A U.S. Forest Service review of the two recent inbounds avalanche deaths at Colorado ski areas will be aimed at determining whether the resorts followed all required snow safety procedures required under their permits, and whether any changes are needed, according to Eagle/Holy Cross district ranger Dave Neely.
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A Colorado man skiing the open trees on the right side of Trestle at Mary Jane was caught in a 40-foot-wide slide that ran 60 vertical feet. He was snowed under just before closing time on Mary Jane Mountain. As with most avalanche victims, he died of asphyxiation. Ski patrol unsuccessfully attempted to revive him.
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A Vail teen died Sunday of chest injuries he suffered in an avalanche inside the Vail Mountain ski area. The thirteen year old was skiing Vail Mountain on Sunday after a storm dropped fresh snow. He was skiing with friends in the area of Prima Cornice, where he and at least two others were caught in an avalanche. The other two escaped and skied down to Chair 11, where they told a lift operator about the avalanche and their missing friend.
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