Avalanche on Berthod Pass

[Spider]

all over the CB , I guess this Avalanche is a bad one

[Spider]

Avalanche makes national News . this is Massive , looking for People in Cars caught in this now ..................
Berthod pass .Hyway 40

[Bronx33]

I wouldn't doubt it hate drivin up and down that thing during the winter it's givin me white knuckles lots of times.

[XXXII&III]

With as much ski traffic as that highway gets, I'm very surprised only 2 cars were buried. But - as large as the avalanche was, I sure hope there aren't more that they haven't found yet.

[Spider]

I wouldn't doubt it hate drivin up and down that thing during the winter it's givin me white knuckles lots of times.

bad road no doubt ............ I been over it a few times never saw anything like this ........ not even close

[Meck77]

I drove down to Denver that way about a month ago. I'll stick to highway 9 from now on. Berhoud Pass is bad even with the improvements they've made.

[Clockwork Orange]

Just saw it on the ticker on NBC. They're saying it's 100 feet wide and 15 feet deep.

[Bronx33]

I drove down to Denver that way about a month ago. I'll stick to highway 9 from now on. Berhoud Pass is bad even with the improvements they've made.

I drive it sometimes just for a change of senery the 9 gets boring if you drive it enough.

[Spider]

denver & the west
Avalanche buries cars on U.S. 40
By The Associated Press
Article Last Updated: 01/06/2007 01:15:07 PM MST

Denver - A huge avalanche buried cars Saturday and may have pushed others over the edge Saturday on U.S. 40 near 11,307-foot-high Berthoud Pass, Colorado highway officials said.

"Our crews said it was the largest they have ever seen. It took three paths," said Stacey Stegman, spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Seven people had been rescued and one was taken to a hospital, Stegman said.

The slide buried at least two cars, state Patrolman Eric Wynn told CNN.

Crews were probing the area for other vehicles, including any that may have gone off the road, Stegman said.

The avalanche was described as 100 feet wide and 15 feet deep.

The area usually has slides 2 to 3 feet deep, Stegman told CNN.

"This is a tremendous amount of snow to come down the mountain for us," she said.

Three snow storms in as many weeks have dumped more than 4 feet of snow on parts of Colorado.

Berthoud Pass is the main route to Winter Park, one of Colorado's largest ski areas.

Stegman said the late-morning timing meant most traffic headed to the ski area had already passed. "If it would've happened just a couple of hours earlier, this would've been a very different situation," she told CNN.

[XXXII&III]

I don't even like driving it in the summer. Think I've only driven it once in the winter. Yikes.

[Blueflame]

It sounds really bad... but could have been much worse if it had happened earlier in the day when traffic was heavier.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070106/ap_on_re_us/colorado_avalanche

[watermock]

That's fairly famous for avalanches. I thought they put shots into the pack and closed the road for awhile.

[Bronx33]

It's snowed like hell up there now for almost 3 straight weeks (iam not suprised)

[Bronx33]

That's fairly famous for avalanches. I thought they put shots into the pack and closed the road for awhile.


They do but i would imagine it's been kinda hard to keep up with them with all the snow falling.

[Spider]

well I was on 40 the other day out near Criag , then took 13 from Baggs Wyoming on down to Rifle , some real hazzard driving , Colo has been for the last 3 weeks ........Rio Blonco Hill and 9 mile were Nasty ............