Silverton, CO – A 35-year-old snowboarder was seriously injured Thursday when an avalache on Red Mountain Pass near Silverton swept him into a tree.nSeth Campbell, 35, of Durango, was riding the Cement Fill chute near Highway 550 when the incident occurred. He was airlifted to Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango where he was listed in fair condition.

Campbell estimates that he was carried 800 feet by the slide. He was not buried.