Record low snowpack, but not a free pass: moderate avalanche danger persists in Colorado mountains

Colorado may be experiencing the lowest snowpack on record, but avalanche danger remains very real this week across the state ...

Avalanche danger eases across Colorado, but wind-loaded slopes remain a concern heading into the weekend

Avalanche conditions have improved since last weekend's storm, but officials say dangerous terrain still exists, especially ...
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Warning shared after video captured skiers caught in avalanche at Rocky Mountain National Park

ESTES PARK, Colo. — A person was injured in a backcountry avalanche over the weekend at Rocky Mountain National Park after a group of skiers and splitboarders triggered a wind-slab slide in a narrow, ...
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Nonprofit group Friends of CAIC wants your help to improve avalanche forecasting

The non-profit "Friends of Colorado Avalanche Information Center" (Friends of CAIC) group is offering monthly prizes this ...
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Weather Words: Avalanche Wind

When a massive wall of snow comes crashing down a mountain, it doesn’t just bring snow and ice, it also pushes a surge of air in front of it. An avalanche wind is the powerful rush of air that races ...

Avalanche danger eases across Colorado, but wind-loaded slopes remain a concern heading into weekend

Avalanche conditions have improved since last weekend's storm, but officials say dangerous terrain still exists, especially ...