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No one was caught in an avalanche on Berthoud Pass, Grand County authorities said Wednesday afternoon after search and rescue teams were called to investigate a report that two people may have been bu...

Prescribed fires planned in the winter months on BLM land.

Prescribed fires planned in the winter months on BLM land.

Its no secret that much of the West has had some pretty funky avalanche conditions this season. Particularly the presence of deep persistent slabs have made backcountry travel more difficult and dangerous. Colorado Avalanche Information Centers Will Rickard performs a compression test in Current Creek (near the Colorado Front Range) to demonstrate the snows instability. Layers of stronger snow over a layer of weaker, faceted snow contribute largely to this areas persistent slab problem as can ...