avalanches
Pre-season training preps avalanche dogs from Colorado and far beyond for search and rescue
“The saves are going to start happening because of this program and we are going to get people out of the worst situation possible alive.”
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Colorado liftmaker Leitner-Poma entering boom as ski industry battles heat up and cities seek to innovate
By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
Acres of destruction left by Colorado’s historic avalanche season are also delivering climate change evidence
By Joe Purtell Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Hardrock 100 ultrarun canceled by avalanche debris, high-water risk
By The Associated Press Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
With snow still looming in the nearby San Juan Mountains, Lake City prepares for a deadly spring runoff
By Dean Krakel Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Guides’ familiarity with terrain, underestimating danger possibly had role in fatal Jones Pass avalanche
Hans Berg, a photographer and guide with Empire-based Powder Addiction snowcat skiing, was killed March 7 in a massive slide that broke trees “like popsicle sticks”
Showers, catered meals, wine lists: Colorado’s newest backcountry ski huts are following Euro and Canadian model
This year’s avalanches and epic snow limited access to Red Mountain Pass huts during the season’s busiest month
A ducked rope line. A massive avalanche: Detailed report on deadly Telluride slide comes as sheriff’s probe continues
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center’s final report confirms -- in detail -- earlier accounts of the slide that killed Salvador Garcia-Atance on Feb. 19
Avalanche slams into home of southwest Colorado sheriff, injuring him and two of his children
Tuesday's slide comes amid a stretch of historic avalanche conditions in Colorado that buried roads, shuttered ski areas and left three men dead
Colorado’s 7th avalanche fatality this season comes in Jones Pass slide during historic conditions
The death means Colorado has surpassed the average number of people -- six -- killed seasonally in avalanches in the state
Telluride’s avalanche-battling arsenal: WWII cannons, 3D mapping and discipline
The “steep and deep” resort uses one of the largest and most diverse tool boxes in North America to mitigate avalanche hazards
Colorado’s weekend snowstorm prompted avalanches in areas that hadn’t slid in decades. Here’s why.
“Historic” avalanche conditions are being experienced all over Colorado after conditions have been lining up all season for big slides
Telluride-area slide claims sixth Colorado avalanche death this season
Salvador Garcia-Atance, a 47-year-old Telluride man, died in a slide triggered by snowboarders who went out of bounds from Telluride Resort less than two weeks ago
Backcountry skier killed in “especially tragic” slide near Telluride, becoming Colorado’s 5th avalanche death of season
Salvador Garcia-Atance was the third man killed in a four-day stretch following heavy snowfall across the high country
