11 Vehicles Trapped in Highway 82 Mudslides Near Glenwood Springs, CO A series of mudslides triggered by heavy rain on Saturday night have closed Highway 82 near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) aims to clear the debris and reopen the highway by noon today, Monday, August 12. The mudslides occurred five miles south of Glenwood Springs, near Thunder River, and trapped 11 vehicles, though no injuries were […] SnowBrains | August 12, 2024 0 Comments
60,000lbs of Trash, 8-Feet Deep in Places, Removed From Colorado Mountainside The Garfield County Environmental Health Department recently oversaw the cleanup of a Glenwood Springs, CO, property on the mountainside on the east side of Glenwood Springs that has long been the location of a homeless camp. Nearly 60,000 pounds of trash, as deep as eight feet in places, was removed, along with numerous shelters from the property. Related: Volunteers Cleanup […] SnowBrains | July 30, 2021 0 Comments
Mudslide Buries Colorado’s I-70 Under 5-Feet of Debris Causing ‘Hard Closure’ The infamous I-70, right through the heart of many of Colorado’s ski areas, closed twice over the weekend due to flood warnings and significant mudslides. Related: Colorado Proposing Shuttle Service Along I-70 The road through Glenwood Springs was under a ‘hard closure’ through at least Sunday night due to a mudslide eighty feet wide and five feet deep in places. […] SnowBrains | June 28, 2021 0 Comments
X-Games Aspen 2021: Pending Permit Approval, Athletes Only, No Spectators ESPN submitted a special request permit to Pitkin County, CO to allow X Games Aspen to get the green light. The permit request details having a fenced-in area and no more than 500 people at the event. The 500 people will include athletes and event support. Buttermilk Mountain will only have skiing and snowboarding X-Games events and no motorsports. Related: […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | December 10, 2020 0 Comments
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