Avalanche News - Jan 15, 2024
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10 cars buried in Berthoud Pass avalanche
An avalanche Sunday morning buried 10 cars on Berthoud Pass, which is west of Denver, but no injuries were reported, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. In an update Sunday evening, CDOT said the pass would remain closed overnight because of “ongoing avalanche danger,” with no estimated time for it to reopen Monday.
CDOT said it responded to a “bank slide” on U.S. 40 along Berthoud Pass at 11:20 a.m. Sunday and 10 vehicles were caught in the avalanche. The road is the main route to Winter Park ski area. Other roads in the high country have seen closures through the weekend, including Interstate 70. On Saturday, U.S. 50 over Monarch Pass was closed for much of the day, and Monarch ski area did not open.
More ... (Colorado Sun)
Tourists stranded by avalanches in Xinjiang rescued by helicopter
BEIJING, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Some tourists stranded for several days after avalanches hit highways leading to a popular winter tourism area in China's northwest region of Xinjiang were lifted by helicopter to safety, according to local media reports on Sunday. Days of heavy snow at Altay Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region triggered dozens of avalanches on large sections of highways at the Altay mountains leading to the Kanas scenic area, Chinese state media outlets Xinhua and CCTV News reported on Saturday and Sunday.
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One Dead After Avalanche in Wyoming
The US Forest Service reported the death of a backcountry skier in an avalanche on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. The incident happened just before noon in Prater Canyon, north of Star Valley Ranch within the Greys River zone.
Avalanche-Center.org: Information from several places as well as the advisory in effect are now archived in our Incidents section. Additional details will be added when available (which can be days to months later sometimes).
More ... (Avalanche-Center.org)
