Frisco, Colo. • Colorado again retained its macabre status as the country’s most dangerous state for avalanches, according data collected by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
Since at least 1950, the amount of avalanche deaths in Colorado have far surpassed that of any other state, and the most recent avalanche cycle was no different. The Avalanche Information Center released its annual report earlier this month, highlighting statistics from one of the most substantial avalanche seasons in the past century.
During the 2018-19 season, the state recorded 4,273 slides — 478 in the Vail and Summit County region — including 92 that caught people on their way down.