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Skier, Snowboarder Die in Separate Weekend Accidents

An experienced snowboarder took a fatal fall in the Telluride backcountry and a skier hit a tree at Keystone.

Photo: Taco Ekkel

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Last Sunday was a tragic one in the Colorado mountains. First, a skier was killed in a collision with a tree at Keystone. Later that same day, an experienced snowboarder died in a fall in the Bear Creek backcountry near Telluride. 

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