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Street blocked by snow after the avalanche of Jan. 28, 1969, from Silverhorn Mountain.
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Hap Fletcher pushing snow with a dozer after a snow slide near Belden.
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Men removing snow from houses in the path of a snowslide in Red Cliff, Colorado.
Eagle Valley Enterprise Jan. 30, 1969 p.1: "Residents of Red Cliff were digging out today from beneath a snowslide which roared down a steep mountainside, burying one house and covering three others to roof level. ...
The mass of snow, about 50 feet wide and 8 feet deep, slid down the side of Silverhorn Mountain Wednesday night, leaving 10 feet of snow piled on the roof...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Straight Talk, about the avalanche problem in Telluride, Colorado. Terry Tice interviews: Johnnie Stevens, Director of Mountain Operations; Jim Hacket, USFS Snow Ranger; Bill Mahoney Junior, Ski Patrol Manager; and Sheriff Bill Masters about back country skiing and avalanche danger.
Recorded March 2, 1989, this recording is about 33 minutes.
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Will Watts talks about coming to Colorado in a covered wagon in the 1890’s, growing up in Delta and Telluride, and running away from home at the age of thirteen to work various labor jobs in the Olathe area. Edith Watts speaks about growing up on a homestead north of Olathe, encounters with Ute Indians, her schooling at the Number 8 School on Ash Mesa, and her work caring for children, sewing, and tailoring. She and Will remember life in Telluride,...
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A KOTO Straight Talk show on the topic of out of bounds skiing. The first recording (on the same topic of out of bounds skiing) occurred in March of 1987 and this recording took place December 3, 1987. Sheriff Bill Masters, Johnnie Stevens, and Forest Service Representative, Jim Hackett, discuss the hazards, policies, and consequences of out of bounds skiing.
Recording starts abruptly and is about 30 minutes long. Interviewer's name is unknown--possibly...
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A KOTO show, called Straight Talk: Out of Bounds Skiing, that aired on March 5, 1987. Ashley Montague interviews Michael Friedman, Johnnie Stevens, and Tom Goodwin about the dangers of out of bounds skiing. Recording is about 46 minutes long.