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This is one of my very favorite vids. Avalanches have always fascinated me, and I have had a few close calls out west. The physics of them is just insane.Snow moving at 300 mph. and creating enough friction to melt it a little, and then when it stops it sets like Quickrete- only a few minutes to rescue anyone. This isn't about people being buried but rather the only road in or out of Ophir , Colorado.
A hot August day is a good day to watch millions of tons of snow...
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mica89
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Aug 20 @ 2:03PM
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Amazing to see, but when you look at the type and size of the houses in the town, you can't help but think that when wealthy people decide they want a stunning view at any cost, they should be held accountable for the costs involved in a "clean up" like this. Honestly, there shouldn't be a SINGLE home on that mountain. If you have to cross over a dozen avalanche runouts to build your homes approach road, you shouldn't be allowed to build even an outhouse there.... 
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lickrick
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Aug 20 @ 2:16PM
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Awesome power, Awesome beauty! I feel the same way about all the mansions on the coasts. The rest of us pay to help offset the insurance costs there as well.
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starz_50
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Aug 29 @ 2:46PM
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Such awesome power!! Deadly beauty!! Also very Hypnotic & humbling. Avalanches demand (& get) respect. I also find them fascinating. I use to watch those avalanche movies when I was younger & always the best part of the movie was when the 'mountain' came down. The movie itself was usually stupid, but the star of the movie was always the snow..
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