avalanche
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Avalanche beacon training park opens for season in Colorado
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A one-of-a-kind place for avalanche preparedness in Colorado has opened for the season. The U.S. Forest Service calls it a “beacon training park,” a snow-covered slope at the Mountain Meadow trailhead by the Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger Station in Minturn. That’s along U.S. 24, about a quarter-mile from the Interstate 70 exit to town. The story…
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Avalanche blocks key route to Vail ski area in Colorado
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An avalanche swept across a Colorado highway that is a key route to the popular Vail ski resort, blocking access for some skiers heading to the mountain and trapping three commercial trucks, authorities said Tuesday. No one was injured when the avalanche dumped up to 15 feet of snow onto Interstate 70 at Vail Pass…
