Two missing after Colorado avalanche triggered by skiers

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Search and rescue crews are looking for two skiers who are missing following a large avalanche south-east of Denver.

The Lake County office of emergency management says seven skiers on Star Mountain near Independence Pass triggered the slide at about 5pm on Saturday. Three were hospitalised with injuries that included a broken leg, a broken ankle and a possible broken rib and collapsed lung.

Authorities have not released the names of any of the skiers involved.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center had been warning of dangerous conditions across much of Colorado’s mountains after two weeks of heavy snow in the high country.

The avalanche happened near Leadville, which is about 80 miles south-west of Denver.