{"id":2455508,"date":"2020-03-08T20:51:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T02:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=322295"},"modified":"2020-03-08T20:51:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T02:51:54","slug":"snow-slides-closed-castle-creek-road-for-a-few-hours-sunday-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/snow-slides-closed-castle-creek-road-for-a-few-hours-sunday-evening\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow slides closed Castle Creek Road for a few hours Sunday evening"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.5392405063291\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-322295-666\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/IMG_0119-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/IMG_0119-1024x650.jpg\" data-sub-html=\" | A vehicle high-centered after attempting to drive through a small snow slide on Castle Creek Road March 8, 2020, Pitkin County officials said. (Maddie Vincent\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>A vehicle high-centered after attempting to drive through a small snow slide on Castle Creek Road March 8, 2020, Pitkin County officials said. (Maddie Vincent\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/IMG_0119-1024x650.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A vehicle high-centered after attempting to drive through a small snow slide on Castle Creek Road March 8, 2020, Pitkin County officials said. (Maddie Vincent\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/IMG_0129-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/IMG_0129-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\" | Several small snow slides covered Castle Creek Road between mile markers 3 and 4 on March 8, 2020. No one was injured and the roadway was cleared that evening. (Maddie Vincent\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Several small snow slides covered Castle Creek Road between mile markers 3 and 4 on March 8, 2020. No one was injured and the roadway was cleared that evening. (Maddie Vincent\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/IMG_0129-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Several small snow slides covered Castle Creek Road between mile markers 3 and 4 on March 8, 2020. No one was injured and the roadway was cleared that evening. (Maddie Vincent\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/snow-slides-closed-castle-creek-road-for-a-few-hours-sunday-evening\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/snow-slides-closed-castle-creek-road-for-a-few-hours-sunday-evening\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several small snow slides between mile markers 3 and 4 closed Castle Creek Road for part of Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sergeant Levi Borst with the Pitkin County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the first slide was reported at 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after county public works officials responded to the area, more snow began to slide onto the roadway. One vehicle that tried to drive through the slide high-centered on the snow, county officials said. No one was injured.<\/p>\n<p>Just after 5 p.m., a Pitkin Alert notified subscribers that Castle Creek Road was closed due to ongoing avalanche activity. Public works officials worked to clear the roadway of the few feet of snow and a tow truck was cleared to drive in and remove the stuck vehicle around 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>At 7:37 p.m., the road was reopened, according to Pitkin Alerts.<\/p>\n<p>Borst said he believes this is the first avalanche activity Pitkin County officials have responded to in this stretch of Castle Creek Road, which is a posted avalanche area, so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, a large avalanche that broke off Highlands Ridge resulted in approximately 12 feet of snow covering 500 feet of Castle Creek Road near mile marker 4, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/avalanche-closes-castle-creek-road-near-aspen\/\">as previously reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s slides were in the same area but isolated to the slope adjacent to the roadway and were only a few feet deep.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/snow-slides-closed-castle-creek-road-for-a-few-hours-sunday-evening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A vehicle high-centered after attempting to drive through a small snow slide on Castle Creek Road March 8, 2020, Pitkin County officials said. (Maddie Vincent\/The Aspen Times) Several small snow slides covered Castle Creek Road between mile markers 3 and 4 on March 8, 2020. 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