The Denver Post  brings us this report on Colorado’s avalanche danger. Follow the link at the bottom to read the full story. 

Two deaths in the backcountry this week and a surge in skier-involved avalanches have prodded the Colorado Avalanche Information Center to issue a “special advisory statement” warning backcountry travelers of the likelihood of large and dangerous avalanches across the state.

“Do not let the upcoming holiday weekend or the nice weather in any way fool you into thinking the avalanche conditions are anything but very serious across Colorado,” reads the center’s statement issued early Friday.

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