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Avalanche Landslide

You still can’t travel uphill at Purgatory Resort: People want to know why

A petition that circulated two years ago to change the policy has resulted in little to no action

DATE: Dec 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Avalanche Information Center begins daily forecasts, warns of early season dangers

A base layer is already being exposed to warmer temperatures, which could make for unstable conditions

DATE: Nov 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Purgatory Resort welcomes young pup to ski patrol

Ember, an 8-week-old black Lab, begins avalanche search and rescue dog training

DATE: Apr 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Durango man recounts avalanche, harrowing rescue and road to recovery

Mint Henk survived a crushing wall of snow on Parrot Peak in the La Plata Mountains

DATE: Apr 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Final report released on fatal avalanche southwest of Ophir

Solo backcountry snowboarder triggered slide below Pilot Knob

DATE: Mar 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Telluride snowboarder killed in avalanche near Trout Lake

Helicopter guide service spots slide, drops off guides to search

DATE: Mar 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango man wakes up Tuesday after surviving avalanche last weekend

Search and Rescue sent Flight for Life to rescue victim

DATE: Feb 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Avalanche kills snowshoer, two dogs near Marble; slide also reported at Wolf Creek Pass

Two snowshoers dig themselves out of snow pile

DATE: Feb 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Following a historic avalanche season, new tools aim to make backcountry travel safer

Durango-area woman creates rescue sleds that have other backcountry uses

DATE: Jan 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Two snowshoers, dog killed in backcountry avalanche near Breckenridge

The slide happened on Hoosier Pass, off Colorado Highway 9

DATE: Jan 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Storms improve Colorado’s meager snowpack, but also create imminent avalanche risk

Colorado Avalanche Information Center records more than 200 slides in a 3-day period

DATE: Dec 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Colorado’s 2020-21 avalanche season was tied for deadliest. It’s helping forecasters hone warnings.

Slides killed 37 backcountry travelers last winter in U.S., including 12 in Colorado

DATE: Oct 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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