{"id":793704,"date":"2019-03-07T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T03:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/historic-avalanche-cycle-wreaks-havoc-in-colorado-mountains\/"},"modified":"2019-03-08T16:50:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T23:50:43","slug":"historic-avalanche-cycle-wreaks-havoc-in-colorado-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/historic-avalanche-cycle-wreaks-havoc-in-colorado-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic avalanche cycle wreaks havoc in Colorado mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-362626-473\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | A new avalanche slide path seen below Mount Victoria Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4.jpg\" alt=\"A new avalanche slide path seen below Mount Victoria Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>A new avalanche slide path seen below Mount Victoria Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | A new avalanche slide path seen below Mount Victoria Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"A new avalanche slide path seen below Mount Victoria Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>A new avalanche slide path seen below Mount Victoria Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | People drag their snow tubes for downhill sledding at the Frisco Adventure Park Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-2.jpg\" alt=\"People drag their snow tubes for downhill sledding at the Frisco Adventure Park Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>People drag their snow tubes for downhill sledding at the Frisco Adventure Park Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Andy Richmond clears snow off his driveway along Pitkin Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-3.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Richmond clears snow off his driveway along Pitkin Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Andy Richmond clears snow off his driveway along Pitkin Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Jordan Phillips, of Denver, from left, and Trip Larrabee, 8, with his mother, Monica, of Frisco, walk along 5th Avenue Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-4.jpg\" alt=\"Jordan Phillips, of Denver, from left, and Trip Larrabee, 8, with his mother, Monica, of Frisco, walk along 5th Avenue Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Jordan Phillips, of Denver, from left, and Trip Larrabee, 8, with his mother, Monica, of Frisco, walk along 5th Avenue Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Colorado State Patrol | A look at the avalanche path that dumped 15 feet of snow on C0 91 near Copper Mountain, trapping multiple cars in the slide.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-5.jpg\" alt=\"A look at the avalanche path that dumped 15 feet of snow on C0 91 near Copper Mountain, trapping multiple cars in the slide.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>A look at the avalanche path that dumped 15 feet of snow on C0 91 near Copper Mountain, trapping multiple cars in the slide.<\/strong><br \/>\nColorado State Patrol<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Colorado State Patrol | A look at the avalanche path that dumped 15 feet of snow on C0 91 near Copper Mountain, trapping multiple cars in the slide.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-6.jpg\" alt=\"A look at the avalanche path that dumped 15 feet of snow on C0 91 near Copper Mountain, trapping multiple cars in the slide.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>A look at the avalanche path that dumped 15 feet of snow on C0 91 near Copper Mountain, trapping multiple cars in the slide.<\/strong><br \/>\nColorado State Patrol<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-7.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"|\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-8.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Linda Creek and her dog Lindsey walk along 5th Avenue Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-8.jpg\" alt=\"Linda Creek and her dog Lindsey walk along 5th Avenue Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Linda Creek and her dog Lindsey walk along 5th Avenue Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-9-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-9.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Snow cling to trees at the Frisco Historic Park Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-9.jpg\" alt=\"Snow cling to trees at the Frisco Historic Park Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Snow cling to trees at the Frisco Historic Park Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-10.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Andy Richmond clears snow off his driveway along Pitkin Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-10.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Richmond clears snow off his driveway along Pitkin Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Andy Richmond clears snow off his driveway along Pitkin Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-11-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-11.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Main Street of Frisco in snow on Thursday, March 7.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-11.jpg\" alt=\"Main Street of Frisco in snow on Thursday, March 7.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Main Street of Frisco in snow on Thursday, March 7.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-12-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-12.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Andy Richmond clears snow off his driveway along Pitkin Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-12.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Richmond clears snow off his driveway along Pitkin Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Andy Richmond clears snow off his driveway along Pitkin Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-13-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-13.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | CDOT spokeperson Tracy Trulove speaks to the media along Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-13.jpg\" alt=\"CDOT spokeperson Tracy Trulove speaks to the media along Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>CDOT spokeperson Tracy Trulove speaks to the media along Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-14-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-14.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Odessa Arpin walks with her dog, Pepper, on 5th Avenue Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-14.jpg\" alt=\"Odessa Arpin walks with her dog, Pepper, on 5th Avenue Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Odessa Arpin walks with her dog, Pepper, on 5th Avenue Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-15-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-15.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Odessa Arpin walks with her dog, Pepper, on 5th Avenue Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-15.jpg\" alt=\"Odessa Arpin walks with her dog, Pepper, on 5th Avenue Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Odessa Arpin walks with her dog, Pepper, on 5th Avenue Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-16-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-16.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | A hazmat truck awaits before the Eisenhower Tunnel on Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-16.jpg\" alt=\"A hazmat truck awaits before the Eisenhower Tunnel on Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>A hazmat truck awaits before the Eisenhower Tunnel on Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-17-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-17.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Ellis Ubeda shovels snow off sidewalks along Main Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-17.jpg\" alt=\"Ellis Ubeda shovels snow off sidewalks along Main Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Ellis Ubeda shovels snow off sidewalks along Main Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-18-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-18.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | CDOT officials discuss with each other near Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-18.jpg\" alt=\"CDOT officials discuss with each other near Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>CDOT officials discuss with each other near Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-19-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-19.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | A tractor removes snow along Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-19.jpg\" alt=\"A tractor removes snow along Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>A tractor removes snow along Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-20-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-20.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | A tractor removes snow along Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-20.jpg\" alt=\"A tractor removes snow along Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>A tractor removes snow along Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-21-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-21.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | CDOT spokeperson Tracy Trulove eyes Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-21.jpg\" alt=\"CDOT spokeperson Tracy Trulove eyes Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>CDOT spokeperson Tracy Trulove eyes Interstate 70 during snowstorm Thursday, March 7, at Loveland Pass.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-22-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-22.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Dale Butler clears snow off his driveway along 5th Avenue with the snow removal machine Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-22.jpg\" alt=\"Dale Butler clears snow off his driveway along 5th Avenue with the snow removal machine Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Dale Butler clears snow off his driveway along 5th Avenue with the snow removal machine Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-23-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-23.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Snow cling to trees at the Frisco Historic Park Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-23.jpg\" alt=\"Snow cling to trees at the Frisco Historic Park Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Snow cling to trees at the Frisco Historic Park Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-24-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-24.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Main Street of Frisco in snow on Thursday, March 7.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-24.jpg\" alt=\"Main Street of Frisco in snow on Thursday, March 7.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Main Street of Frisco in snow on Thursday, March 7.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-25-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-25.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | A Colorado flag along Main Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-25.jpg\" alt=\"A Colorado flag along Main Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>A Colorado flag along Main Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-26-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-26.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Ohio residents Kyle Dammeyer is pushed downhill on a snowboard by his wife, Emily, on Pitkin Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-26.jpg\" alt=\"Ohio residents Kyle Dammeyer is pushed downhill on a snowboard by his wife, Emily, on Pitkin Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Ohio residents Kyle Dammeyer is pushed downhill on a snowboard by his wife, Emily, on Pitkin Street Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-27-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-27.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Mike Keaveney clears snow off his driveway along 5th Avenue with the snow removal machine Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/BigSnow-SDN-030819-4-27.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Keaveney clears snow off his driveway along 5th Avenue with the snow removal machine Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Mike Keaveney clears snow off his driveway along 5th Avenue with the snow removal machine Thursday, March 7, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>\nHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">When Frisco residents went to sleep on Wednesday night the view of Mount Victoria was familiar, with densely crowded lodgepole pine trees resting branch-to-branch above the snow-packed slope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">But when they woke up Thursday morning, the view had changed considerably after <a id=\"N0x14f2740N0x159e8b0:N0x14f2740N0x1591768\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/no-this-isnt-a-new-ski-run-massive-avalanche-carves-wide-path-below-peak-1-in-frisco\/\">a massive avalanche near the J Chute<\/a> \u2014 just off of Rainbow Lake \u2014 tore through the landscape, stripping trees and leaving a gigantic white scar on the side of the peak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe trees that are gone were full-sized lodgepoles,\u201d said Kathryn Grohusky, a Frisco resident who saw the damage from the avalanche from her home Thursday morning. \u201cThe avalanche debris is really deep, it came down the hill and took the trees out. The path is a ski run wide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">When asked if she\u2019d ever seen anything similar in her 20-plus years of living in Frisco, the answer was clear: \u201cNope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That\u2019s the type of week it\u2019s been for residents and visitors making their way through the mountain corridor as substantial snowfall led to historic avalanche conditions in the area. Following major avalanches that shut down roadways in and out of Summit County on Sunday and Tuesday (both natural and controlled slides), Mother Nature again refused to cooperate on Thursday, as <a id=\"N0x14f2740N0x159e9d0:N0x14f2740N0x15919a8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/avalanche-ruptures-natural-gas-line-i-70-closed-between-frisco-and-vail\/\">another series of slides shut down roadways<\/a> and schools, caused power outages and <a id=\"N0x14f2740N0x159ea30:N0x14f2740N0x1591a38\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/snow-pummels-summit-county-ski-resorts-overnight-copper-mountain-on-delayed-opening\/\">delayed resort openings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Issues began well before first light, when an avalanche hit Vail Pass at around 1:30 a.m., dumping 6 feet of snow onto the roadway and catching a tow truck in the slide, though there were no injuries, said Tracy Trulove, a spokeswoman with the Colorado Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">At around 5 a.m. another avalanche between the water-treatment plant and Conoco gas-station complex near Copper Mountain ruptured a natural-gas line, closing off access to the area and delaying the resort\u2019s opening. In addition to Copper Mountain, which didn\u2019t open until about 11:30 a.m., Arapahoe Basin closed down for the entire day due to heightened avalanche concerns, and Breckenridge Ski Resort had a delayed opening of almost all upper-mountain lifts and terrain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">CDOT began avalanche mitigation work near Vail Pass at 7:45 a.m., creating another slide that brought 15 feet of snow onto the center line, effectively closing the pass for most of the day. Along with major road closures early in the day, avalanche mitigation work near the Eisenhower\/Johnson Memorial Tunnels closed I-70 between Silverthorne and Vail into the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">For drivers who weren\u2019t expecting major closures to I-70 \u2014 or additional closures at US 24, CO 91 and Loveland Pass \u2014 it was a frustrating experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cSo far I\u2019ve had Vail Pass closed, Fremont Pass closed and now Loveland Pass is closed,\u201d said Elizabeth Eckert, an Avon local who was trying to get to Golden for the day. \u201cI left around 7 this morning, and I should have gotten there at 9. It\u2019s just ridiculous. Everywhere I go I hit something and have to go around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019m trying to stay positive in that I wasn\u2019t caught in an avalanche or stuck waiting for a pass to open \u2026 but it\u2019s still super frustrating. I keep having to pull over going, \u2018OK, where do I go now?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Perhaps the scariest moment of the day happened around 4 p.m., when another giant avalanche hit CO 91 at mile marker 21, near Copper Mountain, spreading 15-foot-deep snow across 300 feet of roadway and trapping multiple cars. While emergency crews were able to rescue all of the trapped individuals, it was still a frightening scene with at least one car completely overturned and totally buried.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Not all avalanches affected roadways, such as the large-scale slide on Mount Victoria or a much smaller slide at Mount Royal around mid-day, though road closures weren\u2019t the only concern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Early Thursday morning the Summit School District announced that all Summit schools were closed for the day. Colorado Mountain College made the same decision, shutting down their Breckenridge and Dillon campuses to try to keep students off the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Additionally, areas of Frisco, Breckenridge and Silverthorne suffered power outages due to the weather, with some outages lasting throughout the day. Michelle Aguayo, a spokeswoman with Xcel Energy, said that about 1,900 customers were affected in total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe anticipated some of this weather coming through so we had staffing in place,\u201d said Aguayo. \u201cIt\u2019s just a matter of our crews being able to make it out individually to these different outages. With some of the roads being closed, it was really difficult trying to access some of those areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">St. Anthony Summit Medical Center remained open and fully operational throughout the day, along with the hospital\u2019s walk-in urgent care clinics at the base of Breckenridge and Keystone. The clinic at Copper Mountain was delayed, but opened later in the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">While the last few days have been difficult, officials aren\u2019t sure there\u2019s any relief coming over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe have another storm coming in tomorrow, and expect good snow through early next week,\u201d said Ethan Greene with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). \u201cCertainly where the problems are and how they\u2019re manifesting will change. But avalanche crews will continue working hard over the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Greene went on to characterize the avalanche cycle over the last few days as somewhat unprecedented. He said that he reached out to several former employees at both the CAIC and CDOT to get their take on the last time things were this bad, but even they were at a loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI think it\u2019s safe to say that nobody alive has seen a week like this,\u201d said Greene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><span class=\"Body Copy Italic\">Antonio Olivero contributed to the reporting of this story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/local\/historic-avalanche-cycle-wreaks-havoc-in-colorado-mountains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new avalanche slide path seen below Mount Victoria Thursday, March 7, in Frisco. Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com A new avalanche slide path seen below Mount Victoria Thursday, March 7, in Frisco. Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com People drag their snow tubes for downhill sledding at the Frisco Adventure Park Thursday, March 7, in Frisco. 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