Aside from beingattackedby a mountain lion , getting caught in the middle of an avalanche is belike a Coloradan ’s uncollectible nightmare . AsMashablereports , that became a realness for multiple multitude who were take down a highway near Denver on March 3 .
On Sunday , two freestanding avalanche rip down a versant in Summit County ’s Ten Mile Canyon . The first one sent plumes of snow across Interstate 70 between Copper Mountain and the nearby townspeople of Frisco , Colorado . Later that eve , a second , heavier avalanche get the same main road to shut down for three time of day .
No one was injure and no cars were bury in either instance , but telecasting footage of the phenomenon shows just how bad it could have been . In one video recording post to Twitter by Jeremy Hubbard , an anchor with local Fox affiliate KDVR , a driver puts his or her car in reverse and start backing up as the snow rush towards their vehicle . Further ahead , one truck seems to disappear into the snowy mist . However , accord to Hubbard , the volume of the snow never reached the route in the first avalanche .
Thesecond avalanchewas also a close call for many multitude . One driver named Will captured the legal action in his side view mirror , which you may watch in the picture below . ( Warning : He uses some adult language . )
avalanche are not an uncommon sight at Colorado ’s Berthoud Pass and Red Mountain Pass , but they seldom occur along I-70 . In this special illustration , " heavy C. P. Snow across the high mountains created conditions golden for avalanches,“The Denver Postexplained . Sometimes , when there ’s a build - up of snow , the Colorado Department of Transportation will proactively shut down highways and conductcontrolledavalanches for forbid potentially severe incident like what happened on Sunday .
For skier and snowboarders , prophylactic forethought are especially important . Avalanche beacons ( devices that send your location to rescue crews ) can be life buoy . study uphereon some of the other guidelines you may comply to save yourself should disaster strike .
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