An experienced solo backcountry skier and a one-time member of the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team was the person who died in an ...
An unstable snowpack due to topsy-turvy weather late last year was one of the factors behind the first deadly avalanche of the year in Colorado, according to investigators.
A 57-year-old Ridgway man died in an avalanche Tuesday while backcountry skiing east of Red Mountain Pass, between Silverton ...
According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), a man and woman were snowshoeing north of Red Mountain Pass ... and met with the Ouray County Search and Rescue.
By the time a search and rescue team can respond to an avalanche, it’s most likely a recovery mission. “By the time we show ...