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New Snowpack Means Weekend Avalanche Worries Despite Nice Forecast
After two weeks of cold and snow, a mild extended forecast means there'll likely be a big draw to Colorado's high country this weekend.
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After two weeks of cold and snow, a mild extended forecast means there'll likely be a big draw to Colorado's high country this weekend.
Rescue crews helped get three skiers out of an area where an avalanche injured one of them on Thursday morning.
Snowfall from the latest storm to hit Colorado's mountains has already surpassed 4 feet around Wolf Creek Pass.
The Colorado Department of Transportation announced that Highway 550 on Red Mountain Pass will remain closed for avalanche mitigation following a slide on Sunday night.
The snow has been off-and-on in the high country since Saturday and more is expected there over the next few days. But it's exactly what snowmobilers want to see.
Searchers have recovered the body of a skier who was killed in an avalanche on Aspen Mountain.
One person is dead after getting trapped in an avalanche late Monday afternoon near Aspen.
While the snow tapered off in eastern Colorado on Monday, heavy snow continued to fall in southwestern Colorado.
New snow has increased avalanche danger in parts of the high country.
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As outdoor recreation companies increasingly cater to skiers and snowboarders who like to venture beyond the groomed slopes at ski resorts and tackle backcountry terrain.
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center shows nearly all of Colorado's high country is ripe for an avalanche and forecasters have their eyes on how the new snow is going to change things.
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One man was killed after being caught in an avalanche on the way to Grays and Torreys Peaks on Wednesday. The avalanche danger is expected to get worse as the weekend grows closer.
A man who was snowshoeing up a central Colorado mountain died after getting buried by an avalanche.
Crews working on the Colorado Department of Transportation's avalanche mitigation team are preparing to ramp up their workload as more snow falls in Colorado's mountains.
The U.S. Forest Service has approved the use of remote-controlled blasters to trigger small snowslides in an attempt to keep big avalanches from blocking Berthoud Pass near Winter Park Resort.
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A group interested in keeping skiers and snowboarders safe in Colorado's backcountry is trying to raise more money for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
An avalanche occurred on Berthoud Pass near the Mary Jane Ski Area Friday afternoon.
The Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety says no cause has been determined for the premature explosion of an avalanche shell that injured two state workers on Monday.
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