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Today Cloudy with snow showers this evening and steady snow likely after midnight. Low 26F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected.. Tonight Cloudy with snow showers this evening and steady snow likely after midnight. Low 26F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected. Updated: April 15, 2021 @ 7:31 pm
Backcountry skier killed in avalanche in Berthoud Pass Colorado Avalanche Information Center and last updated 2020-12-28 08:44:04-05 GRAND COUNTY, Colo. â A backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche in Grand County Saturday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). The solo skier was buried in an avalanche in the First Creek Drainage of Berthoud Pass. Family members reported the man overdue, but had a good last seen point, according to CAIC. Members of the Grand County Search and Rescue team worked into the night to recover the body. His identity has not been rel...
Sky-Hi News Grand County Search and Rescue responded Saturday afternoon to a call of an overdue backcountry skier and found them buried in an avalanche on Berthoud Pass. Courtesy Grand County Search and Rescue BERTHOUD PASS — A solo backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche Saturday on Berthoud Pass in nearby Grand County. Grand County Search and Rescue responded to a call of an overdue backcountry skier at about 3 p.m. Saturday. The skier was in the area of Chimney Chute in the First Creek Drainage of Berthoud Pass, according to a report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. S...
• A “whoomping” sound of air escaping below you • Recent avalanche activity • Trees are “flagged,” showing where a slide has knocked them over or stripped off all vegetation on the uphill side The avalanche risk this year is driven by an underlying weak snowpack that can give way and lead to broad slides, sometimes hundreds of feet wide, Greene said. As snow builds on top of the underlying weak snow, it sets up conditions similar to building an apartment complex on a weak ground floor, and makes it easy for skiers and others to trigger slides, he said. Friday through Monday, t...
Credit: Colorado Avalanche Information Center Officials are urging skiers to pay attention to forecasts after a series of avalanches killed three skiers in Colorado this weekend. On Sunday, San Juan County Search and Rescue recovered the bodies of two skiers who were buried by the snow near Ophir Pass after they were caught in an avalanche, according to a report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). Get push notifications with news, features and more. ...