Avalanche risk is already present in Colorado despite the lack of early season snow. According to a user-submitted report to the Colorado Avalanche Center a skier was caught in a human-caused avalanche burial on Monday near Marble, Colorado.
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December 16th, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , avalanche accident , avalanche burial , colorado / Categories: Accidents, avalanche accidents, Avalanches, colorado /
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December 5th, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , avalanche beacons , avalanche transceivers , pieps dsp / Categories: avalanche beacons, Avalanches /
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A potential issue has been identified with the switches on Black Diamond/PIEPS DSP Pro and DSP Sport models of avalanche transceivers. Owners and users of these devices are encouraged to follow the manufacturers guidance and check that they are operating correctly.
December 4th, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , colorado , lawsuit , legal , snow avalanche / Categories: Avalanches, colorado, Highways, legal /
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Two backcountry snowboarders who allegedly triggered a snow avalanche near the Eisenhower Tunnel last March are now responding with a first-of-its-kind court motion.
Evan Hannibal and Tyler DeWitt are being charged with a single misdemeanor count of reckless endangerment and are being ordered to pay $168,000 in restitution. However, the pair is claiming the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) violated their Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights.
December 3rd, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , canada , considerable , warning / Categories: avalanche warning, Avalanches, canada /
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Avalanche Canada is reporting considerable snow avalanche risk in the alpine in the East Kootenay.
December 1st, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , india , parbati valley / Categories: Accidents, Avalanches /
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Around 280 were buried under the snow due to an avalanche in the Parbati valley on Saturday. About 70 were saved.
November 28th, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , CDOT , colorado , lizard head pass , Wyssen / Categories: Avalanches, colorado, Highways /
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The Colorado Department of Transportation has completed installing a remote avalanche control system on Lizard Head Pass, Colorado 145. Wyssen Avalanche Control of Switzerland’s WAC.3 system will replace aging technology and other methods CDOT currently uses.
November 28th, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , avalanche center , colorado , colorado avalanche , skier , vail pass / Categories: Avalanches, colorado, skiing /
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Several natural and human-triggered avalanches have been reported across Colorado this week, including one near Vail Pass on Thursday.
The Vail Pass avalanche broke at the ground. Although it was relatively small it could have injured someone if they had been caught in it. The avalanche was triggered by skiers.
November 24th, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , netflix , prince charles , the crown / Categories: Accidents, Avalanches, skiing /
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Major Hugh Lindsay was skiing off-piste at the Swiss resort of Klosters in 1988 with a group including senior royals when an avalanche disaster struck.
After the Crown episode entitled "Avalanche" was made available for streaming last week, Lindsay’s widow, Sarah Horsley, has revealed she had asked Netflix not to adapt the disaster for television.
November 21st, 2020 / Tags:accident , austria , avalanche , snow , survival / Categories: Accidents, Avalanches /
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Austrian mountain rescuers have dubbed the survival of a man in his twenties a miracle after an avalanche buried him in snow for five hours.
November 18th, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , closure , highway , washington / Categories: Avalanches, Highways /
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WSDOT announced the closure Monday as snow has filled the avalanche chutes that line the highway, which pose a safety risk for drivers and road crews. The seasonal avalanche closure currently begins at the Ross Dam Trailhead on the west side and Silver Star Gate 37 miles away on the east side.
