An unstable snowpack due to topsy-turvy weather late last year was one of the factors behind the first deadly avalanche of the year in Colorado, according to investigators.

The riders, "knowingly ducked a rope closure line" and triggered a D2 wind slab avalanche that caught three of the four riders in the group. The observation does not include a photo of the avalanche ...

The persistent slab avalanche was rated a “D2” or strong enough bury, injure or kill a person, and occurred on the northwest-facing slope of Red Mountain 3 at around 11,300 feet. CAIC ...

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center reported the first avalanche fatality of the 2024-25 season Tuesday, Jan. 7, amid a ...

More common for the area, Central Oregon Avalanche Center (COAC) has also cited wind slabs as a consistent problem throughout their forecast season, which began on December 1. Friday, December 20 ...

“Since Christmas, we have received hundreds of reports of avalanches,” the CAIC said in a social post. “Most reports describe Persistent Slab avalanche behavior with remote ...

wet avalanches, and slab avalanches. Slab avalanches, which occur when a wide layer of a hardened snow slides down a slope, are responsible for the most deaths, according to the forest service.

The riders, "knowingly ducked a rope closure line" and triggered a D2 wind slab avalanche that caught three of the four riders in the group. The observation does not include a photo of the ...