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Coal Bank Pass

What goes into avalanche forecasts?

‘It’s sort of like a cat-and-mouse game with the snowpack’

DATE: Mar 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Can the next generation of scientists help solve our dust on snow problem?

Fort Lewis College students travel to Coal Bank Pass to examine snowpack and study water resources

DATE: Apr 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Winter weather could bring feet of snow to parts of Southwest Colorado

Wolf Creek Pass could see up to 50 inches

DATE: Feb 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two trucks carrying onions crash in matter of weeks on Coal Bank Pass

Driver of first rig not surprised a second vehicle also lost control

DATE: Dec 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Department of Transportation examines winter driving in video series

Documentary-style shorts seek to raise awareness about being prepared

DATE: Nov 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Quick-moving storm blankets high country in new snow

System has mostly moved out of region, meteorologist says

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Red Mountain Pass reopens after avalanche mitigation work

21-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 550 was closed for several hours

DATE: Feb 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Driver identified in last week’s fatal crash on U.S. Highway 550

Police say whiteout conditions played role in three-vehicle collision

DATE: Jan 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Winter weather disrupts travel, schools across Southwest Colorado

Chance for snow remains until Tuesday evening

DATE: Jan 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowy weather leads to multiple accidents

Winter weather advisory for La Plata County in effect until 8 p.m. today

DATE: Dec 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Aztec man dies after driving off Coal Bank Pass

Authorities say vehicle went 100 to 150 feet down rocky embankment

DATE: Oct 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Road work causes delays on U.S. Highway 550’s Molas Pass

CDOT performing routine maintenance Tuesday through Thursday

DATE: Jul 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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