The two men (one died in the avalanche) were crampon climbing up the Cristo Couloir, a large couloir and frequent avalanche path on 14,265 feet Quandary Peak’s south face.
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News media is reporting that a skier died today in an avalanche on Quandary Peak, a fourteener near Breckenridge, Colorado. It sounds like two men headed up to climb the peak during high hazard, with no avalanche rescue gear and…
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We immediately wondered if the guide had lost control of the group in some way (perhaps simply because the victim chose not to follow his instructions.
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Press release from Aspen Expeditions regarding March 2005 fatal avalanche that occurred during one of their guided avalanche safety courses.
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Aspen Expeditions was running an avalanche education class in the Five Fingers backcountry skiing area on the side of the ridge south of Highland Peak and Highlands Ski Resort. One of their backcountry skiing clients/students was caught in an avalanche and killed.
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Problem in backcountry skiing avalanche safety these days is that truly expert folks with experience and education tend to be caught in avalanches
