Venturing into the backcountry is as alluring as it is dangerous. As soon as you enter terrain that has not been mitigated ...

A skier and physicist at the University of Colorado Boulder who studies avalanches explains what happens in an avalanche and ...

On Jan. 7, a backcountry skier was killed near Red Mountain Pass, marking Colorado’s first death of the 2024-2025 winter ...

What Can Skiers Do if They're in an Avalanche ... There are computer models that can calculate where avalanches are likely to occur. But when temperatures, snowfall, and precipitation patterns ...

Earlier this month, a Ridgway man was killed in an avalanche in the San Juan Mountains at MODERATE avalanche danger. Click ...

CDOT studies estimate a $1.6 million hit to the Colorado economy for every hour that I-70 must be closed for avalanche ...