{"id":566606,"date":"2023-03-20T04:32:29","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T01:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/2-skiers-killed-in-large-late-winter-avalanches-in-colorado\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T04:32:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T01:32:29","slug":"2-skiers-killed-in-large-late-winter-avalanches-in-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/2-skiers-killed-in-large-late-winter-avalanches-in-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"#2 skiers killed in large late-winter avalanches in Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39f184614d0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39f184614d0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/2-skiers-killed-in-large-late-winter-avalanches-in-colorado\/#2_skiers_killed_in_large_late-winter_avalanches_in_Colorado\" >2 skiers killed in large late-winter avalanches in Colorado<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_skiers_killed_in_large_late-winter_avalanches_in_Colorado\"><\/span>2 skiers killed in large late-winter avalanches in Colorado<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>MARBLE, Colo. (AP) \u2014 A skier was killed in an avalanche on Sunday outside a Colorado ski resort boundary, just a day after authorities recovered the body of another avalanche victim, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Three skiers were caught in Sunday&#8217;s large avalanche in the Maroon bowl area outside of the Aspen Highlands resort near Aspen, the Pitkin County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the skiers managed to escape. Further details about the victim were not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely available.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Colorado authorities recovered the body of skier Joel Shute, 36, of Glenwood Springs, after he and two others were caught in a large <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/colorado-avalanche-search-marble-5a0e4db833d730701842b213ac530b4a\" data-ylk=\"slk:backcountry avalanche;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">backcountry avalanche<\/a> southwest of Marble in western Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>Shute had been missing since Friday evening, when the avalanche swept 2,400 feet (730 meters) down a mountainside as the were backcountry touring.<\/p>\n<p>The avalanche was two to three feet (up to nearly 1 meter) deep where it began and up to 500 feet (150 meters) wide, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center said. Rescue teams found the victim&#8217;s body buried in avalanche debris, the center said.<\/p>\n<p>A skier and snowboarder who were with Shute survived. The snowboarder hiked out to get help and rescue teams evacuated the injured skier by helicopter. Both were taken to the hospital, the Gunnison County Sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>Recent storms have raised avalanche risks.<\/p>\n<p>Nineteen people have been killed across the U.S. by avalanches so far this winter, including nine fatalities in Colorado. Avalanches in the winter of 2020-2021 killed 37 people nationwide, which was the most recorded by the avalanche center in records going back to 1950.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Shute\u2019s family said he was aware of avalanche dangers but was devoted to skiing. The victim\u2019s mother, Lisa Gerstner, said he spent lots of time <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing and used his pilot\u2019s license to fly his father and friends for work trips and recreation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSkiing was Joel\u2019s life,\u201d brother Aaron Shute <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/kdvr.com\/news\/local\/he-left-the-world-doing-what-he-loved-avalanche-victim-remembered-as-lover-of-all-things-adventure\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:told KDVR-TV;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">told KDVR-TV<\/a>. \u201cIt was his passion and what he wanted to do with his life,<\/p>\n<p><span>Originally published <\/span><time class=\"caas-attr-meta-time\" datetime=\"2023-03-20T01:32:29.000Z\">March 20, 2023, 2:32 AM<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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(AP) \u2014 A skier was killed in an avalanche on Sunday outside a Colorado ski resort boundary, just a day after authorities recovered the body of another avalanche victim, authorities said. 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