“You put snow on top of it and it slides.” U.S. Army officials have been urging modernization of avalanche control in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, California and other western states. Ski areas ...
A skier was killed in an avalanche on January 7, 2025 on Red Mountain Pass in Colorado. Following the accident, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) has released a full investigation and ...
According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC ... and is defined as the "release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab), when the bond to an underlying persistent weak layer breaks." ...