche on an east-facing slope above 14,000 on Mount Bross, according to a social media post from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The avalanche buried the skier’s head, but the post states that others in the group were able to dig the skier out …

‘Extremely close call’: Early-season avalanche on Colorado 14er buries skier’s head

A skier was partially buried after setting off one of the first human-triggered avalanches of the winter season on a Colorado 14er. On Sunday, Oct. 25, the skier triggered a large wind slab avalanche on an east-facing slope above 14,000 on Mount Bross, according to a social media post from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The avalanche buried the skier’s head, but the post states that others in the group were able to dig the skier out …

Extremely close call’: Early-season avalanche on Colorado 14er buries skier’s head

A skier was partially buried after setting off one of the first human-triggered avalanches of the winter season on a Colorado 14er. On Sunday, Oct. 25, the skier triggered a large wind slab avalanche on an east-facing slope above 14,000 on Mount Bross, according to a social media post from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The avalanche buried the skier’s head, but the post states that others in the group were able to dig the skier out …

Witnesses describe avalanche on Colorado 14er that buried skier

Witnesses said an avalanche was triggered on one of Colorado's 14ers over the weekend, burying one skier who had to be rescued.

Avalanche buries skier in Colorado mountains

The avalanche was triggered in the Moose Creek Bowl on Mount Bross, a fourteener in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains.

Skier Buried in Colorado’s First Avalanche Accident of the Season, Dug Out by Partner in 5 Minutes

Colorado’s first avalanche accident of the season occurred over the weekend, high on the slopes of Mt. Bross (14,178 feet), the state’s 22nd-highest peak. According to a CAIC observation submitted by Ryan Buller, the windslab broke at about 14,100 feet in the east-facing Moose Creek Bowl, with debris reaching about 13,550 feet. Per the report and photos, the avalanche was […]