Approaching Storm, 2 Recent Deaths Have Avalanche Rescue Crews On High Alert

By Matt Kroschel
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A winter storm with the potential of dropping a foot of new snow in Colorado’s High County has avalanche rescue crews on high alert.
Summit County Rescue Group Information Officer Charles Pitman says they are watching areas on Loveland and Vail passes for the potential of skier and snowboarder triggered slides.
The new threat comes days after two people died in separate avalanches in Colorado.
“Colorado isn’t the most deadly