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CAIC Warns of Increasing Avalanche Danger Across Colorado this Weekend

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center warns that the avalanche danger is rapidly increasing across Colorado as a winter storm brings widespread snowfall and strong winds to the mountains this weekend. Conditions are expected to change quickly, and travelers are urged to check the avalanche forecast, stay up-to-date on current conditions, and adjust plans accordingly. In the West Elk Mountains, avalanche […]
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SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 91 | Brian Lazar – Deputy Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center

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Brian Lazar is the Deputy Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. He’s been studying snow and avalanches for more than two decades, working as a forecaster, guide, educator, and researcher across Colorado, Alaska, all of the mountain west, all over South America, including Patagonia. At the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, he’s one of the people responsible for the avalanche […]
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CAIC Issues Safety Alert for Colorado Backcountry after 500 Reported Avalanches in February

Colorado has seen an uptick in snow totals this season, but more snow totals can often mean unsafe backcountry conditions. In the current month alone, more than 500 avalanches have been reported across the state, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). The surge in avalanche activity is largely due to a series of large storms depositing snow on […]
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Colorade Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) Reminds Public That 40% of Colorado Avalanche Fatalities Happen at Moderate Danger

Backcountry travelers urged to stay safe over MLK holiday weekend. As avalanche danger across much of Colorado drops to MODERATE (2 of 5) for the first time in weeks, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) urges backcountry travelers to use caution this holiday weekend. Historically, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend has been a high-risk period, with fatal avalanche […]
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CAIC Full Report From Red Mountain Pass, CO, Avalanche Fatality: Victim Discovered by Wife After He Failed to Return Home

On Tuesday, January 7, an avalanche caught, buried, and killed a backcountry skier on Red Mountain Number 3, east of Red Mountain Pass, Colorado. The area is known locally as Bollywood and is about six miles east of Telluride. The skier was identified as Donald “Don” Moden Jr. Related: Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche Near Telluride, CO The Colorado Avalanche […]
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Extreme Avalanche Danger in Place in Large Parts of Colorado

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The Colorado Avalanche Information Center ‘CAIC’ has advised the public that large parts of Colorado’s Central and Southern Mountains are under an Avalanche Warning. The areas have been subject to extreme avalanche danger following heavy snowfalls and strong winds on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Level 5 means that avalanches are easy to trigger and can be anticipated to be large, […]
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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 […]
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2020-2021 Colorado Avalanche Deaths Most Since Winter of 1992-1993

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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 […]
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The SnowBrains Podcast | Episode #15 | Why Did The USA Just Have Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle in History?

Dr. Ethan Greene – Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center  “Why Did The USA Just Have Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle in History?”  Episode #15 of The SnowBrains Podcast This podcast is gonna be a little different. The USA just went through its deadliest avalanche cycle in history, with 16 avalanche fatalities in only 10-days from January 30th, 2021, to […]
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Court Case of Men Who Triggered Avalanche Near Eisenhower Tunnel, CO in March 2020 Continues

The criminal case against Evan Hannibal and Tyler DeWitt, two snowboarders charged with reckless endangerment related to their involvement in an avalanche that damaged Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) infrastructure on March 25, 2020, continued yesterday. During virtual motions, defense attorney Jason Flores-Williams argued that Hannibal and DeWitt’s 4th Amendment Constitutional rights were violated when the information they provided to […]
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The SnowBrains Podcast – Episode #1 – Why Is The Colorado Backcountry the Deadliest in the USA?

The SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Alta Ski Area Today we are very proud to announce the launch of “The SnowBrains Podcast“. The SnowBrains Podcast interviews the most intelligent people in the snowsports industry and passes their fascinating knowledge onto you, our listeners. With our listeners, we explore skiing, snowboarding, snowsports, avalanches, technology, climate, COVID, snow science, medicine, […]
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Colorado Avalanche Information Center Asks All Backcountry Users to Sign the “Check the Forecast Pledge”

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It’s looking probable that the 2020/21 ski season will see more backcountry users than ever before. With various restrictions and occupancy limitations at ski resorts, combined with record sales of backcountry gear, all signs are pointing towards an increase in backcountry recreation. Related: This 2020/21 Season Could See More Backcountry Recreationists than Ever Before As more and more novice skiers […]
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Colorado Avalanche Information Center Begins Daily Reports

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center announced on its social media channels Tuesday that the state-supported nonprofit is now conducting its 2019-20 season daily weather and avalanche forecasts.  Related: The Colorado Avalanche Information Center & The Friends of CAIC The CAIC will issue daily regional backcountry avalanche forecasts for the northern, central and southern Rocky Mountains throughout the state by 3 […]
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The Colorado Avalanche Information Center & The Friends of CAIC

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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 […]
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Only 12 Avalanche Fatalities in the USA in 2016/17 – The USA Averages 27 | We Asked 5 Experts Why This Year’s Total Was So Low?

There were only 12 Avalanche deaths this winter (2016/17) in the U.S. The annual average is 27. So, what happened? Record breaking snowfall characterized much of the western United States this year, with storm snowfall totals being recorded in feet instead of inches, massive avalanches closing roads all across the nation, and “weather events” that left us all saying “OH MY […]
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