FRISCO, Colo. (AP) — Colorado remains the country’s most dangerous state for avalanches. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says the number of avalanche deaths in Colorado since 1950 has far surpassed that of any other state, and last winter was no different. Colorado has had 287 avalanche deaths since the winter of 1950-51, compared to 158 in Alaska, 130 in Washington, 120 in Utah and 119 in Montana. Colorado Avalanche Information Center Director Ethan Greene tells the Summit Daily that the sheer number of people recreating in Colorado’s backcountry doesn’t completely explain the higher toll. He says Colorado’s drier snow and strong winds help create unstable conditions. Colorado had eight of the 25 avalanche deaths reported in the United States last winter.