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An avalanche is set along Independence Pass on Monday. (credit: CBS)

Avalanche Mitigation On Independence Pass Makes For An Exciting Show

Crews with the Colorado Department of Transportation are getting some extra help in their effort to get Independence Pass cleared for the summer.

2013/05/14

Loveland Pass Avalanche Survivor Was Buried For 4 Hours

The sole survivor of an avalanche that killed five men in Colorado was fully buried in snow except for his left arm, which allowed him to clear snow from his face so he could breathe.

2013/04/24

Ian Lamphere, top left, Ryan Novack, bottom left, Chris Peters, bottom center, Rick Gaukel, lower right, Joseph Timlin, top right (credit: CBS)

Avalanche Danger High In Colorado After Slide Kills 5

The avalanche danger is high in Colorado’s northern and central mountains following one of the nation’s deadliest avalanches.

2013/04/22

The avalanche on Loveland Pass that killed five snowboarders on Saturday (credit: CAIC)

Skier, 4 Snowboarders Killed In Avalanche ID’d

Authorities have released the names of four Colorado snowboarders and one skier killed over the weekend in the state’s deadliest avalanche in more than 50 years.

2013/04/21

The area where the slide occurred (credit: CBS)

5 Killed In Avalanche On Loveland Pass, 1 Survivor

Five snowboarders were killed Saturday afternoon after apparently triggering a backcountry avalanche on Colorado’s Loveland Pass, authorities said.

2013/04/20

Avalanche Victim Identified As Westminster Man

The Eagle County coroner says the snowboarder who died in a large backcountry avalanche south of Vail Pass was from Westminster.

2013/04/19

Snowboarder Dies In Avalanche Near Vail Pass

Eagle County sheriff’s officials say a snowboarder has died after being caught in a backcountry avalanche south of Vail Pass.

2013/04/18

Lisa Foster (credit: Renaissance Mountaineering)

Author Of National Park Book Recovering, Friend Found Dead In Avalanche

Friends of a woman who was hurt when she was caught in an avalanche on Sunday in Rocky Mountain National Park and whose climbing partner was presumably killed say she will recover from her injuries.

2013/03/19

1 Presumed Dead In Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park officials say a Colorado man is presumed dead after a fall that was believed to have occurred during an avalanche in the park, and his female climbing partner is injured.

2013/03/18

Colorado Forecasters Say Avalanche Danger Is High

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says the danger of avalanches is high in some areas follow a big snow storm that moved through the state over the weekend.

2013/03/12