{"id":140498,"date":"2025-02-19T03:45:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140498"},"modified":"2025-02-19T03:45:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:45:47","slug":"video-scary-moment-avalanche-strikes-near-i-70-in-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140498","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Scary moment avalanche strikes near I-70 in Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-5dd2yykjljl2hrj0\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37901009963\/320\/179\/roeyj6e02tqu433j.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37901009963\/640\/358\/roeyj6e02tqu433j.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37901009963\/768\/432\/roeyj6e02tqu433j.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37901009963\/1536\/864\/roeyj6e02tqu433j.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37901009963\/992\/558\/roeyj6e02tqu433j.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37901009963\/1984\/1116\/roeyj6e02tqu433j.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37901009963\/992\/558\/roeyj6e02tqu433j.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Video from the Colorado Department of Transportation shows the avalanche happening as drivers pass by on the highway between the mountains. The avalanche was naturally occurring.\u00a0\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Video from the Colorado Department of Transportation shows the avalanche happening as drivers pass by on the highway between the mountains. The avalanche was naturally occurring.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>FRISCO, Colo. <\/strong>\u2013<strong> <\/strong>A natural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/avalanche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">avalanche<\/a> happened during the morning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/commuter-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commute<\/a> on Monday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/colorado\/frisco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frisco<\/a>, Colorado.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Video of the incident shows drivers on Interstate 70 driving past as a large cloud of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/snow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snow<\/a> comes crashing down the mountainside.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">An Avalanche Warning with a 4 out of 5 avalanche danger was in effect at the time of the avalanche, according to the National Weather Service.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The avalanche was triggered by heavy snow and high <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winds<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/colorado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado<\/a> Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transportation<\/a> (CDOT).<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Drivers were warned to use caution while traveling along the I-70 mountain corridors on Monday due to high avalanche danger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/mammoth-lakes-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AVALANCHE BURIES 2 SKI PATROLLERS ON CALIFORNIA\u2019S SIERRA NEVADA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/colorado-avalanche.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/colorado-avalanche.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/colorado-avalanche.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/colorado-avalanche.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/colorado-avalanche.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/colorado-avalanche.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/colorado-avalanche.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A naturally occurring avalanche happened Monday morning on Interstate 70 in Colorado.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">A naturally occurring avalanche happened Monday morning on Interstate 70 in Colorado.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Colorado Department of Transportation \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The avalanche happened at 9 a.m. in Ten Mile Canyon between Frisco and Copper Mountain, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Cars navigate over already-snow-covered roads in the video, as the avalanche approaches in the distance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Whiteout conditions created treacherous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> for much of the northern half of Colorado, CDOT said. On Monday afternoon, portions of westbound I-70 were closed in the mountain corridor because of slick roads, heavy travel and whiteout conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/avalanche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DANGERS OF AVALANCHES, AND WHAT TO DO IF AN AVALANCHE IS COMING AT YOU<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/avalanche-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/avalanche-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/avalanche-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/avalanche-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/avalanche-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/avalanche-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/avalanche-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Drivers on I-70 pass an avalanche Monday morning on a mountain next to the highway.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Drivers on I-70 pass an avalanche Monday morning on a mountain next to the highway.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Colorado Department of Transportation \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Avalanche Warning stays in place through Tuesday evening, and large, naturally occurring avalanches are possible during this time, the NWS said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/watch-avalanche-frisco-colorado-highway-winter-weather\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video from the Colorado Department of Transportation shows the avalanche happening as drivers pass by on the highway between the mountains. 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