avalanche, Colorado and San Juan Mountains

Snowboarder killed in avalanche in San Juan Mountains
A snowboarder was caught and killed in an avalanche in the San Juan Mountains Thursday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC).
Colorado Snowboarder Killed In Avalanche
The skier was able to escape moving debris but the snowboarder was caught and buried. Staff from a nearby backcountry hut saw the avalanche and alerted local search and rescue bef
Nearly 60 avalanches reported in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains during Valentine’s Day storm
In the midst of a winter storm on Friday, avalanche conditions were deemed dangerous from Craig to the New Mexico border, the length of the Western Slope. In the aftermath of the storm, from Feb. 14
Snowboarder Killed in Colorado Avalanche in 4th Slide Death in West This Week
The snowboarder was caught in the debris of the avalanche in the backcountry near Silverton but a man who was skiing with the snowboarder escaped the snow slide, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center said.
Colorado backcountry snowboarder dies in avalanche west of Silverton
A snowboarder in Colorado's backcountry was killed in an avalanche west of Silverton on Thursday. According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, a skier and snowboarder were traveling in the Middle Fork of Mineral Creek drainage when they were caught in an avalanche in the terrain known as The Nose.
Storm expected to bring feet of snow to San Juan Mountains
A teaser of a snowstorm arriving in Southwest Colorado on Tuesday night and moving through the region Wednesday will only whet the appetite for what’s to come later in the week. The system arriving
Snowboarder caught, killed in avalanche near Silverton in southwestern Colorado
The death represents the second backcountry avalanche fatality in Colorado this winter. A skier died last month in a slide north of Silverton.
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The San Juan Mountains
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The Eastern San Juan Mountains: Their Ecology, Geology, and Human History
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CDOT warns next 2 days will be snowy in Colorado mountains, expect I-70 ski traffic to be heavy
President's Day Weekend is always one of the busiest weekends of the year at Colorado's ski areas ... on Friday and Saturday for most of the San Juan Mountains, the Elk Mountains, the Flat ...
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This Colorado Town Is Off the Beaten Path and Full of Adventure
Ouray is 7,800 feet above sea level at the base of the San Juan Mountains in south-central Colorado. Gold and silver mining put the place on the map in 1876. A railroad kept the pulse of Ouray ...
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For Southern Colorado, heavy snow offers snowpack relief
DENVER — Heavy snowfall that's hitting Colorado's mountains this weekend ... The storm is particularly beneficial for the San Juan and Rio Grande mountain ranges, which have been ...
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Colorado weather: Winter storm approaches, up to 21 inches of snow expected in southern Colorado
including Monarch Pass and Expectation Mountain Up to 15 inches in southern Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, including Red Mountain Pass, Coal Bank Pass and Wolf Creek Pass Up to 19 inches ...
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San Juan Skyway
Take it slow on this mountain pass with steep dropoffs ... hit the road on the San Juan Skyway. This free Colorado Scenic & Historic Byway links popular tourist towns – including Durango ...