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avalanche death

  1. Kemperski

    Discussion extending from Bear Creek/Telluride avalanche death and legal responsibilities therein

    I've reread the CAIC report, I don't see where the details of ducking a rope into permanently closed terrain are in there -- is that from another source? Also the report mentions a lot of common landmarks in that slope, it sounds like it is not uncommonly skied. It seems to me the snowboarders...
    • Kemperski
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    • alpino vino avalanche death bear creek drainage bear creek/telluride avalanche death caic report ducking a rope into permanently closed terrain jason blevins paul wolfort permanent closures telluride colorado telluride daily planet temptation-east face todd richards vaughan shelly
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    • Forum: Backcountry and Nordic
  2. D

    More sad avalanche death news.

    https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/2-backcountry-skiers-die-in-avalanche-near-crested-butte/73-0c816e9e-6831-4cae-a11f-08abf71e6629
    • doc
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    • 9news.com avalanche death colorado avalanche information center crested butte avalanche center crested butte mountain resort crested butte mountain resort ski patrol death pass east brush creek area of gunnison county grand traverse race michael goerne nate lynn owen green ski race from crested butte to aspen
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    • Forum: General Skiing
  3. D

    Yet another avalanche death. Aspen this time.

    https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/one-person-dead-after-avalanche-occurs-near-aspen/73-c6d449a4-ce9c-4765-9735-622b5cfc40ad
    • doc
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    • aspen avalanche avalanche death avalanche safety back country skiing colorado avalanche danger deep slab markley hut pitkin county sheriff's office ski colorado
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: General Skiing
  4. Mike King

    Avalanches Shred Lives of those Left Behind

    From the Colorado Sun https://coloradosun.com/2018/10/12/if-i-can-prevent-at-least-one-kid-from-going-through-what-my-kid-goes-through-every-day-i-will-do-whatever-it-takes-i-have-to/
    • Mike King
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    • avalanche avalanche death chris peters elizabeth lamphere ian lamphere jason blevins jerome boulay joe timlin loveland pass madelyn lamphere mount sniktau rick gaukel ryan novak survivors the colorado sun
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: General Skiing
  5. S

    Jury Rules in Favor of Vail in Avalanche Death

    This case finally went to trial, and the jury ruled in favor of Vail yesterday. (Sorry, I usually kept up with posting news about it, but was a bit of a slacker during the actual event.)...
    • SBrown
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    • avalanche death christopher norris colorado's skier safety act district court judge fred gannett doug lovell dr. louise ingalls and dr. stephen conlin eagle county district court in-bounds vail avalanche jim heckbert taft conlin upper prima cornice run vail daily vail resorts vail ski patrol
    • Replies: 178
    • Forum: General Resort Discussion
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