CAIC Releases Full Report on Berthoud Pass, CO, Avalanche Fatality Involving Father and 3 Teenage Sons The Colorado Avalanche Information Center yesterday released its full report from the fatal slide on Berthoud Pass, CO, on December 26th, 2022. The findings can be a learning opportunity for all of us. The full report is below: Avalanche Details Location: Nitro Chute, north of Berthoud Pass State: Colorado Date: 2022/12/26 Time: 12:40 PM (Estimated) Summary Description: 4 backcountry tourers caught, 2 fully buried, […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 5, 2023 1 Comment
Snowboarder Killed Yesterday in Avalanche on Berthoud Pass, CO A snowboarder was killed in an avalanche yesterday, Monday, December 26, on Berthoud Pass, CO. Four backcountry tourers were caught, two fully buried, and one killed. It is the first avalanche fatality of the winter 2022/23 season. Local news is reporting the victim was a 44-year-old man. Related: Utah Avalanche Center Describes How Best to Approach a Moderate Avalanche Danger With a […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 27, 2022 0 Comments
Top 5 Best Day Ski Trips from Denver The ski season is almost upon us here in the Colorado Rockies, which means it is time to start making plans for those day ski trips if you haven’t already. The following empirically and scientifically derived list is thus provided to the reader as an aid in planning and final decision-making for said day trips. #5 Monarch Mountain It isn’t […] Curtis Weller | October 26, 2022 1 Comment
Snow Falls on Berthoud Pass Near Winter Park Resort, CO Hot on the heels of last week’s snow on 14,115-foot Pikes Peak in Colorado, the flakes have started to fall slightly closer to Denver and the Front Range. Webcam images from 11,307-foot Berthoud Pass (US-40) show snow on the ground in the parking lot at the summit of the pass and the base of the old ski area. Related: Berthoud […] SnowBrains | August 23, 2022 1 Comment
Berthoud Pass: A Look into the Origins of Skiing in Colorado Long before the behemoths of the corporate ski resorts along I-70, Berthoud Pass existed for the purity of skiing. It provided quick access for Front Range skiers from Denver, CO. Equipped at its peak with a handful of lifts, its existence was simple; get people on the hill for the sake of skiing. No-frills skiing is what its patron sought, and […] Brains Joseph Puetz | July 27, 2022 1 Comment
Colorado to Boost Snowpack Through Backcountry Snowmaking Each season resorts around the United States race to open with the help of snowmaking. Snowmaking has become an essential part of the industry – some ski areas couldn’t even operate without it. Until now, snowmaking has only been used in resorts. As part of solving the low snowpack, water, and drought issues, the state of Colorado will begin to […] Backcountry Dominic Gawel | April 1, 2021 4 Comments
Backcountry Skier Caught In and Partially Buried by Avalanche on Berthoud Pass, CO A skier was caught and partially buried in an avalanche on Berthoud Pass, near Winter Park Resort, CO, on Wednesday, according to reports from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). The three skiers were skiing from Berthoud Pass, into Current Creek, and then into Second Creek. On their second lap, one of the skiers triggered an avalanche in a chute that […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 19, 2021 0 Comments
Woman in Yoga Pants, Sports Bra, and Light Jacket Calls 911 From Top of Avalanche Chute After Getting Lost on Berthoud Pass, CO A woman was lucky to survive after making “errors too obvious to enumerate” and becoming lost between Mines Peak and Mount Flora on Berthoud Pass, CO. The 20-year-old woman was snowshoeing with her dog in the Colorado backcountry when she became disoriented on the top of an avalanche zone north of Berthoud Pass. After trying to call her boyfriend, she called […] SnowBrains | January 25, 2021 3 Comments
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