An avalanche on Mt. Crested Butte kills one person on snowmobile and injures another in Mount Crested Butte, Colorado

Modified Date: 
Wed, 04/29/2015 - 3:35pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, February 8, 2014

Snowmobiler killed, another buried in Colorado avalanche.

A snowmobiler is dead and another was partially buried in a large avalanche near Mount Crested Butte in Colorado.

Snowmobiler killed, another buried in avalanche.

A snowmobiler is dead and another was partially buried in a large avalanche near Mount Crested Butte in Colorado.
A snowmobiler is dead and another was partially buried in a large avalanche near Mount Crested Butte in Colorado. The Gunnison County coroner says the accident happened Monday close to Kebler Pass. The coroner said Tuesday the victim is not being identified pending notification of relatives. The other snowmobiler was not seriously injured. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says the avalanche was about 500 feet wide. The center says Monday's death is the ninth nationally this season.
Topics: 
Snowmobile
Area: 
Denver, CO

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