Durr Chutes

The East facing Durr Chutes are big slide paths that threaten Castle Creek Road, and should not be skied if there is any amount of avalanche risk, as a slide in one of them could easily bury the road and kill innocent bystanders. They are named for Lynn Durr, who died here in an avalanche in 1991 while cross-country skiing below the chute.

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*All Mapped Areas are Approximations

Trailheads

Ashcroft

Avalanche Reports

04/19/2018 - (Multiple Reports)

Trip Reports

05/20/2008 - (wildsnow.com)

Images

Castle Creek

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*All Mapped Areas are Approximations

tagged: Aspen, Elk Mountains, Pitkin County

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