CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. — Fresh early-season snow blanketed the top of Loveland Pass on a chilly Tuesday morning, bringing out backcountry skiers like Jack Sudduth.
“I think I spent maybe 90 days not on my skis this year,” said Sudduth, who also works as a ski patroller at Loveland Ski Area.
But the backcountry fun also comes with avalanche risk. Sudduth calls it “bad” in steep areas around the pass…