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Avalanche in Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado
Avalanche February 15, 2014 · Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado
What the National Weather Service wrote
Two skiers were killed and three other skiers were injured in an avalanche which occurred around one mile west of the La Plata parking area and eight miles west of Twin Lakes. The bodies were recovered the day after the avalanche occurred.
The wider storm
Heavy snow created dangerous avalanche conditions across the eastern Sawatch Range. An avalanche occurred near Colorado 82 on Independence Pass.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 502960. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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