Front Range

Avalanche

Mike Cooperstein · Dec 11, 2016 · Front Range

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24 inches of new snow over facets

Avalanche

We were skiing lift gulley at berthoud pass. This was our 2nd run down lift gulley. With the same entry. 1st skier dropped and dropped fine. 2nd skier dropped and within 3-4 ski turns I witnessed the avalanche. As you can see in the video and photos it was on the skiers left of lift gulley. The 2nd skier was able to ski right and out of the avy path. I decided to side step out to the mainline trail and meet up with the group.