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Avalanche Landslide

Four mountain passes to close Thursday morning for avalanche blasting

High country expected to receive about 2 feet of snow

DATE: Feb 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wolf Creek Pass reopens after avalanche mitigation

UPDATED: Avalanche control work was completed as of 7:34 a.m. The Colorado Department of Transportation will conduct avalanche mitigation beginning at 6 a.m. Tuesday on U.S. Highway 16...

DATE: Feb 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Avalanche victim near Rico saved by companions

Two snowmobilers were caught in avalanche

DATE: Jan 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Famed avalanche expert Bruce Tremper to visit Durango

‘There’s always monsters in the basement’

DATE: Jan 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Second skier dies in aftermath of New Mexico avalanche

SANTA FE – A second person died from injuries sustained in an avalanche last week at a northern New Mexico ski resort, relatives and a hospital official said Monday. The decease...

DATE: Jan 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Avalanche advisory in effect until Monday night

San Juan Mountains expected to receive more snow

DATE: Jan 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Victim of Taos avalanche has died

Kachina Peak slide leaves another in critical condition

DATE: Jan 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Snowslide hits Colorado Highway 145 near Trout Lake; avalanche threat ‘high’

Travelers may encounter 30-minute delays

DATE: Jan 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Misjudgments led to fatal avalanche on Red Mountain Pass, report says

Combination of factors contributed to man’s death

DATE: Jan 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

CDOT officials change avalanche mitigation system on Western Slope

FRISCO – The Colorado Department of Transportation is changing the way it handles avalanche mitigation efforts on the Western Slope. The Summit Daily News reports the department, ...

DATE: Jan 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fatal avalanche involved students with Silverton Avalanche School

Six backcountry skiers taking part in safety course were caught, one died

DATE: Jan 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Avalanche kills Longmont man on Red Mountain Pass

Death marks Colorado’s first avalanche fatality of the year

DATE: Jan 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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