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Avalanche in S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet, Colorado

Avalanche February 22, 2025 · S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet, Colorado

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A backcountry skier is dead after being buried in an avalanche on Berthoud Pass Saturday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The skier-triggered avalanche happened on Mines Peak east of the pass, in a rocky part of the mountain face known as The Fingers, around 4:45 p.m.

The wider storm

A backcountry skier is dead after being buried in an avalanche on Berthoud Pass Saturday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The skier-triggered avalanche happened on Mines Peak east of the pass, in a rocky part of the mountain face known as The Fingers, around 4:45 p.m. Earlier in the day, a group of people were riding snowmobiles on Gravel Mountain near Grand Lake when they triggered an avalanche. No one was seriously hurt in this earlier slide.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1228812. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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