Third person killed in Colorado avalanche in as many days
A snowmobiler and two skiers died in Colorado avalanches.
A snowmobiler and two skiers died in Colorado avalanches.
The western U.S. continued to contend with a powerful winter storm Friday that even prompted unprecedented blizzard warnings in Southern California. Parts of Nevada are under avalanche warnings and many major highways are closed. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports from Southern California.
Heavy snow and school holidays drew large crowds to the Alps over the weekend, where nine people died amid elevated avalanche risks.
A photographer who was taking part in the backcountry ski trip said Kyle Smaine was "thrown 50 meters by the air blast and buried" in the avalanche.
The skier was swept about 500 feet down the mountain before friends found him using a location-tracking device, police said.
The snowmobilers triggered the avalanche, the third fatal one this season in Colorado, authorities said.
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