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Snow surveyors measure the snowpack on Berthoud Pass in this undated file photo. (credit: CBS)

Southwestern Dust Found In Snow Across Colorado

Dust blown in from the Southwest settled on snow over many of Colorado’s mountains during this week’s storm and will eventually affect how fast the snowpack melts and possibly how much water the state can hold onto.

2013/04/19

Colorado County Sees Tourism In Historic Silver Mine

A contaminated 19th century silver mining camp could become a bigger tourism draw for a sparsely populated, high-alpine county in southwest Colorado’s San Juan Mountains.

2013/03/07

Avalanches An Ever-Present Hazard In Colorado

The death of a 23-year-old Durango man Feb. 2 in an avalanche near Silverton drives home how deceptively treacherous snow conditions can bury skiers, hikers or snowboarders in an instant.

2013/02/16

Avalanche Warnings For Western Colorado

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says the danger of snow slides continues to be high in western Colorado.

2013/01/07

Avalanche Warning Issued For Southwest Colorado

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has issued a warning for hikers and skiers in the Southern San Juan mountains as another snow storm moves into Colorado.

2012/12/17

Colorado Working For Cutthroat Trout Comeback

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are reintroducing native cutthroat trout to a part of the San Juan Mountains where they once lived.

2012/09/28

Man Recounts A Fight For Life With Colorado’s Last Grizzly

It was the last day of bow hunting season for elk, and an outfitter by the name of Ed Wiseman was guiding hunters into a remote area along the Continental Divide east of Pagosa Springs in the Southern San Juan Mountains.

2012/05/23

Dry Winter Leads To Rise In Bear Encounters

Colorado is coming out of one of its driest winters ever. That’s sending desperate bears into backyards and homes looking for food.

2012/05/20

Avalanche Warning Issued For Southern Colorado

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has issued an avalanche warning for southern Colorado after some mountain passes got up to 18 inches of snow.

2012/02/13