Loveland Pass, CO, Closed for Several Hours Yesterday While Crews Searched Huge Avalanche for Buried Victim On Wednesday March 16, 2022, at about 0800 hours, the Clear Creek Sheriff’s Office Communication Center received a call of an avalanche in the area of Loveland pass/ski area, mile marker 225 on Hwy 6. Related: Snowboarders Who Triggered Eisenhower Tunnel Avalanche Sentenced to 20-Hours Community Service The slide, in an area known as Idiot’s Cornice, was described as several hundred feet […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 17, 2022 0 Comments
Man Lucky to Walk Away After Getting Carried and Buried by 300-Foot Avalanche Over 50-Foot Cliff on Loveland Pass, CO At about noon on Sunday, February 13th, the Summit County Rescue Group received a call for an avalanche on the west side of Loveland Pass with a confirmed skier burial. A mother and son on skis intended to retrieve a piece of rappel gear they had left behind the day before when they rappelled to ski a chute locally known […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 14, 2022 0 Comments
Skier Triggered and Carried 400-Feet by Avalanche on Loveland Pass, CO on Friday A skier triggered and was caught and carried in an avalanche on Loveland Pass, CO, on Friday October 29th, 2021. The slide occurred in an area locally known as the Kitchen Wall. The other two avalanches seen in the photo ran sympathetically. Related: The Dangers of Early Season Backcountry Skiing Two experienced skiers were involved and had done everything right, […] Avalanche SnowBrains | November 1, 2021 3 Comments
CAIC: Full Report from the Avalanche Fatality Near Loveland Pass, CO on February 14th A backcountry snowboarder was killed in a large avalanche on Mount Trelease, CO on February 14th, 2021. Below is the full report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Intense reading… Avalanche Details Location: Near Mount Trelease, north of Loveland Pass State: Colorado Date: 2021/02/14 Time: 8:45 AM (Estimated) Summary Description: 1 backcountry snowboarder caught, partially-buried critical, killed Primary Activity: Backcountry Tourer Primary Travel Mode: Snowboard Location […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 17, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Man Carried 1,000-Feet by Avalanche Claims Airbag and AIARE Training Saved His Life Maurice Kervin, 25, was caught in an avalanche last week and told The Denver Channel that his airbag and avalanche training saved his life. The snowboarder was in an area called No Name near Loveland Pass, CO, with his buddy, when he triggered an avalanche that carried him 1,000-feet down the slope. “I remember before I dropped in and before […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 20, 2021 3 Comments
Loveland Ski Area, CO Updates Pass Policy Due to COVID-19: Some Passes Purchased Last Season Will Carry Over to the Next Loveland Ski Area in Colorado has switched up its season pass policy for the 2020-21 season to compensate for the 2019-20 season which was cut shore due to coronavirus concerns. Here’s what the ski area said in a press release today: May 1, 2020 We miss you and hope you and yours are healthy and safe! We thank you for […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 1, 2020 0 Comments
Barricading Loveland Pass, CO Parking Lots Was a Success, Officials Say The Colorado Department of Transport announced Saturday that they will be barricading parking lots at a popular backcountry ski area, to prevent motorists from parking unsafely on US 6. “This has been a reoccurring problem and a growing problem,” CDOT communications manager Elise Thatcher told Summit Daily. “We’ve been working with the Department of Natural Resources and the Colorado State […] SnowBrains | April 21, 2020 1 Comment
Colorado DOT Barricades Parking Lots to Prevent Skiers Crowding Loveland Pass The Colorado Department of Transport announced Saturday that they will be barricading parking lots at a popular backcountry ski area, to prevent motorists from parking unsafely on US 6. Related: VIDEO: 1,000+ Backcountry Skiers/Rider Flock to Loveland Pass, CO on Saturday A Tweet on Saturday from CSP described vehicles from ten different states, right across the country, parked at Loveland […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 20, 2020 0 Comments