Snowmobiler buried in avalanche near Vail Pass saved in unlikely rescue
An avalanche in Shine Bowl, near Vail Pass, where a snowmobiler was caught and buried on Feb. 17, 2025. When someone is buried in an avalanche, the difference between life and death can be a matter of minutes. On President’s Day, a snowmobiler survived for an hour under the snow of an avalanche he triggered.
Stories in this list received the most page views on SummitDaily.com from Feb. 16-22. 1. VIDEO: Avalanche in Tenmile Canyon on I-70 Monday morning prompts scheduled closure of Vail Pass for Tuesday ...
Once crews got to the area, the man, buried in 2 to 3 feet of snow, was spotted in large part due to his avalanche airbag.
Interstate 70 will be closed in both directions over Vail Pass for several hours on Tuesday morning so crews can complete ...
Westbound lanes of Interstate 70 are closed near EagleVail for a vehicle recovery, according to an Eagle County Alert. 5:30 p.m.: Interstate 70 eastbound opened around ...
Eastbound Interstate 70 is closed over Vail Pass as of 3:10 p.m. Thursday, according to an Eagle County Alert. The closure ...
Avalanche Danger was at a High risk on Tuesday which is a level 4 our of 5 on the avalanche danger scale. Luckily, this has ...
Interstate 70 over Vail Pass will be closed to travelers starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday for winter maintenance operations, ...
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