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Safety issues mount as skiers hit backcountry in pandemic

by Thomas Peipert
| January 2, 2021 8:27 AM

DENVER (AP) — On March 14, Colorado's governor issued an executive order shutting down ski resorts across the state. The coronavirus had arrived and was spreading rapidly in small mountain communities that were attracting hordes of spring break revelers.

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