There have been six avalanche deaths so far this season in Colorado, and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) says this is one of the most potentially deadly avalanche seasons they’ve seen in decades. Early season snows were cooked by sun and then frozen hard by high winds, and more consistent recent snows are all piling up on top of this weak, slide-prone base. Last week a Keystone ski patroller was killed in a slide near Wolf Creek Pass and a Telluride snowboarder was killed in an avalanche on Monday just beyond the Telluride ski area boundary. CAIC says conditions are only going to get worse, with sun crusting across the state ahead of the next storm cycle.

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