Greys and Torres area Avy

[killclimbz]

Reports are sketchy but it looks like someone was caught today...
9News

BAKERVILLE - The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office is checking to see if anyone was caught in a backcountry avalanche that happened just before 1 p.m.


The avalanche happened two miles up from the Grays & Torreys trailhead on the south side of I-70 near the Bakerville Exit, west of Georgetown.

Crews have set up a staging area at the Bakerville Exit. Traffic on I-70 isn't impacted. 9News has a crew on the way and we'll have more information on 9News at 4 p.m.

and KMGH

SILVER PLUME, Colo. -- The Alpine Rescue Team is looking for a man who was possibly caught in an avalanche along Interstate 70, west of Silver Plume.

The slide was reported around 1 p.m. and the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Department received a report of a missing climber. The man, reported to be 18 or 19 years of age, was climbing with a partner when the avalanche hit.

A command post has been set up at the Bakerville exit of I-70. Traffic on the interstate was not affected.

Hopefully this nothing or a close call...

[iskibc]

CAIC is saying East Side Kelso Mountain. Some triggered slide up on Loveland pass today as well.

Let's hope nobody got injured.

[brettf]

CAIC is saying East Side Kelso Mountain. Some triggered slide up on Loveland pass today as well.

Let's hope nobody got injured.

Let's hope for good news.

Strong winds over the Front Range has caused significant blowing snow and triggered at least 2 slides in Tenmile Canyon between Copper and Frisco, and another slide near Berthoud Pass Also today backcountry skiers/riders triggered two slides near Loveland Pass. Worst is that one person has been buried by an avalanche on the East side of Kelso Peak (Grays and Torreys). No other details at this time, but rescuers are at the site. All of these slides have been from high elevation, steep areas above treeline

[lemon boy]

bummer

[ak_telemike]

"The avalanche is believed to have trapped one person. His companion was partially buried, then dug himself out and went for help."

not good - unprepared or untrained or both?

[Z]

"The avalanche is believed to have trapped one person. His companion was partially buried, then dug himself out and went for help."

not good - unprepared or untrained or both?

"going for help" never a good situation....I'd say both.

[powderfarmer]

all the avy teams are on standby here still, I will try and get more info to you guys as it becomes availiable to me. Initial reports were "very large slide, skier triggered". Could be rough to fly in the area, winds were up to and past 65 mph around 2 or 3 this afternoon in the summit area.

[Think Snow!]

i knew something was up, on my way back to denver today i must of passed at least 12 police and rescue cars hauling ass up with their lights going and a couple with snowmobiles as well.

[shera]

I know too many people that ski around there. Fack.

[goldenboy]

Denver news sites updated. It was a fatality, a C Springs teen climbing (on snowshoes) Kelso ridge route on Torreys. Bummer

[jump]

Very sad indeed.

[iskibc]

Very sad. RIP.

[lemon boy]

From CAIC:

Kelso Mountain
December 22, 2005
2 hikers caught, 1 partly buried, 1 buried and killed

Around lunchtime two hikers were caught in a hard slab avalanche on the east side of Kelso Mountain -- a little over 3 miles south of Bakerville and about 1 mile east of the summit of Torreys Peak. One man was buried and killed. Rescuers found the victim later this afternoon under about 5 feet of snow. He was located by a Breckenridge Ski Patrol avalanche dog after a burial of at least 3 hours. Neither man carried avalanche rescue equipment.

The avalanche occurred on an easterly-facing slope above treeline.

We will post more details on Friday, 12/23/2005.

Atkins, 12/22 at 1745.

[Dside11-11]

Frankly, I'm surprised we haven't had more deaths already this year with awesome amout of snow. Wednesday on Loveland Pass we observed several small natural slides above the ironing board and idiots cornice. Also a large rider trigger slide, above treeline near the pass summit on the south side. The face behind the parking lot at the summit, south facing ripped all the way down. Ran out to the flats. 1-1.5ft crown. Lots of people were riding above treeline on janky shit and we saw only a few with full rescue gear. Scary

Every time I go to Loveland Pass I feel like a Barney because I actually HAVE full rescue gear (especially the other day when I wore the new Avalung that my girlfriend bought me). Most people there hardly even have the athletic skills to get down expert terrain, let alone beacons/shovels/probes. I actually heard a kid ask if what I was wearing under my coat was one of those "homing devices." I couldn't even respond. There is good skiing to be had there, but it's no wonder you can't buy a ride.