Avalanche Forces Closure Of I-70 At Vail Pass

VAIL, Colo. (CBS4) – An avalanche slid across both westbound and eastbound Interstate 70 on Vail Pass early Tuesday morning.
(credit: CDOT)
A semi truck carrying mail got stuck in the slide, which was described as being 15 feet deep in places. It happened at approximately 2:40 a.m. in an area called The Narrows.
The driver was not injured.Avalanche reduction work continues on Vail Pass.If all goes well, we hope I70 will open between 10:00 & 11:00AM pic.twitter.com/5HbTaKkZDW
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