ASPEN, Colo.—Four skiers overdue from a trip to a backcountry hut near Aspen have been found.
Authorities say the Denver-area men were found just before noon on Wednesday, eight miles south of the hut they had booked for their backcountry skiing trip. They were uninjured.
The Denver Post reports they were found at the Dorchester Guard Station in Gunnison County. Officials say they likely sheltered there after getting lost in a storm.
Heavy snowfall and high winds grounded search aircraft, but the skiers were found by an Aspen rescue team on snowmobiles. The search started Tuesday evening.
The men planned to return from the backcountry Monday. Authorities thought they may have remained in the hut Monday because of a snowstorm and skied out on Tuesday instead.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
