CO Avalanche Buries Cars
UPDATE: CNN's on-air meteorologist is showing this graph [ARCHIVED] from Avalanche.Org and is saying that the rapid increase in wind prior to the avalanche was "interesting." The Associated Press has uploaded this photo:
Colorado Avalanche - Jan. 6, 2007 - Front end loaders remove snow from US 40 where a huge avalanche swept two cars off the road in the Arapaho National Forest, Colo., Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, about 50 miles west of Denver. Eight people were rescued from the buried vehicles and all were taken to area hospitals, said state Patrolman Eric Wynn. Details of their conditions were not available. (AP Photo/Will Powers)
ORIGINAL POST:
One of the largest avalanches in recent history, according to locals (Fox News on-air), has brought a 15-foot wall of snow, dirt and trees down on Highway US-40 near Berthoud Pass (60 miles west of Denver), burying some cars and knocking others off the road (AP). Seven people have been hospitalized. Fox News is now showing aerial video of US 40 -- the avalanche has two separate areas of the road buried.
Stock Photo of "Battleship Avalanche"
by the U.S. National Park Service
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