[VIDEO] CAIC Shares Video Demonstrating How Sketchy Colorado Backcountry Snowpack is Right Now View this post on Instagram A post shared by Colorado Avalanche Info Center (@coavalancheinfo) Video: IFMGA guide Ben Markhart using a low angle test slope to illustrate the touchy nature of the new, wind-drifted snow in the Vail / Summit backcountry zone before the most recent storm on March 8th. Cracking and collapsing illustrate instability but so do […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 11, 2022 1 Comment
Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) Issuing Zone Avalanche Forecasts Starting Today Starting today the CAIC is issuing zone avalanche forecasts for the winter season. Moderate (2of5) danger exists in the areas indicated by yellow on the map above. Low (1of5) danger exists in the green areas. “Please check our weather and avalanche forecasts each day through the upcoming winter. If you travel in the backcountry, please submit an observation […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 12, 2021 0 Comments
Settlement Pending in Court Case of Men Who Triggered Avalanche at Eisenhower Tunnel, CO in March 2020 Related Article: Update on Court Case of Men Who Triggered Avalanche at Eisenhower Tunnel, CO March 20, 2020 Evan Hannibal and Tyler DeWitt, two Summit Country backcountry snowboarders who triggered an avalanche last year that buried a CDOT maintenance road and damaged avalanche mitigation equipment, have worked out a deal with their attorney and the 5th Judicial District Attorney to […] Avalanche Mike Bartholow | May 19, 2021 0 Comments
9 People Caught in Colorado Avalanches in Past 7 Days View this post on Instagram A post shared by Friends of CAIC (@friendsofcaic) It’s been one of the worst seasons for avalanche fatalities in Colorado in the past 100 years. This past week alone, 9 people were caught in avalanches in Colorado. Thankfully, no one has been seriously injured or killed. Friendsofcaic, a social media page geared towards […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 23, 2021 0 Comments
2020-2021 Colorado Avalanche Deaths Most Since Winter of 1992-1993 Colorado is a state well known for its towering, snow-covered peaks. While these mountains are beautiful, they come with serious threats in the winter. Since the 1950-51 winter season, Colorado avalanches have claimed more lives than any other state in the U.S. With COVID-19 disrupting the 2020-2021 season, avalanche experts feared that the forecasted rise in backcountry users this winter […] Avalanche Ryan Flynn | April 21, 2021 5 Comments
CAIC Releases Full Report on Avalanche Fatality at Lime Creek, CO March 22, 2021 Related Article: Vail, CO Resident Killed in Avalanche in Backcountry Outside Beaver Creek Resort The Colorado Avalanche Information Center today released the full accident report on the avalanche fatality that occurred in the Lime Creek area on March 22, 2021. Gary Smith, 37 of Vail, was the 35th person in the United States to die in an avalanche this season, […] Avalanche Mike Bartholow | March 30, 2021 0 Comments
Taylor Park, CO Backcountry Report: Playful Chute, Spring Powder, and Perfect Turns Report from Monday, March 22, 2021 Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Spring has officially sprung in western Colorado. Today Park Cone yielded some epic turns, fresh snow, perfect weather, and great views. The day began by parking along Taylor Reservoir and skinning up Park Cone. My roommate Josh and I made good time up the cone, following an old […] Conditions Report Dominic Gawel | March 24, 2021 0 Comments
UPDATE On Court Case of Men Who Triggered Avalanche At Eisenhower Tunnel, CO in March 2020 Video of the avalanche that buried a service road and damaged CDOT avalanche mitigation equipment at the I70 Eisenhower Tunnel, CO. This video is being used as evidence in a criminal court case against Tyler DeWitt and Evan Hannibal, who triggered the slide while backcountry skiing a slope above the highway. Related Story: Court Case of Men Who Triggered Avalanche […] Avalanche Mike Bartholow | March 8, 2021 0 Comments
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