© FacebookOwen Green, left, and Michael Goerne were killed in an avalanche near Crested Butte on Saturday.
Two backcountry skiers
were killed over the weekend in an
avalanche in an area of
Colorado known as "Death Pass," officials said.
Crested Butte Search and Rescue said in a
Facebook post the two backcountry skiers were reported missing on Saturday night near the town of Crested Butte, and tracks were discovered leading into a
fresh avalanche field near the area known as "Death Pass."
"No tracks exiting the slide were found and faint beacon signals were located in the slide area," the
group said.
A search and rescue group determined shortly after midnight that conditions were too dangerous, and the search was called off for the night, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. On Sunday, a team of six Crested Butte Search and Rescue members found the men's bodies.
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