U.S. Ski Team Athletes Die in Avalanche
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[Photo] Courtesy of U.S. Ski Team
Avalanche Accidents, Deaths in San Juan Mountains
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Rabbit Ears Pass [Photo] Courtesy Mike Coffey
The avalanche that took Buchanan’s life was just one in a string of recent accidents throughout Colorado. On December 31, climber Christopher Thomas, 39, of Colorado Springs, Colo., was killed while snowshoeing at the base of Steven’s Gulch near the Continental Divide, reported the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. On January 2, in Telluride, Colo., a snowboarder slid 900 feet after triggering an avalanche at 12,000 feet on the east-facing side of Bear Creek. For a report of the avalanche check out Telluride Daily Planet.
Winter Storm Gorgon Speeds Across U.S.![weather channel_4](https://backcountrymagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/weather-channel_4.jpg)
Since January 3, fast moving Winter Storm Gorgon’s been traveling across the U.S., dumping snow in Washington, Wyoming, Montana and parts of the Northeast, reported weather.com. Eleven inches fell in central Washington, and the storm brought mainly warm, high winds—up to 94 mph in Boulder County—and two feet of snow to the northern Rockies. Wyoming received Gorgon’s greatest snowfall, with a reported 45.8 inches falling at Grand Targhee within 32 hours from January 4 to 5. An avalanche in Essex, Mont., covered U.S Highway 2 with three to five feet of snow, reported NBC Montana.
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