Snowmobiler killed in Colorado avalanche

Colorado could start using new avalanche forecasting method

Lawmakers say a change to the avalanche forecasting method should make it easier to plan recreation in the backcountry.

Body of snowmobiler found three days after avalanche in southern Colorado

Searchers on Monday found the body of a snowmobiler three days after he went missing in an avalanche near La Manga Pass in southern Colorado.  The victim, who hasn’t been publicly named, was riding with...

Snowmobiler dies in avalanche near La Manga Pass in Conejos County

(CONEJOS COUNTY, Colo.) — A snowmobiler was killed after they were apparently caught and buried during an avalanche near La Manga Pass in Conejos County over the weekend, according to a preliminary report by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). CAIC tweeted on Monday afternoon, Feb. 27 about the incident, and stated that the snowmobiler's death is now the seventh avalanche death in Colorado for the 2022-2023 season and the third fa…

Search and rescue efforts ongoing to locate snowmobiler buried by avalanche Saturday in Conejos County

A Colorado snowmobiler was buried and is missing after an avalanche near La Manga Pass in Conejos County on Saturday.

Search and rescue efforts ongoing to locate snowmobiler buried by avalanche Saturday in Conejos County

CONEJOS COUNTY, Colo. — A Colorado snowmobiler was buried and is missing after an avalanche near La Manga Pass in Conejos County on Saturday. The avalanche released on a southeast slope near the Red Lakes trailhead at about 10,600 feet, according to a report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC).The Conejos County Sheriff's Office said it received a SOS notification around 2:30 p.m. Saturday about an avalanche with people buried.…

2 skiers dead, snowmobiler missing in avalanches in southern Colorado, officials say

The two separate incidents took place in southern Colorado, which has received an abundance of snow in recent days.