In the latest reminder that backcountry skiers aren't the only mountain users at risk of avalanches, two Colorado snowshoers were caught in a slide this week that fully buried one. Two days later, a backcountry skier was caught and killed in an avalanche in the same area, marking the state's first fatality of the season.
According to a report by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), the two snowshoers – a man and a woman – set off on CR31 northwards near Red Mountain Pass on Sunday, a route they are very familiar with in winter.
