{"id":467700,"date":"2026-02-23T03:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T03:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/467700\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T03:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T03:55:13","slug":"dozens-of-avalanches-reported-in-colorado-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/467700\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of avalanches reported in Colorado mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Backcountry explorers reported dozens of avalanches in Colorado\u2019s mountain ranges over the weekend after officials warned of increased danger on the state\u2019s slopes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Roughly four dozen explorers reported seeing avalanches or their aftermath, 19 reported triggering avalanches and two people were caught in waves of snow and debris, according to field reports filed between Friday and Sunday with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

While several people filed reports for a single avalanche, others documented as many as 32 avalanche sightings in a single report.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis avalanche cycle was by far the most destructive and widespread of the season,\u201d an observer who confirmed more than two dozen avalanche sightings wrote in his report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The state agency issued a \u201cspecial advisory<\/a>\u201d on Friday for increased avalanche danger on most of Colorado\u2019s mountain ranges, which is set to expire at 4:30 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are seeing and expect more of the largest avalanches seen so far this season,\u201d state officials wrote in the advisory. \u201cSafe travel in backcountry terrain this weekend will require careful and very selective terrain choices. Any mistakes could be deadly.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the advisory will expire Sunday evening, dangerous avalanche conditions \u201cwill likely take longer than that to quiet down,\u201d according to the advisory.<\/p>\n

As of Sunday afternoon, no avalanche-related injuries or fatalities had been reported, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The two people caught in the snow on Saturday, a skier and a snowboarder, triggered avalanches \u201cin steep, rocky terrain\u201d near Bonita Peak in the northern San Juan Mountains, according to a report<\/a> filed with the agency.<\/p>\n

The snowboarder triggered the initial avalanche, and the skier started a second, smaller wave from the \u201chang-fire\u201d \u2014 the residual, unstable snow remaining after the initial release, the report stated.<\/p>\n

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