U.S. records fourth avalanche death this winter as snowboarder killed in Colorado backcountry

U.S. records fourth avalanche death this winter as snowboarder killed in Colorado backcountry

OPHIR, Colo. (AP) — An avalanche killed a 67-year-old man as he was snowboarding solo in the Colorado backcountry, authorities said Tuesday, marking the fourth U.S. avalanche death this winter. The victim, Peter Harrelson, was a doctor and longtime resident of the small town of Ophir in southwest Colorado, the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office … Read more