An experienced solo backcountry skier and a one-time member of the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team was the person who died in an ...

A wife found the body of her husband buried under 3 feet of snow after he failed to check-in following an avalanche in ...

An unstable snowpack due to topsy-turvy weather late last year was one of the factors behind the first deadly avalanche of ...

Donald Moden Jr., 57, was backcountry skiing near Red Mountain Pass on January 7 when he got caught in the snow slide.

A skier was killed in an avalanche on January 7, 2025 on Red Mountain Pass in Colorado. Following the accident, the Colorado ...

According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), a man and woman were snowshoeing north of Red Mountain Pass in Ouray County, about 100 miles south of Grand Junction. The duo said they ...

All four people walked about half a mile and met with the Ouray County Search and Rescue. Snowshoer 1 and ... who had recreated in the winter on Red Mountain Pass for almost 30 years.

In the latest reminder that backcountry skiers aren't the only mountain users at risk of avalanches, two Colorado snowshoers ...

“By the time we show up, if someone hasn’t been found, it’s probably too late,” said Ouray Mountain Rescue Team Member Sean Hart.