The Colorado Avalanche Information Center reports there have already been 2,000 slides recorded this season and while there has been a lot of snow in 2019 its not unprecedented. To understand why the snow pack is so unstable and avalanche danger is at historic levels we need to look back to October to understand what’s happening now. Meteorologist Cory Reppenhagen explains:

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