A backcountry skier near Cameron Pass in Colorado's Rocky Mountains died Christmas Eve after being 'fully buried' in an avalanche, officials said.
A backcountry skier near Cameron Pass in Colorado's Rocky Mountains died Christmas Eve after being"fully buried" in an avalanche, officials said.
It was Colorado's first avalanche death of the season. A total of 12 people died in the state in the 2020-2021 avalanche season, the most in nearly a decade, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center .Investigators say Friday's avalanche was about 150 feet wide. The incident happened at about 2 p.m. on the southeast end of South Diamond Peak.
Adventure photographer shares how he survived a powerful avalanche 05:39"What everybody has in common is that desire to really experience the mountains in kind of a raw and ungroomed, unkempt manner," Greene said."Unfortunately, once you get caught, you just don't have that many options. Your chance of survival drops precipitously."On Thursday, CAIC had posted avalanche warnings for most of the state's mountains.
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