The helicopter being used in an avalanche mitigation mission flies past an avalanche that the crew triggered using explosives, as it slides down and over Colorado 82 on the east side of Independence Pass while Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado Avalanche Information Center crews conduct mitigation work in preparation to clear the road for its opening later this month, as seen on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)
Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado Avalanche Information Center crews conducted avalanche mitigation work on Colorado 82 below Independence Pass in preparation to clear the road for its opening later this month, as seen on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette)
The helicopter being used in an avalanche mitigation mission flies past an avalanche that the crew triggered using explosives, as it slides down and over Colorado 82 on the east side of Independence Pass while Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado Avalanche Information Center crews conduct mitigation work in preparation to clear the road for its opening later this month, as seen on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)Colorado Department of Transportation state avalanche coordinator Brian Gorsage looks on as an avalanche, purposefully triggered by CDOT and Colorado Avalanche Information Center crews for mitigation work, slides down and over Colorado 82 on the east side of Independence Pass on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. Crews are working to clear the highway in anticipation for its expected opening later this month. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)An explosive referred to as a “turkey bomb” goes off, triggering the snow slab overhanging the slope above Colorado 82 to fall and create an manmade avalanche on the east side of Independence Pass while Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado Avalanche Information Center crews conduct mitigation work in preparation to clear the road for its opening later this month, as seen on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)The helicopter being used in an avalanche mitigation mission drops an explosive referred to as a “turkey bomb” on the snow slab overhanging the slop above Colorado 82 on the east side of Independence Pass while Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado Avalanche Information Center crews conduct mitigation work in preparation to clear the road for its opening later this month, as seen on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)An explosive referred to as a “turkey bomb” goes off, triggering the snow slab overhanging the slope above Colorado 82 to fall and create an manmade avalanche on the east side of Independence Pass while Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado Avalanche Information Center crews conduct mitigation work in preparation to clear the road for its opening later this month, as seen on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)An explosion goes off on the snow slab behind Colorado Avalanche Information Center director Ethan Greene just above Colorado 82 on the east side of Independence Pass while Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado Avalanche Information Center crews conduct mitigation work in preparation to clear the road for its opening later this month, as seen on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)A Colorado Department of Transportation crew members prepare to carry explosives referred to as “turkey bombs” to a crew in the helicopter before it heads to the saddle of the mountain to blast the overhanging snow slab and trigger an avalanche during a mission to conduct avalanche mitigation off Colorado 82 on the east side of Independence Pass on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)A Colorado Department of Transportation crew member hands the last of the “turkey bomb” explosives to a crew in the helicopter before it heads to the saddle of the mountain to blast the overhanging snow slab and trigger an avalanche during a mission to conduct avalanche mitigation off Colorado 82 on the east side of Independence Pass on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)The helicopter being used for avalanche mitigation work takes off from Colorado 82 before it heads to the saddle of the mountain to blast the overhanging snow slab and trigger an avalanche on the east side of Independence Pass on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)A manmade avalanche crashes down onto Colorado 82 on the east side of Independence Pass as Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado Avalanche Information Center crews for perform avalanche mitigation work in anticipation for clearing and open the highway later this month, as seen on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)A manmade avalanche crashes down onto Colorado 82 on the east side of Independence Pass as Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado Avalanche Information Center crews for perform avalanche mitigation work in anticipation for clearing and open the highway later this month, as seen on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)The helicopter being used for avalanche mitigation work takes off from Colorado 82 before it heads to the saddle of the mountain to blast the overhanging snow slab and trigger an avalanche on the east side of Independence Pass on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)The helicopter being used for avalanche mitigation work comes in to land on Colorado 82 before reloading with explosives and heading back to the saddle of the mountain to blast the overhanging snow slab and trigger an avalanche on the east side of Independence Pass on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)A Colorado Department of Transportation crew members carry explosives referred to as “turkey bombs” to a crew in the helicopter before it heads to the saddle of the mountain to blast the overhanging snow slab and trigger an avalanche during a mission to conduct avalanche mitigation off Colorado 82 on the east side of Independence Pass on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)A manmade avalanche crashes down down a gully and onto Colorado 82 on the east side of Independence Pass as Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado Avalanche Information Center crews for perform avalanche mitigation work in anticipation for clearing and open the highway later this month, as seen on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Lake County, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)
