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Watch Massive Telluride Avalanche Triggered This Week

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Colorado enjoyed big snowfalls over the Christmas week, leading to much avalanche mitigation across the state. In this video posted by Brett SchreckengostSan Miguel County Road and Bridge crews and Telluride Helitrax trigger a slide on Ophir road on Dec. 29, Closing out 2015 with a bang!

aweseome avalanche video

This is one of the cooler avalanche videos we’ve seen, complete with a helicopter ride, explosion, and one heck of a big slide!

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