Tag: Ophir
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Snowboarder killed in avalanche in southwest Colorado
A backcountry snowboarder was caught in an avalanche and killed on Thursday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Officials said the snowboarder was buried in about seven feet of snow just southeast of Trout Lake and about five miles southwest of Ophir. Telluride Helitrax, a local helicopter-skiing and snowboarding guide service, was guiding the…
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3 Eagle County men ID’d in deadly Colorado avalanche
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After days of search and rescue efforts, officials have determined that three men from Eagle County were killed in Monday’s avalanche between Silverton and Ophir. Eagle County officials identified the victims Wednesday as 52-year-old Seth Bossung, 40-year-old Andy Jessen and 49-year-old Adam Palmer. “(We) are…