The Steamboat Ski Resort has reported a “human triggered” avalanche that occurred in the area of the mountain’s Christmas Tree Bowl on Saturday.

A post on the resort’s Facebook page said the incident was “troubling” due to the terrain in the area being closed to skiers and riders and due to the “significant resources” required to respond to the slide and ensure that no skiers or riders were trapped.

“Closed trails are closed for a reason,” said the resort’s social media post. “When skiers and riders duck ropes they not only put themselves at risk but they also put other skiers and riders, and patrol at risk.”

“Patrol takes these infractions very seriously and skiers and riders who duck ropes to play in closed terrain can/will lose their pass,” the statement added.

As of Sunday morning, a report with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center had not been posted.

Saturday’s in-bounds slide comes roughly one month after Steamboat patrollers reported another large in-bounds avalanche in the area near the Chutes on Nov. 27.

Matt Hartsell, a ski patroller and avalanche team leader for the resort, said at the time that the November slide was, “the largest slab avalanche we have seen in Steamboat in almost two decades.”

According to Hartsell, the November slide occurred as a result of a stressed snowpack following heavy snow accumulation during a storm lasting Nov. 25-27.

That slide was believed to be from a natural trigger that occurred in closed terrain, according to a report filed with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

This story is from SteamboatPilot.com.