{"id":96101,"date":"2019-01-20T22:02:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T05:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/avalanche-advisory-in-effect-until-monday-night\/"},"modified":"2019-01-20T22:02:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T05:02:35","slug":"avalanche-advisory-in-effect-until-monday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/avalanche-advisory-in-effect-until-monday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Avalanche advisory in effect until Monday night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has issued a \u201cspecial avalanche advisory\u201d in effect for the Colorado mountains through 8 p.m. Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince January 11, the CAIC<\/a> has documented 10 people caught in avalanches, 44 avalanches triggered by backcountry travelers, and over 280 avalanches in total,\u201d the advisory, issued by Spencer Logan, said.<\/p>\n

The risk of avalanches was considered \u201cconsiderable,\u201d and placed at Level 3 of five levels, which range from \u201clow\u201d to \u201cextreme.\u201d The avalanche center said that recent snow has created unstable conditions with \u201cpersistent weak layers\u201d of snow that will remain problematic for \u201csome time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The advisory included all major mountain ranges in Colorado from the New Mexico state line north to the Wyoming state line.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the Colorado Department of Transportation reopened Red Mountain Pass on U.S. Highway 550 after two days of avalanche control work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe snow was super-tender and very touchy,\u201d said Vance Kelso, CDOT area maintenance supervisor. \u201cEvery slide we triggered came roaring down, plus we encountered some natural slides. Wet, heavy snow on top of a previous light, fluffy base created conditions just right for potential avalanches, a recipe for disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

CDOT said crews initiated more than a dozen avalanche paths on Red Mountain Pass, many hitting the highway.<\/p>\n

Additional snow is expected in the San Juan Mountains on Monday.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction<\/a> said the San Juan Mountains could receive up to 10 inches of snow at the highest elevations, and 4 to 8 inches at lower elevations. One to 3 inches of snow \u2013 was expected in Montezuma County, most of it coming Monday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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