Colorado Avalanche: Five Snowboarders Killed

Written By Unknown on Senin, 22 April 2013 | 00.27

Five snowboarders have been killed after apparently triggering an avalanche in Colorado, authorities have said.

Search and rescue crews recovered the bodies several hours after Saturday's slide, according to Clear Creek County Sheriff Don Krueger.

A sixth snowboarder caught in the avalanche has been rescued.

The person's condition was not immediately known.

The avalanche occurred on a busy winter weekend as many skiers and snowboarders took advantage of late season snowfall in the Rocky Mountains.

The area is also popular among photographers and tourists seeking some of the most expansive views in Colorado.

Colorado Avalanche Information Centre forecaster Spencer Logan said there have been weak layers in the snowpack since early January.

"Our last series of storms made them more active again," he said.

US avalanche deaths climbed steeply after 1990, averaging 24 a year, as new gear became available for backcountry travel.

Until then, avalanches rarely claimed more than a handful of lives each season in records going back to 1950.


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