Rescuers Believe No One Was Caught In Berthoud Pass Avalanche
Emergency teams responded to an avalanche with "possible burials" on Berthoud Pass -- but say it appears no one was caught in the slide.
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Emergency teams responded to an avalanche with "possible burials" on Berthoud Pass -- but say it appears no one was caught in the slide.
The FBI tells CBS4 agents are recovering evidence near Highway 40 on Berthoud Pass.
Spring runoff is usually marked by swelling muddy waterways, but this season things may look a little different.
Many eager backcountry users found themselves digging out cars in between taking laps.
Residents in the Rocky Mountains have seen fast changing weather conditions as a huge spring-like snow storm moved into Colorado.
Investigators with the Colorado State Patrol say a pickup lost control near the top of Berthoud Pass on Sunday and crossed into oncoming traffic, striking an SUV head-on and sending seven to the hospital.
Part of Berthoud Pass was closed Sunday afternoon for a deadly crash.
Signs are posted warning people to not park along Loveland and Berthoud Passes, but that's not stopping a lot of people from packing into parking lots, making social distancing a challenge.
The Colorado Department of Transportation wants to prevent avalanches especially with the amount of recent snow.
Four days of heavy snow is creating dangerous conditions in Colorado's mountains.
Meteorologist Chris Spears says go to the mountains now if you can.
The hottest locations right now are in the northern mountains along and north of Interstate 70 at elevations of 9,000 feet and higher.
Searchers are planning another effort Thursday in Clear Creek County for a Denver preschool teacher missing for over a week.
Authorities continue to search for a missing preschool teacher from Denver who was last seen more than a week ago. But they say the teacher, Peter McInerney, is an experienced back country skier and if anyone could beat the odds, he could.
A dog is back home in Denver after being rescued on Berthoud Pass.
A dog was rescued from an avalanche-prone area by climbers after search and rescue crews couldn't reach the animal.
High winds are expected to be an issue at times over the next 48 hours due to a strong jet stream in the area.
The job of keeping track of snow levels in Colorado takes scientists deep into the backcountry to monitor dozens of snow survey sites across the state.
Traffic holds will be in place on Highway 40 over Berthoud Pass on Monday.
Avalanche crews working to prevent avalanches actually triggered one Wednesday morning.
With the return of significant snowfall from a series of storms over the Thanksgiving weekend comes an increase in the risk of avalanches across the state.
The 14 mile stretch of Mount Evans Road begins at Echo Lake and climbs through several climate zones before reaching the top.
Scientists hiked up Berthoud Pass in Summit County on Thursday to measure the snow as part of the annual snow survey for Colorado.
New video shows a skier triggering a small avalanche on Berthoud Pass.
Crews with the Colorado Department of Transportation cleared snow from an avalanche off Berthoud Pass on Thursday.
