outdoor life

Avalanches unreported in Aspen area

Two of the four avalanche deaths in Colorado this winter were caused by slides in Pitkin County, and the county has led the nation in avalanche deaths over the last 60 years. Despite that tragic record, though, skiers here participate less in the state avalanche forecasting system than those in many other parts of the state. KDNK's Nelson Harvey set out to figure out why.