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Avalanches Set Off Near Telluride

TELLURIDE, Colo. (CBS4)- Experts set off some avalanches in the Bridal Veil Basin east of Telluride on Saturday.

Telluride Avy Mitigation 4 (CREDIT Bobbie Lynn Smith via San Miguel SO)
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The mitigation work comes days after a backcountry skier triggered an avalanche in the Bear Creek area. That skier, 47-year-old Salvadore Garcia-Atance, died.

Telluride Avy Mitigation 2 (CREDIT San Miguel SO)
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Telluride Avy Mitigation 1 (CREDIT San Miguel SO)
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He is the fifth avalanche fatality in Colorado this season, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

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