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Snowboarder killed in Colorado avalanche in 4th slide death in West this week

A snowboarder was killed in an avalanche in the Middle Fork of Mineral Creek drainage, west of Silverton, Colorado.
A skier escaped the avalanche, but the 41-year-old female snowboarder from Crested Butte was carried off in the debris.
This is the fourth avalanche death in the West this week, with three others occurring in California and Oregon on Monday.

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The Independent

Snowboarder killed in fourth avalanche death in the West this week

Colorado snowboarder was killed in powerful snow slide near Silverton while a partner skiing with her survived

17 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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Snowboarder killed in Colorado avalanche in 4th slide death in West this week

SILVERTON, Colo. — A snowboarder was killed in an avalanche in the mountains of southwestern Colorado on Thursday, the fourth person to die in an avalanche in the U.S. West

1 day ago·United States

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9NEWS Denver

Snowboarder killed in avalanche in southwest Colorado

Silverton Medical Rescue said the snowboarder was a 41-year-old woman from Crested Butte.

2 days ago·Denver, United States

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Colorado Sun

Snowboarder caught, killed in avalanche near Silverton in southwestern Colorado

A snowboarder was caught and killed in a backcountry avalanche Thursday in southwestern Colorado, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The CAIC said in a preliminary report that the snowboarder was with a skier in an area known as The Nose west of Silverton when they were caught in the avalanche. While the skier was able to escape, the snowboarder was carried in the debris. Staff at a backcountry hut nearby saw the slide and c…

2 days ago·Colorado, United States

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Unofficial Networks

Backcountry Skier Killed In Avalanche Near Silverton, CO

Tragic news out of Silverton, Colorado, where a 41-year-old woman from Crested Butte was caught and killed in an avalanche on Thursday, February 20. According to Silverton Medical Rescue, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and the Silverton Medical Rescue team received a satellite emergency communications alert around 1:09pm on the day of the accident. The alert reported an avalanche accident in the area locally known as the Nose around Ophir …

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Telemundo Denver

Avalanche in Silverton leaves one snowboarder dead

SILVERTON, Colo. — A snowboarder was killed in an avalanche in the mountains of southwestern Colorado on Thursday, the fourth person to die in an avalanche in the Western United States this week after a series of winter storms. The snowboarder was trapped in avalanche debris in the backcountry near Silverton, but a man skiing with the snowboarder escaped the snowslide, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center said.

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