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A powder cloud from a very large avalanche triggered near Aspen on March 8, 2022. Getting your player ready...
Dangerous avalanche conditions persist in Colorado’s backcountry and officials are issuing a warning after a streak of avalanches in March caught 11 people off guard.
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) reported this weekend that a total of 11 people have been caught in avalanches since it started to snow again on March 3.
All 11 escaped with their lives, the CAIC said, but “this streak of close calls and everyone going home at the end of the day cannot last,” the agency said in a news release.
The CAIC said conditions in the backcountry are perfect for more avalanches as thick slabs of snow formed from earlier storms sit precariously over a weaker layer of snow, forming a deadly combination
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