US EditionSkier Killed in Avalanche in Boss Basin, First Colorado Ski Death of the Season
- On March 7, a person reported missing in the Boss Basin area was found dead in avalanche debris at sunrise Sunday and identified as David Pickett-Heaps by the Eagle County Coroner's Office.
- The Colorado Avalanche Information Center had warned of considerable danger after days of heavy mountain snow late last week, with spotters reporting more than 23 inches in parts of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and 6 inches near the slide area.
- Rescuers observed ski and snowmobile tracks leading into the avalanche path; the Colorado Avalanche Information Center said the victim used a snowmobile to access the area but was on skis when the slide occurred.
- The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation, and CAIC will publish a full accident report, following the first Colorado avalanche fatality of the 2025–26 season, CAIC says.
- CAIC forecasted CONSIDERABLE danger on Sunday for the Elk and Sawatch Ranges, warning wind-drifted slopes remain most dangerous and a foot or more of new snow can quickly raise instability.
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Man dies in slide near Ptarmigan Pass, marking first avalanche fatality in Colorado this season
The Eagle County Coroner’s Office has confirmed David Pickett-Heaps as the man who died in an avalanche Saturday, March 7, south of Ptarmigan Pass near Copper Mountain Resort. Multiple agencies, including Summit County Rescue Group, Vail Mountain Rescue and Summit and Eagle County Sheriff’s offices responded Saturday night, March 7, after a person was reported missing in the Boss Basin area, an upper portion of Resolution Creek south of Ptarmiga…
Man killed in avalanche near Copper Mountain, marking first avalanche death of the season
EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The coroner's office has identified a man who was killed in an avalanche near Copper Mountain on Saturday. David Pickett-Heaps was identified by the Eagle County Coroner's Office as the man who died in the first avalanche death of the season in Colorado. According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), a person was reported missing in the Boss Basin area on March 7. Multiple rescue groups responded and…
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Summit Daily NewsFirst Colorado avalanche death of the season occurred Saturday in Eagle County
Multiple agencies, including Summit County Rescue Group, Vail Mountain Rescue and Summit and Eagle County Sheriff’s offices responded Saturday night, March 7, after a person was reported missing in the Boss Basin area, an upper portion of Resolution Creek south of Ptarmigan Pass and near Copper Mountain. Rescuers found an avalanche with ski and snowmobile tracks nearby and leading into it, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. …
First Colorado avalanche death of the season occured Saturday in Summit County
Multiple agencies, including Summit County Rescue Group, Vail Mountain Rescue and Summit and Eagle County Sheriff’s offices responded Saturday night, March 7, after a person was reported missing in the Boss Basin area, an upper portion of Resolution Creek south of Ptarmigan Pass and near Copper Mountain. Rescuers found an avalanche with ski and snowmobile tracks nearby and leading into it, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. …
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