Avalanche /tags/avalanche Avalanche en-US Copyright 皇冠网址/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:48:42 GMT Federal hiring freeze thaws for avalanche forecasters /2024-12-12/federal-hiring-freeze-thaws-for-avalanche-forecasters Avalanche centers across our region were exempted from a U.S. Forest Service hiring pause for seasonal workers. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:48:42 GMT /2024-12-12/federal-hiring-freeze-thaws-for-avalanche-forecasters Hanna Merzbach Avoiding avalanche risks: Coloradans can now get updated warnings right on their phone /news/2024-12-04/avoiding-avalanche-risks-coloradans-can-now-get-updated-warnings-right-on-their-phone Avalanche season is here, but a new partnership between Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center aims to make it easier to stay updated on risks and warnings. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:54:33 GMT /news/2024-12-04/avoiding-avalanche-risks-coloradans-can-now-get-updated-warnings-right-on-their-phone Alex Murphy Colorado Avalanche try to forge ahead after losing Valeri Nichushkin to six-month suspension /news/2024-05-15/colorado-avalanche-try-to-forge-ahead-after-losing-valeri-nichushkin-to-six-month-suspension For a second consecutive year, the Avalanche are on the brink of elimination with Valeri Nichushkin, one of their top players, unavailable due to circumstances away from the ice. The 29-year-old Russian forward was suspended for at least six months without pay and placed in stage 3 of the league's player assistance program. Wed, 15 May 2024 15:32:25 GMT /news/2024-05-15/colorado-avalanche-try-to-forge-ahead-after-losing-valeri-nichushkin-to-six-month-suspension Pat Graham, Associated Press Avalanche fine-tune roster by bringing in 4 new players to gear up for playoff race /news/2024-03-08/avalanche-fine-tune-roster-by-bringing-in-4-new-players-to-gear-up-for-playoff-race Fresh off adding center Casey Mittelstadt and defenseman Sean Walker, the Colorado Avalanche made two more moves by bringing in forward Yakov Trenin from Nashville and forward Brandon Duhaime from Minnesota. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:14:27 GMT /news/2024-03-08/avalanche-fine-tune-roster-by-bringing-in-4-new-players-to-gear-up-for-playoff-race Pat Graham, Associated Press Avalanches have killed more than 150 people in Mountain West states since 2013-14 /2024-01-12/avalanches-killed-150-people-mountain-west-states-since-2013-14 One person was killed in an avalanche at Lake Tahoe鈥檚 largest ski resort, Palisades Tahoe, on Jan. 10, 2024. National data shows, over the past decade, an average of 25 people died in avalanches each winter. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 21:53:24 GMT /2024-01-12/avalanches-killed-150-people-mountain-west-states-since-2013-14 Kaleb Roedel Three-month-old pup Aley is training with toys to save people from avalanches /news/2023-12-26/three-month-old-pup-aley-is-training-with-toys-to-save-people-from-avalanches At Copper Mountain, ski patroller Bek Karjian is using games and exercises to train her three-month-old pup to rescue people trapped in avalanches 鈥� a skill humans have not proven very good at. Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:31:00 GMT /news/2023-12-26/three-month-old-pup-aley-is-training-with-toys-to-save-people-from-avalanches Emma VandenEinde Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard enters the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program /news/2023-11-27/avalanche-defenseman-samuel-girard-enters-the-nhl-nhlpa-player-assistance-program Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard will be away from the team indefinitely while he receives care from the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. Girard cited anxiety and depression leading to alcohol abuse as the reason for entering the program. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:01:42 GMT /news/2023-11-27/avalanche-defenseman-samuel-girard-enters-the-nhl-nhlpa-player-assistance-program Associated Press 2 skiers killed in large late-winter avalanches in Colorado /news/2023-03-20/2-skiers-killed-in-large-late-winter-avalanches-in-colorado A skier was killed in a large avalanche just outside a Colorado ski resort boundary on Sunday, a day after authorities recovered the body of another avalanche victim in the state. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:38:06 GMT /news/2023-03-20/2-skiers-killed-in-large-late-winter-avalanches-in-colorado Associated Press Avalanche experts urge caution as snow keeps piling up around the Mountain West /regional-news/2023-02-22/avalanche-experts-urge-caution-as-snow-keeps-piling-up-around-the-mountain-west It鈥檚 the peak of an epic ski season across the Mountain West. With more storms on the way and spring breakers soon descending, avalanche experts are urging caution. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 20:11:11 GMT /regional-news/2023-02-22/avalanche-experts-urge-caution-as-snow-keeps-piling-up-around-the-mountain-west Emma VandenEinde Is it rain or snow? Researchers enlist citizen scientists to see what satellites can't /regional-news/2023-01-04/is-it-rain-or-snow-researchers-enlist-citizen-scientists-to-see-what-satellites-cant Researchers have developed a snow and rain tracker that gathers data from citizen scientists in an effort to improve the accuracy of storm warnings and water management. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:31:06 GMT /regional-news/2023-01-04/is-it-rain-or-snow-researchers-enlist-citizen-scientists-to-see-what-satellites-cant Emma VandenEinde