Avalanche Control - Colorado Department of Transportation
Avalanche Safety. Every winter, CDOT and its sister agency, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), regularly monitor and control 278 of 522 known avalanche paths located above Colorado highways. This helps prevent avalanches from impacting drivers and passengers on the highways below.
Colorado avalanche center: 'Very large' slide triggered near I-70 ...
Jan 1, 2025 · “Most reports describe Persistent Slab avalanche behavior with remote triggers, rumbling collapse, and shooting cracks. This is scary avalanche behavior.” D3 avalanches like the one triggered...
Many highways, interstates closed in Colorado's mountains as …
Jan 15, 2024 · Dangerous driving conditions and avalanche mitigation work on Monday means many major highways and interstates in Colorado's mountains are closed. That includes portions of Interstate 70 and...
Winter storm warning: Colorado Department of Transportation …
Jan 15, 2024 · After an avalanche hit 10 vehicles on Berthoud Pass around 11:20 a.m. Sunday, the Colorado Department of Transportation issued a warning to travelers as heavy snowfall piles up on top of a weak...
Colorado Department of Transportation says no known time to …
Jan 15, 2024 · It's not the only spot in Colorado where CDOT is working to clear avalanches before they create issues for drivers, but it's the most obvious one right now. I-70 has had it's own fair share...
CDOT warns “record-breaking” traffic could clog I-70 mountain …
Jan 3, 2025 · CDOT’s online traffic map also offers live updates on roadway conditions affecting I-70. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center continues to rate the danger of avalanches in popular ski spots...
Avalanche closes I-70 near Loveland Ski Area Monday; Vail Pass …
On Friday, avalanche observers for the center deliberately triggered an avalanche by skiing across a steep slope that showed signs of shooting cracks along the top of the snow drift. Officials...
Small avalanche covers vehicles and closes major roads - Valley News Live
Jan 16, 2024 · The closures on I-70 cut off the main route between the Vail, Copper Mountain and Breckenridge ski resorts and Denver. A portion of Loveland Pass is also closed, cutting off direct access from...
I-70 moving in both directions following avalanche mitigation
Jan 16, 2024 · Interstate 70 was closed in both directions for avalanche mitigation just east of the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels for nearly an hour Tuesday, Jan. 16 before reopening around 9 a.m., according to...
I-70 reopens at Vail Pass after avalanche mitigation - The Denver Post
Dec 15, 2022 · Interstate 70 at Vail Pass reopened at about noon after the Colorado Department of Transportation completed avalanche mitigation work in the area. The Vail area is at a level 3 of 5 on the...