#colorado-snowpack

#colorado-snowpack

On Saturday, December 6, three skiers near Butler Gulch, Colorado, were caught and partially buried by an avalanche triggered by another party upslope. The avalanche, which started small, was remotely triggered by a skier travelling across a slope connected to the steeper terrain above, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. As the initial slide began to move, it stepped down, leading to an avalanche that spanned the entire slope, with a crown about 200-300 feet wide, and broke down to the bed surface below.