DENVER (KDVR) — Earlier this month, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center said seven people were caught in avalanches around the state in just one week. That unfortunately included one fatality.
What is the coldest temperature Colorado has ever reached?Rocky Mountain National Park offers a chance to learn how to avoid situations like that at its Avalanche Beacon Training Park.
“There are eight buried transceivers under the snow. They have basically a 2x2 board on top of them, they’re pressure sensitive," said Mike Lukens, RMNP's Wilderness and Climbing Program Supervisor.
Those transceivers stand in for people, giving off the same signal a real hiker’s safety beacon would. People using the training area, follow their probes to find them.
“If you get a positive probe strike then the control box will actually activate and let you know through a beeping tone," said Lukens.
That beep celebrates a potential life saved. Lukens said speed is key when in this kind of situation.
“Somewhere around 12-15 minutes is the timeframe you have for survivability of a buried individual," he said.
Regularly practicing in a space like this can make a real difference.
“Those skills are perishable and so unless you’re using them fairly frequently, when it comes time that it matters, you know, you’re not going to be well versed in what you’re doing," said Lukens.
Xcel Energy announces natural gas price increase ahead of arctic blast in Colorado2,100 people used the park in 2024 and he hopes many more make the trip this year.
"Be prepared, be smart, make good decisions hopefully so you don’t have to use these tools," said Lukens.
The training area is open 24/7 and is free for anyone to use once you’re inside the park.
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