Tag: trout lake
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Snowy weather prompts highway closures in southern Colorado
The Colorado Department of Transportation announced closures of parts of U.S. Route 550, U.S. Route 160 and Colorado Highway 145 because of snowy conditions and maintenance work Monday. The agency did not give estimated reopening times for any of the affected routes. North of Durango, the mountain corridor of U.S. 550 between Purgatory and Ouray…
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Snowboarder killed in avalanche in southwest Colorado
A backcountry snowboarder was caught in an avalanche and killed on Thursday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Officials said the snowboarder was buried in about seven feet of snow just southeast of Trout Lake and about five miles southwest of Ophir. Telluride Helitrax, a local helicopter-skiing and snowboarding guide service, was guiding the…