Snow Tapering Off, Avalanche Danger High
now is tapering off across Colorado on Saturday, but the avalanche danger is high across the mountains.
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now is tapering off across Colorado on Saturday, but the avalanche danger is high across the mountains.
Avalanche warnings and advisories are posted for much of Colorado's high country because of storms bringing heavy snow to parts of the mountains.
Heavy snow piling up on a weak layer of snow in the high country is increasing the risk of avalanches.
Avalanche warnings and advisories are posted for much of Colorado's high country because of storm bringing heavy snow to parts of the mountains.
Up to two feet of snow has already fallen in some locations and more is expected as a potent and slow-moving winter storm slams the region.
Two backcountry snowboarders survived being caught in an avalanche outside of Breckenridge on Sunday.
The recent snowfall has raised the avalanche danger in Colorado's high country just in time for the busy holiday season in the mountains.
A major avalanche was triggered in the Ophir backcountry Wednesday when two brothers were skiing a popular route.
A massive slide on Bald Mountain caught a skier in a wall of snow and ice.
There were three slides in Summit County over the weekend, one of which buried a backcountry skier near Breckenridge.
There's a new education effort underway to keep people safe during avalanches and its designed not only for backcountry skiers and boarders but everyone who lives or travels to Colorado's high country.
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U.S. 6 over Loveland Pass has been closed due to avalanche danger, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
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Avalanche danger is a real concern in the high country, especially with the warming temperatures.
An avalanche closed the highway over Independence Pass for about 90 minutes on Thursday afternoon.
The winter storm that could bring a foot of snow to some parts of Colorado's mountains over the weekend is also increasing the risk of avalanches.
Crews are working to try to get Independence Pass open by Memorial Day. On Thursday they dropped bombs on unstable slabs of snow for avalanche mitigation.
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The spring storm moving slowly across Colorado is expected to dump more than 2 feet of snow in parts the mountains by the end of Friday, making avalanche conditions dangerous.
Forecasters say a strong storm that is expected to dump more than 2 feet of snow in parts of Colorado's mountains on Thursday and Friday will increase the danger of avalanches.
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