A backcountry skier died in an avalanche Saturday within the Fish Creek drainage space east of Steamboat Springs.
The Routt County Sheriff’s Workplace was notified of the avalanche, which concerned two skiers, at about 12:20 p.m., the sheriff’s workplace stated in a information launch.
Neither of the skiers had been absolutely buried by the avalanche. One got here to relaxation towards a tree and was unconscious, the sheriff’s workplace stated. The skier who survived carried out CPR on the unconscious man for about an hour because the sheriff’s workplace, Routt County Search and Rescue and Basic Air Medical responded to the scene.
The avalanche, which was triggered by the skiers, occurred at about 9,800-feet elevation, in line with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
“Our deepest condolences exit to the household and mates of the individuals concerned on this tragic accident,” CAIC stated on its web site.
Basic Air evacuated the surviving skier by helicopter. Efforts to take away the sufferer’s physique from the mountain continued late within the day Saturday. CAIC workers will go to the avalanche website on Sunday and publish a ultimate report subsequent week.
