Winter Storm Triggers Avalanche Warnings In Colorado

Winter Storm Brings Snow, Below-Zero Temperatures To Northern Colorado

On Wednesday, Jan. 4, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for most of Northern Colorado. Going into Thursday, the alert has been鈥�

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Avalanche Claims First Fatality Of The Season In Snowmass [Updated]

An avalanche killed a 49-year-old, female ski patroller Sunday in a permanently closed area at Snowmass.Update 10:01 a.m.: The identity of the Snowmass鈥�

Pakistani soldiers work Wednesday at the site of an avalanche that buried 140 people, including 129 soldiers, April 7 on the Siachen glacier. The incident revived debate in Pakistan over the price of patrolling the frozen area in the Kashmir region along the Indian border.

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In Kashmir Conflict Zone, The Glacier Is The Enemy

Julie McCarthy

It's been years since shots were fired on the Siachen glacier, where troops from Pakistan and India face off. Still, both countries devote considerable resources and often pay high costs 鈥� a point driven home by the deaths of 140 Pakistanis in an avalanche.