Two wealthy Australians have narrowly avoided legal action by the Attorney-General in the US state of Colorado after they broke out of coronavirus isolation that had been imposed on them while on a skiing trip two weeks ago in Aspen.

The actions of the couple, who The Age has chosen not to name, are likely to add to furious recriminations tearing through high-society circles at Portsea and Sorrento and Melbourne suburbs around Toorak - areas that now top the statistics for coronavirus outbreaks in Victoria.

Several society figures who were among those who skied and partied in Aspen early this month are being accused of putting the public at risk by ignoring isolation protocols when they returned to Victoria.

Fireworks on Aspen Mountain. Credit:Alamy

Another couple, who were part of the Aspen group but tested negative to COVID-19, were spotted playing golf and going on shopping expeditions in Portsea and Sorrento. Three angry golfers separately told The Age they lodged protests with the Sorrento Golf Club about the couple being on the course despite having been in contact with those who had contracted COVID-19 while in Colorado.