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Tragic Avalanche Claims First Victim of 2025-26 Season
3/9/2026
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Story summary
- On March 7, 2026, the first avalanche fatality of the 2025-26 season occurred south of Ptarmigan Pass near Copper Mountain, Colorado.
- Multiple agencies, including Summit County Rescue Group and Vail Mountain Rescue, responded to a missing person report in Boss Basin.
- Rescuers discovered an avalanche with ski and snowmobile tracks nearby.
- By sunrise on March 8, they found the missing person deceased in the avalanche debris.
