Tag: Gunnison County Avalanche
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Backcountry skier killed in avalanche skied before he was 2, ‘never looked back’
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Joel Shute knew he wanted to ski before he turned two. In 1989, when skiing with children in backpacks was allowed, Joel’s parents, Steve Shute and Lisa Gerstner, would put Joel in a pack, ride the lift, and ski down behind Joel’s 6-year-old brother. Joel Shute in 1989, just weeks before his second birthday, skiing…
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2 injured, 1 dead after avalanche in Gunnison County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect that the person killed in the avalanche was a skier rather than a snowboarder. Original information obtained by The Denver Gazette said the backcountry party was traveling on snowboards but new information from a friend of the…