The avalanche danger in the mountains surrounding Aspen is likely to increase as more snow starts piling up, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center warned Monday.
A skier was caught in a slide Friday even before the danger increased, stressing the tricky conditions, the avalanche center said in its online report. The male skier was not buried or injured.
He was part of a group skinning up the Jeep road on Taylor Pass en route to the Opa’s Hut, according to a report filed with the avalanche center. Taylor Pass is near the town of Ashcroft, about 12 miles from Aspen.
The first skier triggered a slide on a northwest aspect below the pass summit.
“The skier took a ride of a few hundred feet, ‘surfing’ a hard block of avalanche debris,” the report said. “His ski was caught and fortunately released.”
Read the full story on .
