One Dead, Three Injured in Avalanche Near Vail, Colorado

Not, repeat, NOT drug related

One person is dead and three others are injured following an avalanche in the backcountry near Vail, Colo.

Eagle County Sheriff's spokeswoman Jessie Mosher says the slide happened at around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in East Vail Chutes, an area between Vail Mountain and Vail Pass.