PITCO SHREDDERS FEND OFF MOOSE ATTACK AFTER AVALANCHE
Aspen—As if escaping an avalanche in Maroon Bowl wasn’t enough stress for a group of snowboarders, they were then attacked by an angry moose. According to reports from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, the three shredders were caught in a massive slide and dragged several hundred feet. One of them suffered a broken rib after getting pinned against a tree by the force of the wall of snow. After his friends were able to free themselves they helped him down the mountain on his snowboard. When one of them went to get help, the other two were greeted by the moose and attacked three times before help finally arrived and got them all back to their vehicle.
FLAT TOPS AVALANCHE VICTIM MOURNED IN HOMETOWN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
Steamboat Springs—Jesse Christensen was described as a talented musician, artist and devout Mormon who loved his family. The 55 year old Steamboat Springs man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a rugged area of the Flat Tops Wilderness while riding a snow cycle with his friend. According to the U.S. Forest Service, Christensen and his friend were in a section where motorized vehicles are outlawed. The man who survived managed to dig Christensen out and perform CPR but it was too late. His body was recovered the next day. One of Christensen’s friends, Kim Haggarty, says, “This one’s going to hit a lot of people. It is a huge, huge loss.”
17 YEAR OLD GIRL IDENTIFIED IN DEADLY TREE CRASH AT WINTER PARK
Winter Park—The 17 year old girl who died after colliding with a tree Wednesday at Winter Park was identified as Alicyn Mitcham Colmesneil. She was from a small town in Texas near the Louisiana state line. Authorities say she was not wearing a helmet when she crashed into the tree on a ski run in the Parsenn Bowl known as ‘Forget-Me-Not.’ She was rushed to the resort’s emergency room but could not be revived. Her death is the second one to occur in less than a week on Colorado’s slopes. Last Friday, a young man from Mexico City died after falling on an expert run at Breckenridge.
