Jared Bednar won’t go very long without thinking about his hockey team or his various outdoor-related passions. It certainly shouldn’t be surprising when he finds a way to tie the two together. The Colorado Avalanche reached the midseason point on a turbulent 2024-25 campaign Tuesday night.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center reported the first avalanche fatality of the 2024-25 season Tuesday, Jan. 7, amid a wave of avalanche accidents that have occurred since the snowy holiday period.

The accident marks Colorado's first reported avalanche fatality, per Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) data.

A backcountry skier died in an avalanche Tuesday east of Red Mountain Pass, between Silverton and Ouray, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The slide occurred on an area known as

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center said a “very large avalanche” was triggered remotely by skiers on Mount Trelease Tuesday.

A prolonged period of stormy and windy weather is expected to last into the New Year. The Colorado avalanche officials say it will be “tricky” to predict how the weak layers in the snowpack will respond to the cumulative load.

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The fatal avalanche happened in the Red Mountain Pass area.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is urging backcountry travelers to exercise extra caution across the Colorado mountains through the weekend as dangerous avalanche conditions persist.