Provided by Summit County Sheriff’s Office
One day after two avalanches struck along Interstate 70 in Summit County’s Ten Mile Canyon, more video of the slides captured on smartphones has emerged.
What’s likely the most dramatic clip shows the second of the two avalanches and came from Shaune Golemon, who decided to go skiing at Copper Mountain and got more snow than he bargained for.
Another video, this time captured farther removed from the avalanche, caught it racing down down the mountainside. This video was posted on Jacob Easton’s Instagram account before being gobbled up by news outlets across the country.
Also, a volunteer with the Summit County Rescue Group was in the canyon Sunday morning when the first avalanche came crashing down the mountain.
He got out his smartphone in time to catch the tail end of the natural event and ensuing aftermath.
The interstate remained open after the first avalanche hit the canyon on Sunday, but the second closed I-70 for a couple hours before crews could reopen the route.
No one was injured in either avalanche.
Still, avalanche danger remains high and people are urged to use extreme caution if they decide to risk venturing into the backcountry following the weekend’s heavy snowstorms.