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First skier-caused avalanche of the season reported in Colorado’s San Juan mountains

Two skiers safely skied out of the slide at Silverton Mountain, state officials said

The founders of the Silverton ski area, a no-frills ski featuring hike-to backcountry skiing and snowboarding, sold the operation to Heli, a company that maintains an online marketplace for booking adventure travel. (Photo provided by Silverton ski area)
The founders of the Silverton ski area, a no-frills ski featuring hike-to backcountry skiing and snowboarding, sold the operation to Heli, a company that maintains an online marketplace for booking adventure travel. (Photo provided by Silverton ski area)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 10: Denver Post reporter Katie Langford. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
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Denver may still be waiting for the first snow of the season, but Colorado’s mountains already have enough powder for skiers to cause avalanches, according to the

Two skiers caused an avalanche at the Silverton Mountain ski resort on Sunday after the “first notable snowfall of the season,”

The skiers were skiing the north ridge near the “grassy run” when they saw cracking behind moving snow about halfway down. The second skier triggered a secondary slide, and both skied out of the avalanche safely.

and snowboarders and does not groom its trails, according to the resortap website.

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