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Hazmat tankers want off “sketchy” Loveland Pass and into tunnels. Years of...
In a snowstorm, it can be an unsettling site: a tractor-trailer pulling a massive tanker filled with hazardous materials up the switchbacks on Loveland Pass. Impatient ski traffic weaves around the...
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Opinion: Loveland Pass is a much-safer — and only minutes-slower — option...
In response to: “Hazmat drivers want off Loveland Pass.” As a 40-year truck driver who retired two years ago, I spent 30 years as a hazmat-tanker driver, hauling cryogenic liquids and chemicals, with...
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What really led A-Basin to quit the Epic Pass cash cow? “Parking is our pinch...
The deluge of weekend Epic Pass skiers has forced Arapahoe Basin to abandon its decade-long partnership with Vail Resorts. “We are pretty darn full on weekends and we don’t need any more people on...
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Colorado’s weekend snowstorm prompted avalanches in areas that hadn’t slid in...
Debris from an avalanche in Tenmile Canyon covers Interstate 70 on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. (Provided by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office) Dramatic dashboard recordings over the weekend of avalanches...
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Colorado’s avalanche season claimed 8 lives. Experts say there’s much to...
This story first appeared in The Outsider, the premium outdoor newsletter by Jason Blevins.In it, he covers the industry from the inside out, plus the fun side of being outdoors in our beautiful...
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A Colorado avalanche instructor’s survey of backcountry skiers’ preparedness...
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Colorado’s first-ever criminal charges following an avalanche could be...
The two snowboarders talk about snow conditions and route selection as they drop in, one at a time. Gusting wind is blowing snow across the ridge as they wind between reefy rocks. “Avalanche!” yells...
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Snowboarder, snowmobiler killed in two separate Colorado avalanches on Sunday
The death toll from avalanches in Colorado climbed to 10 on Sunday. A snowboarder touring solo near Mount Trelease north of Loveland Pass was buried in a very big slide around 9:30 a.m. Sunday and a...
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Avalanche danger remains high in the West, 32 deaths confirmed this season
By Pat Graham, The Associated Press Snowboarder Maurice Kervin glided into the snow along the steep terrain in the Colorado backcountry like he’s done so many times. There was no warning for what...
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Satellites, airplanes and lasers are tracking Colorado avalanches
Avalanche forecasting has come a long way since the 1950s, when forecasters relied solely on weather to predict when and where snow might slide. But it still requires scientists skiing and digging...
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