The post included images of the slope near Beaver Creek where the center said a skier caused an avalanche that triggered a second. A statewide map maintained by the agency ranks the risk of avalanches in many areas as “considerable,” the third-most severe category.

The CAIC warns of considerable avalanche risks in Colorado's mountains over the holiday weekend, following a recent skier-triggered slide.

Colorado is firmly in avalanche season and a skier near Beaver Creek triggered a big one on Wednesday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

With more than half of Colorado’s ski areas forecast to receive more than 20 inches of snowfall over the next five days, and the West Elk mountains near Crested Butte anticipated to receive more than three feet,