Snow slide in Colorado's Red Mountain Pass catches two vehicles

Two vehicles were caught in a snow slide Thursday morning in Colorado's Red Mountain Pass, prompting mitigation efforts in the area.

According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, a natural slide triggered on US 550 Red Mountain Pass just before noon. The slide struck the side of a box truck, and a small passenger vehicle became stuck while attempting to drive through the slide. CDOT said no injuries were reported.

A front-end loader cleared the snow and officials reopened the highway by 1 p.m. Due to adverse winter conditions, CDOT closed US 550 for approximately one hour Thursday afternoon to perform avalanche mitigation efforts.

The department closed the highway again Friday morning between Ouray and Ironton for further mitigation. Hwy 550 was closed for a little over an hour while crews triggered and cleaned up the avalanche.