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CDOT officials change avalanche mitigation system on Western Slope

FRISCO – The Colorado Department of Transportation is changing the way it handles avalanche mitigation efforts on the Western Slope. The Summit Daily News reports the department, ...

Fatal avalanche involved students with Silverton Avalanche School

Six backcountry skiers taking part in safety course were caught, one died

Avalanche kills Longmont man on Red Mountain Pass

Death marks Colorado’s first avalanche fatality of the year

CDOT: Don’t park in avalanche areas

CDOT urges backcountry users to be mindful

Avalanche warning is in effect in San Juans, La Platas

Threat is elevated to ‘high’ level

Avalanche buries 5 at Wyoming resort but no serious injuries

JACKSON, Wyo. – An avalanche triggered by skiers at a Wyoming ski resort buried five people to varying degrees on Saturday, but the victims were quickly rescued, and no serious injuries were...

Avalanche work planned for Red Mountain Pass

The Colorado Department of Transportation will conduct avalanche mitigation work on U.S. Highway 550 on Red Mountain Pass on Wednesday. Motorists traveling over Red Mountain Pass,...

Report: Avalanche victim Abel Palmer drifted into gully he intended to avoid

Durango man, 27, was buried in snow Jan. 21 near Red Mountain Pass

Avalanche victim remembered as ultimate outdoorsman

Slide occurred Sunday on south side of Red Mountain Pass

Silverton gets its first avalanche rescue dog in decades

As more people venture into backcountry, golden retriever’s role will be valuable for saving lives

Famed Climber kills himself after girlfriend’s avalanche death

Just two weeks before renowned climber Hayden Kennedy killed himself following the death of his girlfriend in an avalanche in Montana, he wrote on a climbing blog that he had watched too man...

Landslides close a section of Taylor Mesa Road near Dolores

Recent landslides have forced a stretch of Taylor Mesa Road, about 3.5 miles from its intersection with Highway 145 outside Dolores, to close until work crews are able to clear the blocked a...