Colorado Avalanche Information Center Issues Avalanche Warnings for Northern & Central Mountains If the recent snowfall has you itching to grab some early season powder turns you will want to take note of a recent avalanche warning issued by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), reports the Sky-Hi News. Wednesday morning CAIC issued an avalanche warning for the northern and central mountains in Colorado. The CAIC notes that backcountry travelers could now trigger […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 10, 2018 13 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
The Evolution of Ski Patrol: Dogs, Tech, and Love for the Mountains Ski patrol has been part of the ski industry from the very beginning. From ancient monks rescuing travelers in the Alps, to drones joining the Aspen Mountain Rescue, the desire to keep each other safe in the mountains is tried and true. Ski patrol today strives to keep up with the ever-changing ski industry. This had led to advanced avalanche mitigation and high […] Avalanche Katy Shipley | November 10, 2018 145 Likes 9 Tweets 0 Comments
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center & The Friends of CAIC Colorado is famous for powder so light it’s accurately described as cold smoke. Yet, that cold smoke powder is the alluring face hiding the ugly secret of Colorado’s notoriously unstable continental snowpack. Since the early 1950s, almost a third of all avalanche fatalities in the United States have occurred in Colorado. Given this grim statistic, gathering field data, creating and […] Avalanche Curtis Weller | November 9, 2018 7 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
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