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Avalanche Forecasters Say Rocky Mountain Region Now At Higher Risk

Property manager Zach Paris and members of Aspen Ski Patrol inspect new avalanche runs. This snow slide is one of more than 3,000 avalanches to have taken place this winter in Colorado. Zoe Rom/Aspen Public Radio hide caption

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Avalanche Forecasters Say Rocky Mountain Region Now At Higher Risk

Aspen Public Radio

March 20, 2019 • Avalanche forecasters in Colorado say it's going to be a bad year. They're predicting the highest danger level for snow slides since they began forecasting in 1973.

Avalanche Forecasters Say Rocky Mountain Region Now At Higher Risk

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