More than 1,100 avalanches were reported in Colorado's mountains in February, including 23 that caught and carried at least one person, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
The second storm, between Feb. 6 and 9, dumped two to four feet of snow on the central and southern mountains, with about a foot in the northern mountains. The atmospheric river event from California reached Colorado around Feb. 15, carrying strong winds and dropping about a foot or more of snow. The final February storm came on Feb. 26. The southern mountains and part of the central mountains received about two to three feet of snow.
The man was later identified as Eric Freson, 36, a resident of Gunnison. A GoFundMe created to help his family raised more than $41,000.One person dies in avalanche Sunday east of Ohio Peak The CAIC pointed to several other close calls in February, including:
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