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CDOT Crews Hard At Work On I-70 Avalanche Control
VAIL, Colo. (CBS4) – Recent snowfall after a dry start to the season has led to a considerable avalanche risk. That applies to all mountains in the central part of Colorado. The avalanche danger...
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CDOT Crews Don’t Get A Break With Avalanche Mitigation
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – With the threat of more snow combined with what has already accumulated, Colorado Department of Transportation crews have been busier than ever monitoring avalanche paths...
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CDOT Conducting Avalanche Mitigation In The High Country
GENESEE, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Transportation is doing what it can to keep drivers safe in the high country by conducting avalanche mitigation. The Colorado Avalanche Information...
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U.S. 40 Over Berthoud Pass Back Open After Avalanche Buried Cars
BERTHOUD PASS, Colo. (CBS4)– An avalanche closed U.S. 40 in both directions over Berthoud Pass and buried cars in the slide Friday afternoon. It has since been reopened. The Colorado Department of...
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2 State Workers Injured In Explosion During Avalanche Mitigation
GEORGETOWN, Colo. (CBS4) – Two state employees were injured Monday morning after an explosive used in avalanche mitigation detonated prematurely. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation,...
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CDOT Explosion That Injured 2 May Have Been Caused By Faulty Device
LOVELAND PASS, Colo. (CBS4) – The explosion that injured two state workers during avalanche mitigation may have been caused by a problem with the device used for mitigation. The two state employees...
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ATF Takes Over Colorado Avalanche Blast Probe
GEORGETOWN, Colo. (CBS4/AP) — Federal investigators are trying to determine why an avalanche shell exploded Monday while state workers were trying to fire a round up a hillside to clear chasms filled...
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Cause Of Explosion During Avalanche Mitigation Still Under Investigation
DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety says no cause has been determined for the premature explosion of an avalanche shell that injured two state workers on Monday. Public Safety...
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Loveland Pass May Reopen Thursday After 4 Days Of Closure
LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4)– Loveland Pass may reopen on Thursday after being closed since Sunday. A combination of strong winds and blowing snow created dangerous driving conditions. “So we closed at noon...
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Crews Better Suited For ‘Avalauncher’ After Last Year’s Accident
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Crews working on the Colorado Department of Transportation’s avalanche mitigation team are preparing to ramp up their workload as more snow falls in Colorado’s mountains....
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Highway 550 On Red Mountain Pass Remains Closed For Avalanche Mitigation
OURAY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Transportation announced that Highway 550 on Red Mountain Pass will remain closed for avalanche mitigation following a slide on Sunday night. (credit:...
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Wolf Creek Gets More Than 4 Feet Of Snow From Storm
DENVER (AP) – Snowfall from the latest storm to hit Colorado’s mountains has already surpassed 4 feet around Wolf Creek Pass. The Wolf Creek Ski Area says it has received 52 inches of snow as of...
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Bombs Tossed From Helicopter Help Clear Snow On Independence Pass
LAKE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Crews are working to try to get Independence Pass open by Memorial Day. On Thursday they dropped bombs on unstable slabs of snow for avalanche mitigation. “They are pretty...
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CDOT Working Against The Weather Installing New Avalanche Mitigation System
LOVELAND PASS, Colo. (CBS4) – Two of the most avalanche prone areas on Colorado highways are getting a multi-million dollar fix from the Colorado Department of Transportation. “We were just putting so...
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High Avalanche Danger Has Counties Doing Their Own Mitigation
OPHIR, Colo. (CBS4) – Avalanches are always a concern this time of year in Colorado, and that has many counties busy doing their own mitigation work. Crews triggered a slide in Ophir in San Miguel...
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CDOT Triggers 300-Foot Long Slide For Avalanche Mitigation On Red Mountain Pass
OURAY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Transportation on Monday closed U.S. 550 over Red Mountain Pass for avalanche mitigation but it has since reopened. On Monday CDOT crews triggered a...
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I-70 Closed At Vail Pass For Urgent Avalanche Work
EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Both directions of Interstate 70 closed on either side of Vail Pass Thursday morning, from milemarker 184 to 190, for urgent avalanche reduction work. The large amount of...
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Ski Area Remains Closed Due To Conditions
ARAPAHOE BASIN, Colo. (CBS4) – Arapahoe Basin Ski Area remains closed Wednesday morning. On their blog, Arapahoe Basin says they are on standby to reopen. “Our patrollers, snowcat drivers, lift...
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Loveland Pass, A-Basin Soon To Reopen
ARAPAHOE BASIN, Colo. (CBS4) – Arapahoe Basin Ski Area is preparing to open Wednesday afternoon. The Colorado Department of Transportation is getting ready to reopen Highway 6 over Loveland Pass,...
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Dozens Rescued After Tour Bus Gets Stranded On Snowy Pass
TELLURIDE, Colo. (CBS4) – A tour bus bound for Telluride got stuck atop Lizard Head Pass on Sunday. The road had just reopened after avalanche mitigation work. The bus slid off the shoulder in the...
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Helicopters Toss Turkey-Sized Explosives To Combat Avalanches
By Matt Kroschel LOVELAND PASS, Colo. (CBS4)– Despite a lack of deep snow so far this season, what has fallen is causing concern for avalanches on Colorado mountain passes. Colorado Department of...
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Crews Blast Snow In Avalanche-Prone Areas
OURAY, Colo. (CBS4)– Crews with the Colorado Department of Transportation blasted snow from Red Mountain Pass over the weekend. (credit: CDOT) The heavy snow was removed during avalanche mitigation....
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Some Ski Resorts Forced To Close Some Lifts Due To Strong Wind Gusts
By Matt Kroschel SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Strong wind gusts forced ski resorts in the high country to close some lifts Sunday as a major winter storm blows into the state. (credit: CBS) Colorado...
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Avalanche Manually Set Off To Mitigate Danger To Drivers, Skiers
LOVELAND PASS, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Transportation is trying to mitigate the threat of avalanches in the high country. Crews intentionally set off an avalanche with a...
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New Infrared Binoculars Help CDOT & CAIC Attack Avalanches Ahead Of Time
By Jamie Leary DENVER (CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Transportation is taking a new approach in avalanche mitigation work to increase safety along Colorado highways. Infrared technology is being...
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‘Spaceship Landing Capsules’: Pods In Place To Manage Avalanches
GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Giant egg-shaped pods are in place in the mountains in Colorado’s High Country. No, the pods aren’t signs of an alien life form, but new avalanche mitigation technology...
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Avalanches Set Off Near Telluride
TELLURIDE, Colo. (CBS4)- Experts set off some avalanches in the Bridal Veil Basin east of Telluride on Saturday. (credit: Bobbie Lynn Smith via San Miguel Sheriff’s Office) The mitigation work comes...
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I-70 Reopens As Avalanche Work Continues
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Avalanches — both natural and human-set — have created another hectic day along the Interstate 70 corridor through Colorado’s high country. Vail Pass was closed for...
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Helicopter Avalanche Mitigation Work Planned For Sunday Along I-70
(CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Transportation has some helicopter avalanche mitigation work scheduled for Sunday. They plan to attack some areas along Interstate 70. Those areas include: 8:30-9:30...
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Red Mountain Pass To Remain Closed For A Few More Weeks
DURANGO, Colo. (CBS4) – Red Mountain Pass, also known as U.S. 550, could remain closed for a few more weeks, Colorado Department of Transportation officials say. The pass has been closed because of...
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