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Avalanche across I-70 in CO

Posted on 3/3/19 at 9:52 pm
Posted by redstick13
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 9:52 pm
Near Copper Mountain. East bound lane to Denver is closed with people stranded on the Interstate but thankfully no cars trapped in the avalanche.

UPDATE - Both east and west bound lanes are open.

VIDEO


This post was edited on 3/3/19 at 10:01 pm
Posted by ezride25
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 9:53 pm to
I blame global warming. Shits out of control really.
Posted by Jcorye1
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 9:53 pm to
Holy shite. I literally just went skiing out there yesterday.
Posted by Cosmo
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 9:54 pm to
Lot of baws up there for mardi gras.

Good thing they brought their cold weather camo.
Posted by Charlie Arglist
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 9:55 pm to
quote:

Avalanche across I-70 in CO



FUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGED THAT!
Posted by redstick13
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 9:56 pm to
I drove I-70 from Denver to Glenwood a week ago and am scheduled to go again this week. There was a recent rock slide in Glenwood canyon too. This was the second avalanche apparently.

Colorado has gotten a ton of snow this year.
This post was edited on 3/3/19 at 9:57 pm
Posted by ezride25
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 9:57 pm to
They go nuts for Mardi Gras beads up there. Even the crappy ones.
Posted by Spankum
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 9:58 pm to
15 degrees there tonight...dangerous situation with all of that traffic hung up on the interstate...
Posted by Lsupimp
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 10:00 pm to
I love Copper. That’s pretty crazy that it happened at that spot on I-70.
Posted by Cosmo
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 10:02 pm to
quote:

That’s pretty crazy that it happened at that spot on I-70.


Not really. That stretch between frisco and copper is at the bottom of a canyon with mountains going straight up both sides.

Most snow in Summit County in 20 years or something
This post was edited on 3/3/19 at 10:03 pm
Posted by Tigerbait357
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 10:03 pm to
quote:





Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 10:04 pm to
Yea there are some really steep slopes through that ten mile canyon area.
Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 10:12 pm to
Took the loop.
Posted by wish i was tebow
The Golf Board
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 10:19 pm to
I was in it. Literally happened a few hundred yards in front of us
Posted by Belly
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 10:20 pm to
How thick did it get in the deepest spot on I70?
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
41357 posts
Posted on 3/3/19 at 10:21 pm to
Couldn't have been more than a few feet if they cleared it that fast.
Posted by Lsupimp
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 10:21 pm to
Thats further east than I thought around Tenmile Canyon. I thought it was closer to Copper than that. I agree, that area is pretty freaking steep.
Posted by upgrayedd
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 10:22 pm to
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
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132588 posts
Posted on 3/3/19 at 10:22 pm to
Article says the road wasnt actually covered, stopped at the creek on side of i70
Posted by JPinLondon
not in London (currently NW Ohio)
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 10:27 pm to
quote:

Colorado has gotten a ton of snow this year.

You'd expect more.. go figure?!?!
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