This winter is one of the safest in nearly a decade for Colorado backcountry avalanches. Through May 6, two people have been killed by slides statewide. This past season the death toll was 11. On January 22, a solo snowboarder was killed by an avalanche near Ophir. On February 11, a skier was killed near
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Eastbound Interstate 70 is closed in two locations Saturday for crashes near Vail Pass Summit and Loveland Pass, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has released the final report on the avalanche that partially buried one of its forecasters earlier this month. The forecaster, who has not been identified, heard “a loud boom” before.