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Colorado avalanche deaths stun Colorado backcountry snow goers

Scott Toepfer, a member of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, takes depth measurements every 50 feet at the crown of the avalanche near Loveland Pass on Sunday, April 21, 2013. (Denver Post)

Saturday’s avalanche was deadliest in Colorado in more than 50 years

On Saturday, five men participating in the Rocky Mountain High Backcountry Bash on Colorado’s Loveland Pass were killed by an avalanche, the deadliest in the state since 1962.

The Backcountry Bash was a fundraiser for the area avalanche center. —Denver Post

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