Colorado’s backcountry skier, who was buried alive by an avalanche Christmas Eve, died.
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center stated that a backcountry skier, unidentified, was trapped in an avalanche of 250-feet in Colorado. This happened on Friday afternoon at 2pm.
His partner found him and was able, with the help of a probe pole along with a transceiver, to dig him out from the snow. But it was too late.
The area where the victim’s body was later recovered by rescue crews from Jackson County and the Diamond Peaks Ski Patrol
An unidentified backcountry skier became trapped in an avalanche of 250ft in Colorado, on the Northeast-facing slope at South Diamond Peak (pictured)
Later, rescue teams from Jackson County as well as the Diamond Peaks Ski Patrol recovered the body of the victim.
CAIC expressed its condolences.
At the moment, Colorado’s avalanche threat is either at Level 4 or 5. This is quite high.
The CAIC advised that you should be cautious if you plan to travel in the mountains during the following days.