The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is reporting the first avalanche fatality of the season in the state. In a news release, the Center announced the death of a backcountry snowboarder on Monday in Waterfall Creek, south of Ophir near Telluride.
The victim has been identified as 67-year-old Dr. Peter Harrelson, who was reported overdue on Monday evening. According to the news release, a friend of Harrelson went in search of him, following what appeared to be a fresh track up a slope locally known as the “Banker” and observed fresh tracks descending from that point.
