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Avalanche in Southwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Avalanche January 21, 2018 · Southwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado
What the National Weather Service wrote
A backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche he triggered within an area locally know as Sam's Trees in the Chattanooga area between Red Mountain Pass and the town of Silverton. The avalanche location was close to Highway 550.
The wider storm
Heavy snow accumulations on a weak snowpack resulted in a fatal avalanche near Red Mountain Pass in the western San Juan Mountains.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 727985. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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